IT Cloud Infrastructure Administrator

Lighthouse Technology Services is partnering with our client to fill their IT Cloud Infrastructure Administrator position! This is a direct placement opportunity and will be hybrid with 4 days on site in Buffalo NY. No C2C or subcontracting arrangements will be considered.

What Youll Be Doing:

• Lead the administration security and optimization of hybrid infrastructure spanning on-premises and Microsoft Azure IaaS environments including virtual networks VMs storage and security controls
• Design and implement backup disaster recovery and business continuity solutions for servers and critical systems ensuring regular testing and validation
• Manage virtualization platforms (VMware and/or Hyper-V) and hybrid identity solutions including Active Directory Azure AD and Group Policy administration
• Drive infrastructure security initiatives including server hardening vulnerability remediation patch management and access controls in alignment with company policies and compliance requirements
• Monitor system health capacity and performance to proactively ensure uptime scalability and optimal resource utilization across all environments
• Serve as escalation point for the IT Service Desk team and coordinate incident response root cause analysis and corrective action planning
• Support core networking services including DNS DHCP VPNs and firewall integrations while troubleshooting connectivity issues across hybrid environments
• Collaborate with cybersecurity and compliance teams to support audits risk assessments and regulatory requirements
• Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation runbooks and system diagrams while evaluating infrastructure improvements and cost-optimization opportunities
• Coordinate vendor relationships and support infrastructure-related projects migrations and modernization initiatives

What Youll Need to Have:

• 7 years of IT experience with at least 5 years supporting hybrid cloud environments specifically Windows Server virtualization and Microsoft Azure IaaS
• Strong hands-on expertise with Microsoft Azure administration including virtual networks virtual machines storage and security controls
• Proven experience managing virtualization platforms (VMware and/or Hyper-V) and hybrid identity solutions (Active Directory Azure AD)
• Solid understanding of infrastructure security best practices including server hardening vulnerability management and compliance-driven environments
• Demonstrated proficiency with infrastructure automation and scripting using PowerShell
• Strong knowledge of networking fundamentals including DNS DHCP VPNs firewalls and routing
• Experience with backup and disaster recovery solutions infrastructure monitoring tools and Microsoft 365 infrastructure components
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities with a proven track record of working independently in fast-paced dynamic environments

Pay Range: $90000 - $110000 / annually

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