Azure Administrator
Job Summary
Role Summary
The Azure Administrator supports the dayâtoâday operation security and stability of Modern Niagaras Microsoft Azure cloud environment. They work closely with IT and security teams to ensure Azure services are reliable secure and performing as expected. Success in this role means wellâmanaged cloud infrastructure timely incident response and consistent alignment with Modern Niagaras IT and security standards.
Why This Role Matters to Modern Niagara
Modern Niagara relies on secure stable technology to support operations across the country. The Azure Administrator plays a key role in protecting systems supporting internal teams and enabling the business to operate efficiently and securely. Their work directly impacts system reliability data security and the organizations ability to scale and adapt.
Key Impact / Purpose
- Ensure Azure environments remain secure stable and wellâmaintained through proactive monitoring and access management.
- Support business continuity by responding to incidents maintaining backups and supporting disaster recovery planning.
- Strengthen Modern Niagaras security posture by enforcing best practices monitoring risks and supporting compliance requirements.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provision configure and maintain Azure resources including virtual machines storage networking and platform services.
- Administer Azure subscriptions resource groups naming standards tagging and lifecycle management.
- Manage Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) users groups and roleâbased access control (RBAC).
- Administer Privileged Identity Management (PIM) including role eligibility approvals and access reviews.
- Support Conditional Access and MFA configurations in coordination with security teams.
- Monitor and respond to security recommendations and alerts using Microsoft Defender for Cloud.
- Configure and manage Azure Key Vault including secrets certificates and access permissions.
- Configure and support Azure networking components such as VNets subnets NSGs VPNs private endpoints and ExpressRoute.
- Configure Azure Monitor Log Analytics and alerts to support operational visibility and incident response.
- Respond to Azureârelated incidents and outages documenting issues resolutions and preventive actions.
- Configure and manage Azure Backup and support disaster recovery planning and testing.
- Provide Tier 2/3 support for Azureârelated issues escalated from the IT Service Desk.
- Support change management activities including testing implementation and rollback planning.
- Maintain technical documentation diagrams and standard operating procedures.
Must haves:
- Handsâon experience administering Microsoft Azure environments.
- Strong understanding of cloud security principles and identity and access management.
- Experience with Azure compute storage networking and monitoring services.
- Proficiency with Azure Portal Azure CLI and PowerShell.
- Experience supporting hybrid environments (onâpremises and Azure).
Nice to haves:
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate.
- Microsoft Certified: Security Engineer Associate.
- Experience with Microsoft Defender for Cloud Log Analytics or Microsoft Sentinel.
ITIL Foundation or equivalent experience.
This is annual compensation;$70000 - $80000.
Modern Niagara offers a competitive total compensation package including:â
- Performance based bonus opportunities
- Defined Contribution Pension Plan with a generous employer contributionâ
- Flexible Health and Dental benefits with tiered options to meet the needs of you and your familyâ
- An annual health spending account to support your overall wellnessâ
- 24/7 confidential support through our Employee and Family Assistance Program with access to comprehensive resources and professional servicesâ
- A competitive vacation package withâadditionalâvacation granted throughout your tenure with the organization.â
- Employer Paid Parental Leave Top Upâ
- Annual Community Daydedicatedto volunteering and giving back to the communities where we live and workâ
- Corporate Discounts through various vendors across Canada for programs such as fitness mobile phones travel home and auto insurance and many othersâ
Here at Modern Niagara because we know our people are the best in the industry we pride ourselves on providing a total compensation package that rewards employees for their hard work and supports employees and their families in their overall wellbeing.ââ
About Modern Niagara
Who We Are
Modern Niagara helps building owners managers and general contractors meet the mechanicalandelectrical needs of their buildings across Vancouver Calgary Edmonton Toronto Southwestern Ontario and are committed to having a positive and meaningful impact on Canadas infrastructure and on the communities where we live learn work and heal. We build for life.
Our Culture & Values
We value passion initiative determination professionalism and and safety are embedded in everything we do and our award-winning safety culture consistently performs well above industry standards.
Diversity Equity & Inclusion at Modern Niagara
We are committed to building a diverseequitable and inclusive organization where everyone has access to opportunity feels a sense of belonging and can actively work to remove barriers faced by members of equity-seeking groups (including women Indigenous Black racialized 2SLGBTQIA people people with disabilities and newcomers to Canada) in the construction encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and lived experiences and are committed to a barrier-free hiring you require accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process please contact us atso we can makeappropriate arrangements.
We appreciate every applicants interest in joining Modern Niagara. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
About Company
Modern Niagara offers mechanical contracting, electrical contracting, HVAC service, commercial plumbing, sheet metal fabrication and more across Canada.