Senior Cloud Systems Administrator - Azure & Automation

Sharp Decisions; Herndon (VA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Sharp Decisions in Herndon, VA is seeking a Senior Systems Cloud Administrator responsible for the overall evaluation, design, and daily operation of the Corporate IT SAS environment. You will be a hands-on administrator implementing complex system requirements and driving security-compliant solutions.

The role requires expert Azure administration, Windows AD/DNS/GPO, and scripting for automation, with a hybrid on-site work arrangement in Herndon, VA.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in an IT enterprise System Administrator role or Cloud Administrator position.
• 4+ years of experience with PowerShell or Bash scripting for automation.
• Experience with Ansible for deployments.
• Experience with firewalls.
• Expert-level Microsoft Azure administration skills.
• Senior-level Windows administration skills, including Active Directory, DNS, and Group Policy.
• Experience troubleshooting and patching SUSE, Red Hat, or CentOS platforms.
• Must be able to work onsite 3 days per week in Herndon, VA.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate, design, and daily operation of the Corporate IT SAS environment.
• Hands-on server administration; design, implement, and maintain efficient solutions.
• Develop and document technical standards; interface with vendors to purchase hardware/software.
• Collaborate with IT teams to resolve system and application issues.
• Install, configure, upgrade, patch, maintain, and monitor the SAS environment enterprise-wide.

Skills

5+ years IT enterprise System Admin

PowerShell/Bash scripting

Ansible deployments

Firewalls

Azure administration

Windows Admin (AD, DNS, GPO)

Linux patching (SUSE/Red Hat/CentOS)

Onsite 3 days a week in Herndon, VA

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

MCSE

MCITP

Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)

Azure Administrator (AZ-104)

Azure Solutions Architect (AZ-303/AZ-304)

Tools

SIEM tools

Backup solutions

Monitoring tools

Job description

Sharp Decisions in Herndon, VA is seeking a Senior Systems Cloud Administrator responsible for the overall evaluation, design, and daily operation of the Corporate IT SAS environment. You will be a hands-on administrator implementing complex system requirements and driving security-compliant solutions.

The role requires expert Azure administration, Windows AD/DNS/GPO, and scripting for automation, with a hybrid on-site work arrangement in Herndon, VA.