Azure Cloud Administrator

At Solution Street, our employees have many opportunities to work on interesting, challenging projects supporting clients one-on-one in various domains primarily in the commercial space. Our company culture thrives on our five core values: Honesty, Respect, Transparency, Dependability, and FUN! They're embedded in everything we do and how we do it! We are seeking a .NET software engineer who can design and develop web application solutions in a variety of languages. Job Summary: We are seeking a skilled Azure Cloud Administrator to manage and optimize our cloud infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with Microsoft Azure, GitHub Actions, Kubernetes, and Docker. You will be responsible for deploying, managing, and monitoring cloud-based applications and services to ensure high availability and performance. Key Responsibilities: Manage Azure Cloud Infrastructure: Set up, configure, and maintain Azure resources including virtual machines, storage accounts, and networking components. Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD): Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions to automate the deployment process. Containerization: Deploy and manage containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes. Monitoring and Optimization: Monitor cloud infrastructure performance and implement optimizations to ensure efficient resource utilization. Security and Compliance: Ensure cloud infrastructure complies with security standards and best practices. Troubleshooting: Diagnose and resolve issues related to cloud infrastructure and applications. Documentation: Maintain comprehensive documentation of cloud infrastructure, configurations, and procedures. Required Skills and Qualifications: 5+ years of professional experience as an Azure Cloud Administrator or similar role. Proficiency with Microsoft Azure services and tools. Experience with GitHub Actions for CI/CD. Strong knowledge of Docker for containerization. Hands-on experience with Kubernetes for container orchestration. Ensure security through access controls, backups, and firewalls. Plan and implement data migration and backup processes. Excellent problem-solving skills, strong communication abilities, and the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment. Preferred Qualifications: Certifications: Azure certifications (e.g., Azure Administrator Associate) are a plus. Experience with scripting languages such as PowerShell or Python. Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or ARM templates. Knowledge of DevOps practices and tools. About Solution Street Solution Street, a software engineering firm, was founded by a software developer who envisioned a safe haven for software engineers who wanted to work on interesting, fun projects. Since 2002, we’ve stuck by this principle and as a result, we’ve developed long, lasting relationships with our clients and have a team of great developers who love what they do. We enjoy working with cutting edge technologies and providing solutions to complex business problems. Our employees are experts in building large, highly scalable and well performing web applications using many technologies. We are Microsoft and AWS partners. At Solution Street we value all employees and job candidates as unique individuals, and we welcome the variety of experiences they bring to our organization. As such, we have a strict non-discrimination policy. We believe everyone should be treated equally regardless of race, sex, gender identification, sexual orientation, national origin, native language, religion, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other characteristic protected by law. What's In It for You? We offer a relaxed, fun, flexible, working environment with competitive salary + bonus + 100% paid health/dental to employee + life insurance + PTO + long-term and short-term disability + 401(k). Solution Street automatically contributes to employees' 401(k) plans. We are passionate about technology and we share out thoughts and discoveries in our monthly newsletters. To subscribe to our latest blog, please visit: https://us10.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=6a3b68411070f7dab1adb3a8b&id=f0193ac93e. Solution Street is also a sponsor of NOVA SART (Northern Virginia Software Architecture Round Table Group). Please visit www.solutionstreet.com or check out our Face page https://www.facebook.com/solutionstreet for more information regarding our company culture, the charities we support, and the fun events we do together! If you are a talented software engineer looking for a challenge, apply now! This is a remote position.