Azure Cloud Administrator (EST Time Zone Applicants ONLY)

Job Overview

Location: Remote (Pittsburgh, PA based company) Job Type: 6-month Contract-to-Hire Work Authorization: U.S. Citizen

A.C. Coy is seeking candidates for an Azure Cloud Admin role. The System Administrator will be responsible for the stability, security, and operational maturity of on-prem and cloud infrastructure across a multi-site environment. This role emphasizes Windows Server, identity and access management, endpoint management, monitoring, and security operations, with a focus on standardization, auditability, and automation. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, documentation-driven, and comfortable operating in a regulated, acquisition-heavy enterprise environment. This is a hands-on, operationally critical role for administrators who value disciplined execution, clear ownership, and enterprise-grade reliability.

++Applicants MUST live local in EST (Eastern Standard Time Zone)++ ++No 3rd Parties/Sub Vendors++

Responsibilities

• Administer Windows Server (AD, Group Policy), Hyper-V/VMware, and RDS/VDI platforms
• Manage Azure VMs, resource groups, and automation tasks (e.g., Update Management, backup policies)
• Monitor and investigate events via Microsoft Sentinel and Log Analytics
• Support identity management: Azure AD, conditional access, and SSO
• Manage Intune and SCCM for endpoint provisioning, patching, and compliance
• Perform system patching, backups, and DR planning
• Support M365 environment (Exchange Online, Defender, SharePoint)
• Collaborate with security, networking, and application teams
• Document configurations and procedures; mentor junior team members

Required Experience

• 5 years of experience as a System Administrator or similar role in a Windows-centric enterprise environment

Azure Virtual Machines

• Must have experience creating and managing 10 or more production Azure VMs
• Experience must be recent hands-on production environment, not academic or non-prod development environments

Azure Environment Management (Beyond VM Creation)

Candidate must have actively managed an Azure environment end-to-end, including:

• Resource Groups
• VNets and subnets
• Public vs. private IP configuration
• NSGs / firewall rules
• VM backups and tagging

PowerShell

• Hands-on experience with PowerShell required

Monitoring & Operational Ownership

• Experience using Azure Monitor
• Use of Log Analytics
• Understanding of Azure Service Health
• Ability to explain how they monitor the environment and respond to issues

RDS / VDI / Virtual Desktop

• Hands-on experience with RDS, VDI, and/or Azure Virtual Desktop
• Must be able to clearly explain when, why, and how you have implemented or supported these solutions

Preferred Experience

• Exposure to Microsoft Sentinel

Important Notes for Applicants

• Applicants MUST live local in EST (Eastern Standard Time Zone)
• No 3rd Parties/Sub Vendors