Senior Cloud & Windows Platform Lead (Remote)

Estrada Consulting, Inc.; California; Remote; USD 124,000 - 207,000; Full time

Job summary

Estrada Consulting, Inc. is seeking a Senior Tech Lead - Windows & VMware Administrator to join the System Administration team. You will manage Azure and Windows-based systems, VMware/SAN operations, and hybrid-cloud infrastructure to support the CSE ecosystem.

The role requires leadership experience, strong Azure/Entra ID skills, and a focus on automation. Remote-friendly, U.S. residency required, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM PT; two-year contract with possible extension.

Qualifications

• Eight+ years of IT systems experience
• Minimum five years in a lead capacity
• Bachelor's degree in IT/Engineering or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

• Support Azure/Windows Server configuration, stability, and reliability.
• Engineer and optimize Azure Cloud environments (VM sizing, storage, network, identity integration).
• Maintain on-prem VMware virtualization and SAN storage during transition.
• Administer Windows Server, Entra ID, conditional access, RBAC, identity lifecycle and auth systems.
• Manage SSO integrations with SaaS platforms.
• Implement automation and IaC with PowerShell, Terraform, and Azure-native tools.
• Support containerization and related platform technologies.
• Perform routine administration: monitoring, updates, backups, tuning.
• Support audit and compliance and remediation efforts.
• Lead troubleshooting and root-cause analysis; develop documentation and baselines; utilize Azure Arc and Update Manager.

Skills

Azure cloud administration

Windows Server administration

Identity and Access Management

VMware virtualization management

SAN storage management

Hybrid-cloud infrastructure

Infrastructure-as-Code

Containerization

M&O strategies

Performance tuning

Capacity planning

Root cause analysis

System documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT-related or Engineering field

Tools

PowerShell

Terraform

Azure Arc

Update Manager

Job description

Estrada Consulting, Inc. is seeking a Senior Tech Lead - Windows & VMware Administrator to join the System Administration team. You will manage Azure and Windows-based systems, VMware/SAN operations, and hybrid-cloud infrastructure to support the CSE ecosystem.

The role requires leadership experience, strong Azure/Entra ID skills, and a focus on automation. Remote-friendly, U.S. residency required, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM PT; two-year contract with possible extension.