Azure Administrator - Toronto, Canada - Compugen Inc

Compugen Inc

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Job Title

Azure Administrator
Contract

Vacancy No

VN7008

Work Location

Toronto, ON

Base Pay Range

To be discussed during the recruitment process

Job Details

About Compugen
Compugen is one of Canada's largest privately-owned Information Technology (IT) Solution Providers. We help customers design, acquire, integrate and operate technology. Our mission is to help organizations realize new possibilities.

Every day, our dedicated staff across North America focus on providing extraordinary customer service and support experiences to private and public sector organizations.

We combine breadth of skill, depth of expertise, and commitment to operational excellence at scale to deliver exceptional, customer-focused experiences.

If you are driven to make a difference, relentlessly curious and collaborative at the core, we'd love to talk to you. Join us and help us make a difference.
Key Responsibilities
1.

Infrastructure Deployment and Management:

Provision, configure, and manage virtual machines, storage resources, and other Azure services.
Create and manage virtual networks, subnets, and network security groups.
Implement and maintain resource groups, availability sets, and load balancers.
Set up and manage Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) services, including user accounts and access management.

2.

Patch Management:

Ensure resources are uptodate with the latest features and improvements.

2.

Networking and Security:

Configure and monitor network security groups to control traffic flow and ensure security.
Implement and manage Azure Firewall and Virtual Network Gateways for secure connectivity.
Monitor and manage Azure Security Center to ensure compliance and detect security threats.
Configure identity and access management using Azure AD, including roles and permissions.

3.

Monitoring and Performance Optimization:

Monitor Azure resources using Azure Monitor and other relevant tools.
Analyze performance metrics and troubleshoot performance issues to ensure optimal system operation.
Scale resources up or down as needed to meet performance and capacity requirements.

4.

Backup and Disaster Recovery:

Implement backup and recovery strategies for Azure resources, including virtual machines and databases.
Set up and manage Azure Site Recovery for disaster recovery scenarios.

5.

Automation and Scripting:

Develop and maintain automation scripts using tools like PowerShell, Azure CLI, or ARM templates.
Automate resource provisioning, configuration management, and maintenance tasks.

6.

Collaboration and Documentation:

Work closely with crossfunctional teams, including developers and IT operations, to understand requirements and optimize cloud solutions.
Maintain runbooks and document deployment processes, configurations, and troubleshooting steps.

7
.

Compliance and Governance**:

Implement and enforce compliance policies and industry standards within the Azure environment.
Monitor and manage cost controls to optimize resource usage and spending.

Skills and qualifications, you'll bring:

Strong proven operational delivery of cloud computing concepts by managing and deploying Azure services and solutions.
Practical working knowledge of Azure Site Recovery.
Microsoft Azure certifications such as AZ104 (

Microsoft Certified:
Azure Administrator Associate) or higher.

Troubleshooting and resolving Azure servicesrelated issues.
Configuring Azure services to meet the needs of the organization.
Excellent technical design and documentation skills
Maintaining azure profiles and subscriptions.
Setting up private and public cloud environments.
Balancing and deploying workloads.
Implementing and managing costeffective cloud systems.
Knowledge of Citrix servers and virtual desktops.
Experience managing a virtual server environment both on prem and in the cloud.
Analyze service incidents and problems, identify risks, provide recommendations, and implement solutions.
Take ownership of all assigned tickets and drive to resolution, researching and escalating to vendors as necessary
Enforce and follow Compugen ITSM policies, procedures, and best practices.
Participate in the oncall rotation and will require after hours work for planned changes, emergency incident resolution and provide level support to the IT Operations team.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience).
Proficiency in PowerShell, Azure CLI, and scripting for automation.
Experience with networking concepts and security best practices.
Experience with monitoring and logging tools for Azure environments.
Strong problemsolving and troubleshooting skills with excellent collaboration skills.
Superior organization skills and a strong attention to detail
A willingness to learn new technologies while working in a fastchanging environment