The Cloud Administrator is responsible for the administration, operation, and continuous improvement of enterprise cloud environments, with a primary focus on Microsoft Azure and Azure VMware Solution (AVS). The role ensures the secure, reliable, and efficient delivery of cloud infrastructure services while aligning with organizational governance, security, and compliance requirements.
Core Responsibilities
Cloud Infrastructure Operations
Administer and support Azure resources (VMs, networking, storage, identity, backup,
monitoring)
Support Azure VMware Solution (AVS) environments and hybrid connectivity
Monitor system performance, availability, and capacity; proactively address issues
Perform incident response, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis Security & Access Management
Implement and maintain Azure security controls (RBAC, Conditional Access, MFA)
Manage administrative roles and enforce least-privilege access models
Support vulnerability remediation and compliance activities
Administer Azure AD (Entra ID):
Users, groups, service principals
Assist with privileged role governance
Support implementation of:
Security baselines
Logging and audit configurations
Assist with audit readiness and evidence collection
Ensure consistency of controls across:- Azure native
AVS-connected environments
Automation & Configuration Management
Develop and maintain automation (PowerShell, Azure CLI, ARM/Bicep/Terraform)
Standardize builds and configurations using enterprise templates (landing zones) Subscription & Landing Zone Governance
Manage:
Subscriptions, resource groups
Management groups hierarchy
Apply and maintain:
Azure Policies
Naming standards, tagging compliance
Ensure workloads are deployed into the approved landing zones Azure (Native Cloud Services)
Administer Azure-native services (IaaS/PaaS), including:
Virtual Machines, App Services (if applicable)
Storage, Backup, and DR
Networking (VNETs, NSGs, DNS, Azure Firewall, etc.)
Monitor and optimize performance, availability, and cost
Support cloud-native security controls and compliance Cloud Infrastructure Operations
Administer and support Azure resources (VMs, networking, storage, identity, backup,
monitoring)
Support Azure VMware Solution (AVS) environments and hybrid connectivity
Monitor system performance, availability, and capacity; proactively address issues
Perform incident response, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis Integration & Support Model
Work closely with Managed Service Providers (MSP) delivering day-to-day IOps
Integrate cloud operations with enterprise ITSM processes (incident, change, problem)
Support migrations from on-prem to Azure/AVS (lift-and-shift workloads) Governance & Documentation
Maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and operational procedures
Ensure alignment with organizational standards, security policies, and audit
requirements
Participate in change control and architectural governance processes
