Cloud Administrator

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 114,000; Full time

Job summary

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company is seeking a skilled specialist to drive on-premises to Dynamics 365 Online migrations within Azure Gov and GCC/DoD cloud environments. You will work with engineers, solution architects, and customers to plan, troubleshoot, and execute secure migrations that meet stringent data security and performance standards.

You will lead end-to-end migrations, validate environments, monitor progress, and document resolutions while staying compliant with

Qualifications

• Basic understanding of Microsoft Dynamics CRM on-prem and cloud architecture.
• Proficiency in writing PowerShell scripting.
• Experience monitoring and troubleshooting CRM web-server issues.
• Knowledge of Azure VM setup, networking and storage concepts.
• Understanding of Dataverse and Power Platform administration.
• Analytical problem-solving across multiple Microsoft technologies.

Responsibilities

• Execute end-to-end CRM migrations from on-premises to cloud using the migration tools.
• Manage migration projects for GCC, GCCH and DoD tenants with compliance.
• Perform pre-migration analysis, environment validation, and readiness checks.
• Monitor and troubleshoot migrations in SQL Server, Azure Storage, and IIS.
• Collaborate with Engineering, FastTrack, and Azure Operations to resolve blockers.
• Document migration steps, error resolutions, and optimization recommendations.
• Engage with customers to understand environments, pain points, and success criteria.
• Possess weekend availability as needed, per project demands.
• Ensure adherence to Microsoft Secure Future Initiative and DoD data handling standards.
• Assist in planning potential new cloud services and capabilities.

Skills

Dynamics CRM basics

Powershell scripting

CRM troubleshooting

Azure administration basics

Dataverse / Power Platform basics

Strong analytical skills

Customer collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent

Tools

SQL Server

Azure Storage

IIS

RBAC

Power Platform admin

Job description

Looking for a highly skilled individual to join the Microsoft OP2OL (On-Premises to Online) Factory Team, focusing on Government, DoD, and Commercial customers. This role plays a critical part in ensuring secure, reliable, and efficient migrations of on-premises Dynamics CRM environments to Dynamics 365 Online, within Azure Government and GCC/DoD cloud environments. This involves working closely with engineers, solution architects, and customers to plan, troubleshoot, and execute migrations that meet Microsoft’s high standards for data security, compliance, and performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute end-to-end CRM on-premises to cloud migrations using the Migration toolset.
• Manage migration projects for GCC, GCCH, and DoD tenants while adhering to strict compliance protocols.
• Perform pre-migration analysis, environment validation, and readiness checks.
• Monitor and troubleshoot migration failures in SQL Server, Azure Storage, IIS in Virtual Machines.
• Work with cross-functional teams (Engineering, FastTrack, Azure Operations) to resolve blockers.
• Provide detailed documentation of migration steps, error resolutions, and optimization recommendations.
• Collaborate with customers and partners to understand their technical environment, pain points, and success criteria.
• Flexibility to work during weekends occasionally.
• Ensure all processes comply with Microsoft’s Secure Future Initiative (SFI) and DoD data handling standards.
• Support the planning of potential new cloud services, features, and capabilities.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent relevant work experience
• CSP Associate level cloud certification/s in either AWS, Microsoft Azure, OCI, Google Cloud preferred
• 3-5 years of IT experience

Clearance Requirements

• Secret Clearance
• Ability to pass CJIS background check

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Basic understanding of Microsoft Dynamics CRM (on-premises and Dynamics 365 Online) architecture, components, and upgrade paths.
• Proficiency in writing Powershell scripting
• Skilled in monitoring and troubleshooting web server issues in CRM environments.
• Basic understanding of Azure administration — including VM setup, networking, storage accounts, and access control (RBAC).
• Basic understanding of Power Platform administration of Dynamics CRM environments and Dataverse.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills across multiple Microsoft technologies.
• Experience with incident tracking and management.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to interface with customers, partners, and internal engineering teams.

Soft Skills

• Ability to handle multiple projects under tight timelines.
• Proven experience working directly with customers, understanding their pain points, and translating them into actionable solutions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Commitment to data security, compliance, and customer success.

Other Job Specific Skills

• Fundamental knowledge of Identity Access Management and Shared Security responsibilities.
• Broad understanding of backup and/or storage principles, theories, and concepts within the cloud environments.
• Hands‑on experience supporting enterprise server, backup and/or storage solutions within the cloud environments.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Broad troubleshooting knowledge to include the areas of storage, backups, server operating systems and networks.
• Knowledge of cloud service providers.
• Cloud command line scripting skills
• Documentation skills to include creating and updating detailed environment design, installation, and support documentation.
• Outstanding communication, project & priority management, and collaboration skills.
• Knowledge of information life-cycle management concepts and best practices.

Compensation Ranges

Compensation ranges for ASM Research positions vary depending on multiple factors; including but not limited to, location, skill set, level of education, certifications, client requirements, contract-specific affordability, government clearance and investigation level, and years of experience. The compensation displayed for this role is a general guideline based on these factors and is unique to each role. Monetary compensation is one component of ASM's overall compensation and benefits package for employees.

EEO Requirements

It is the policy of ASM that an individual's race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation or national origin are not and will not be considered in any personnel or management decisions. We affirm our commitment to these fundamental policies.

All recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications is done without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, or age. All decisions on employment are made to abide by the principle of equal employment.

Physical Requirements

The physical requirements described in "Knowledge, Skills and Abilities" above are representative of those which must be met by an employee to successfully perform the primary functions of this job. (For example, "light office duties' or "lifting up to 50 pounds" or "some travel" required.) Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with qualifying disabilities, who are otherwise qualified, to perform the primary functions.

Disclaimer

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

$70100- $114K

EEO Requirements

It is the policy of ASM that an individual's race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, gender identity, veteran status, sexual orientation or national origin are not and will not be considered in any personnel or management decisions. We affirm our commitment to these fundamental policies.

All recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications is done without regard to race, color, religion, sex, veteran status, disability, gender identity, or age. All decisions on employment are made to abide by the principle of equal employment.