Onsite Azure Administrator - Reliability, Security & Automation

Addison Group; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 128,943,000 - 143,270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k)

Job summary

Addison Group is seeking an experienced Azure Administrator to manage and optimize Microsoft Azure environments for a geographically distributed organization. The role focuses on reliability, security, performance, and cost efficiency of cloud infrastructure.

Onsite location in Sterling, VA, with a pay rate of $45-$50 per hour. The ideal candidate will deploy and maintain Azure resources, manage AAD/Entra, monitor via Azure Monitor, and implement security best practices.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on Azure administration experience.
• Strong knowledge of Azure compute, storage, networking, and identity management.
• Experience with Azure security, governance, monitoring, and automation tools.
• Proficiency with PowerShell and/or Azure CLI.
• Solid networking knowledge: DNS, VPNs, routing, firewalls.
• Experience with VMware, Microsoft 365, Palo Alto, Zscaler, and Windows Server is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, administer, and maintain Azure resources including Virtual Machines, VNets, Storage Accounts, Load Balancers, and App Services.
• Manage Azure Active Directory (AAD/Entra ID), RBAC, identity governance, and security controls.
• Monitor and troubleshoot cloud infrastructure using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights.
• Support backup, disaster recovery, patching, and system maintenance activities.
• Implement Azure security best practices, compliance configurations, encryption, and Key Vault solutions.
• Automate deployments and infrastructure management using PowerShell, Azure CLI, ARM Templates, Bicep, or Terraform.
• Collaborate with networking, security, development, and support teams to maintain a stable and secure cloud environment.

Skills

Azure administration

PowerShell/Azure CLI

Azure security & governance

Networking concepts

Tools

VMware

Microsoft 365

Palo Alto firewall

Zscaler

Windows Server

Job description

Addison Group is seeking an experienced Azure Administrator to manage and optimize Microsoft Azure environments for a geographically distributed organization. The role focuses on reliability, security, performance, and cost efficiency of cloud infrastructure.

Onsite location in Sterling, VA, with a pay rate of $45-$50 per hour. The ideal candidate will deploy and maintain Azure resources, manage AAD/Entra, monitor via Azure Monitor, and implement security best practices.