Senior Azure Administrator & Technical Lead

Quick Facts

• Role: Senior Azure Administrator & Technical Lead

Description

Own the end-to-end Microsoft Azure infrastructure—development, maintenance, security, automation, monitoring, and the deployment/maintenance of third-party applications across Azure and on-premises. Serve as both a senior Azure administrator and Tech Lead by designing solutions, setting standards, and leading technical implementations and complex troubleshooting. Collaborate with Security, Network, Development, Data teams, and external vendors while driving CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, maintain, and optimize Microsoft Azure environments (Virtual Machines, Container Apps, Azure SQL, Azure Storage, Application Gateway, WAF, and supporting services)

• Build Infrastructure as Code standards using Azure Bicep and automate provisioning and administrative processes

• Design and implement CI/CD processes with Azure DevOps

• Manage Microsoft Entra ID and M365 environments

• Design and optimize Azure network infrastructure (VNET, NSG, VPN, Private Endpoints, DNS, routing) and integrate Azure with on-premises

• Implement and maintain infrastructure security, including Windows and Linux server hardening, access control, and cloud protection

• Manage identity and access using Microsoft Entra ID, RBAC, and related security mechanisms

• Deliver monitoring, alerting, and observability using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, Zabbix, and other tools

• Implement, maintain, update, and integrate third-party applications and systems in Azure and on-premises

• Own the technical side of third-party application deployments: analyze infrastructure requirements, integrate with existing environments, ensure availability, security, and monitoring

• Coordinate deployments and infrastructure/application changes; partner with external vendors and internal application teams

• Analyze dependencies across applications, infrastructure, network, security, databases, and cloud services

• Participate in incident handling and problem management; perform RCA and preventive actions

• Create and improve operational procedures, runbooks, technical documentation, and maintenance/deployment standards

• Automate recurring administrative and operational tasks using PowerShell, Bash, Python, or other tools

• Act as Tech Lead for infrastructure and cloud: technical decisions, standards, solution reviews, and support for other engineers

• Mentor team members on Azure, automation, security, system administration, and operational best practices

• Track Azure technology evolution and cloud/DevOps/security/infrastructure best practices

Requirements

• 5+ years experience in IT infrastructure administration, cloud engineering, or similar role with significant Azure experience

• Strong Azure knowledge with hands-on experience designing, implementing, and maintaining production environments

• Experience across the full infrastructure lifecycle: design, implementation, deployment, maintenance, troubleshooting, optimization

• Infrastructure as Code experience, especially Azure Bicep (or similar)

• Hands-on Azure DevOps experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines

• Practical experience with Azure services including Azure Container Apps, Virtual Machines, Azure SQL, Azure Storage, Application Gateway, and WAF

• Experience designing and maintaining Azure networking: VNET, NSG, VPN, Private Endpoints, DNS, routing

• Knowledge of Microsoft Entra ID, RBAC, IAM, and cloud security concepts

• Experience administering and hardening Windows and Linux systems

• Experience implementing and maintaining monitoring/observability using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, and Zabbix (or similar)

• Experience deploying and operating third-party applications and integrating them with infrastructure, networks, security, and monitoring

• Ability to translate vendor technical requirements into infrastructure solutions

• Container application experience, especially Azure Container Apps, and familiarity with microservices architecture

• Good scripting knowledge with PowerShell, Bash, Python (or other scripting languages)

• Ability to diagnose complex, multi-layer issues (application, OS, network, database, cloud)

• Experience with RCA, problem management, and proactive stability improvements

• Ability to make independent technical decisions and take ownership of complex areas

• Ability to define and enforce technical standards and best practices

• Excellent communication skills and experience collaborating with technical teams, business stakeholders, and external vendors

• Ability to create clear technical documentation and operational procedures

• Fluent English (speaking and writing) at B2/C1 level

Benefits

• Real impact on how the IT environment is designed and developed

• Hybrid/remote/stationary work models

• Opportunity to define technology standards, automation, and maintenance processes

• Career path toward Cloud Architect / Solution Architect / Infrastructure Architect

• Full-time employment contract

• MBO bonus according to company rules

• Benefits: Multisport, Luxmed, lunch card, MyBenefit cafeteria, and others

• Periodic evaluation processes