System Administrator

Insight Global; Glen Allen (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with match

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Cloud Systems Administrator to join a client in Richmond, VA. You will own the Azure cloud infrastructure, ensuring secure, reliable, and cost-effective operations while partnering with IT, development, security, and compliance teams.

The role requires a 5+ year track record in infrastructure or cloud-focused roles, with strong ownership of cloud platforms and vendor oversight. A Bachelor's degree in IT/CS is preferred, and knowledge of audits like ISO 27001 or SOC 2

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, CS, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years IT infrastructure or systems administration; 3+ years in cloud-focused roles.
• Experience as technical owner for cloud platforms.
• Proven experience managing MSPs or third-party vendors.
• Strong Azure expertise across compute, networking, identity, storage, security.
• Experience with security, compliance or audit (ISO 27001, SOC 2).

Responsibilities

• Own cloud infrastructure strategy and operations across Azure.
• Be primary escalation point for cloud reliability, security, and performance.
• Govern MSPs and vendors, incl. change approvals and SLAs.
• Define and enforce cloud standards, security controls, and change mgmt.
• Coordinate audits (ISO 27001, SOC 2) and remediation.
• Collaborate with Security, Compliance, Risk teams on regulatory needs.
• Oversee cloud cost management, budgeting, forecasting, optimization.
• Maintain cloud architecture documentation.
• Evaluate new cloud tools and vendors; advise leadership.
• Support business growth with scalable, resilient cloud platforms.

Skills

Azure expertise

Cloud infrastructure ownership

MSP/vendor oversight

Security/compliance/audit

cost management

documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS

Tools

Azure

Job description

Insight Global is seeking a Cloud Systems Administrator to join one of our clients based out of Richmond, VA. The Cloud Systems Administrator owns the cloud infrastructure, ensuring secure, reliable, and cost-effective operations across Azure. This role serves as the primary technical owner of cloud platforms, oversees managed service providers (MSPs), and ensures compliance with security, audit, and governance requirements. You’ll partner closely with internal IT, development, security, and compliance teams to support scalable, business-aligned cloud solutions.

What You’ll Do

• Own cloud infrastructure strategy and operations across Azure (VMs, networking, storage, identity, PaaS databases, Databricks, and related services).
• Serve as the primary escalation point and technical owner for cloud infrastructure reliability, security, and performance.
• Govern MSPs and third-party vendors, including change approvals, incident response, performance management, and SLAs/KPIs.
• Define and enforce cloud standards, policies, security controls, and change management practices.
• Coordinate internal and external audits (e.g., ISO 27001, SOC 2) and drive timely remediation of findings.
• Partner with Security, Compliance, and Risk teams to ensure regulatory and contractual requirements are met.
• Oversee cloud cost management, budgeting, forecasting, and optimization efforts.
• Maintain accurate cloud architecture and operational documentation.
• Evaluate new cloud tools, services, and vendors and make recommendations to leadership.
• Support business growth by ensuring cloud platforms are scalable, resilient, and fit for purpose.

Must Haves:

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of infrastructure or systems administration experience, including 3+ years in cloud-focused roles.
• Experience serving as the technical owner for cloud platforms.
• Proven success overseeing MSPs or third-party vendors.
• Strong Azure expertise across compute, networking, identity, storage, security, and select PaaS services.
• Experience supporting security, compliance, or audit activities (ISO 27001, SOC 2, or similar).

Plusses:

• Azure Administrator Associate or Azure Solutions Architect certifications
• CISA or security governance experience
• Familiarity with ISMS, IT governance programs, or FinOps concepts

$110,000 to $125,000 per year annual salary.

10% Annual Bonus

Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including skills, experience, and education.

Benefit packages for this role include: medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with match, and more.