Sr. Cloud System Administrator

Insight Global; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global in Sacramento is looking for an experienced Azure Infrastructure Engineer to design, deploy, and govern Microsoft Azure cloud environments with landing zones and robust security.

You will lead VMware-to-Azure migrations, Azure tenant migrations, and modernization efforts, while implementing Entra ID, CA, MFA, PIM, and Zero Trust. Automation with PowerShell, Terraform, or Bicep is expected.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of IT infrastructure engineering experience in enterprise environments.
• 5+ years of Microsoft Azure administration and engineering experience.
• Experience migrating workloads from VMware to Azure in production settings.
• Experience with Azure Migrate, Site Recovery, and cloud adoption frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of Azure Security Center/Defender and protective controls.
• Advanced PowerShell scripting skills for automation and orchestration.
• Experience with Microsoft 365, hybrid identity, and Active Directory.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure including landing zones and governance.
• Lead cloud migration and modernization projects: VMware-to-Azure and tenant migrations.
• Manage Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) with security controls like CA, MFA, PIM, and Zero Trust.
• Develop cloud automation and IaC using PowerShell, Azure Automation, Terraform, and/or Bicep.
• Ensure performance, availability, security, and resiliency of Azure environments; monitor and troubleshoot.

Skills

IT infrastructure exp

Azure administration

VMware to Azure migration

Azure Migrate/Site Recovery

Azure Security Center

PowerShell

Microsoft 365 / Active Directory

Tools

Enterprise backups

Job description

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of IT infrastructure engineering experience.


• 5+ years of Microsoft Azure administration and engineering experience.


• Experience migrating enterprise workloads from VMware to Azure.


• Experience with Azure Migrate, Site Recovery, and cloud adoption frameworks.


• Strong knowledge of:


• Azure Security Center / Defender


• Advanced PowerShell scripting skills.


• Experience with Microsoft 365, hybrid identity, and Active Directory.

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• Experience with mergers, acquisitions, and tenant-to-tenant migrations.


• Experience with Rubrik, Veeam, or enterprise backup platforms.

Job Duties

• Design, deploy, and maintain Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure, including Azure landing zones, networking, governance, and highly available cloud environments.


• Lead cloud migration and modernization projects, including Microsoft 365 and Azure tenant migrations, VMware-to-Azure migrations, and the transition of legacy systems to Azure-native solutions.


• Manage Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) and implement security controls such as Conditional Access, MFA, Privileged Identity Management (PIM), and Zero Trust principles.


• Develop cloud automation and Infrastructure as Code using PowerShell, Azure Automation, Logic Apps, Terraform, and/or Bicep to streamline deployments and configurations.


• Ensure the performance, availability, security, and resiliency of Azure environments by monitoring infrastructure, implementing backup and disaster recovery solutions, troubleshooting complex issues, and providing technical leadership for cloud initiatives.