Randstad Digital Americas · 6 hours ago
Azure Administrator
Austin, TX
Contract
Onsite
Senior Level
$70/hr - $80/hrRandstad Digital Americas is seeking a Senior Azure Administrator to serve as the dedicated technical resource for all Azure infrastructure and services supporting Business Services. This role involves maintaining operational excellence, providing architectural guidance, and ensuring hosted environments meet business continuity and performance requirements.
Information Technology & Services
Responsibilities
Serve as the primary technical point of contact for all Business Services application infrastructure and Azure services
Manage, monitor, and optimize all Azure resources supporting the division including PaaS services, Azure SQL databases, App Services, and related components
Ensure 24/7 availability and performance of hosting environments through proactive monitoring and maintenance
Implement and maintain automated monitoring, alerting, and diagnostic capabilities for application health and performance
Manage Azure resource configurations, scaling policies, and performance optimization strategies
Oversee patching, updates, and maintenance windows for all Azure infrastructure
Serve as escalation point for all technical issues and incidents
Diagnose and resolve complex infrastructure and platform issues affecting application availability or performance
Perform root cause analysis for incidents and implement preventive measures
Coordinate incident response activities with development partners, business stakeholders, and IT team members
Maintain detailed incident documentation and contribute to knowledge base articles
Provide after-hours support for critical production issues
Design, implement, and maintain comprehensive backup and recovery strategies for all Business Services application data and infrastructure
Coordinate with business stakeholders to understand recovery time objectives (RTO) and recovery point objectives (RPO) requirements
Regularly test backup and recovery procedures to ensure business continuity capabilities
Maintain disaster recovery documentation and runbooks
Implement and manage solutions for application resilience
Ensure compliance with data retention policies and regulatory requirements
Monitor and optimize Azure spending for application infrastructure
Implement cost-saving measures through rightsizing, reserved instances, and resource optimization
Provide regular cost analysis and forecasting reports to management
Identify opportunities to reduce operational costs without sacrificing performance or reliability
Manage resource tagging strategies for accurate cost allocation and reporting
Serve as primary technical contact for business stakeholders regarding application infrastructure
Provide regular status updates on infrastructure health, performance metrics, and ongoing initiatives
Communicate planned maintenance, changes, and potential impacts to relevant stakeholders
Prepare and present technical reports, capacity planning analysis, and infrastructure recommendations
Facilitate technical discussions with both technical and non-technical audiences
Assess architectural needs and provide sound recommendations for Azure infrastructure improvements and enhancements
Design and implement scalable, resilient, and secure Azure solutions that align with application requirements and business objectives
Collaborate with third-party development teams to ensure hosting environments meet application specifications and development needs
Evaluate and recommend Azure services and features that improve application performance, reliability, or cost-efficiency
Translate business requirements into technical specifications and infrastructure designs
Maintain comprehensive architecture documentation, including infrastructure diagrams, data flow diagrams, and configuration standards
Facilitate technical discussions regarding infrastructure requirements, deployment processes, and environment configurations
Partners with third-party development company for all infrastructure and hosting matters
Coordinate deployment activities, release schedules, and environment provisioning with development teams
Ensure development team has appropriate access, tools, and environments needed for successful application delivery
Technical leadership and mentorship to junior team members regarding Azure technologies
Coordination and collaboration with cross-functional IT teams
Ability to influence technical decisions across organizational boundaries
Qualification
Required
Deep expertise in Azure PaaS services
Deep expertise in Azure SQL
Ability to translate business needs into sound technical solutions
Maintaining a secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud infrastructure
Benefits
Medical
Prescription
Dental
Vision
AD&D
Life insurance offerings
Short-term disability
401K plan
Company
Randstad Digital Americas
Randstad Digital is a trusted digital enablement partner that facilitates accelerated transformation for businesses by providing global talent, capacity, and solutions across specialized domains.
Founded in 1984
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Graig Paglieri
CEO, Randstad Digital Americas
Pascal de Hesselle
SVP, Executive Client Partner - Technology, Media & Telecom
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