Senior Cloud Systems Administrator (Azure)

Contract Details
Work Mode: Hybrid (onsite at least 3 days/week)
Location: Herndon VA (local VA residents within 30 miles required)
Schedule: 40 hours/week
Duration: 08/17/2026 08/16/2027
Conversion: Potential to convert to full-time

About the Opportunity
Join a senior-level infrastructure team responsible for the evaluation design implementation and day-to-day operations of an enterprise Server and Application Services (SAS) environment. You will drive automation reliability and security across on-prem and cloud services with a focus on Microsoft Azure Windows Server and Linux ensuring high availability and adherence to stringent security and encryption protocols.

Key Responsibilities

• Design implement and maintain enterprise server and application services with a focus on availability performance and security.
• Develop and document standards diagrams and workflows for server/application landscapes.
• Create processes for performance monitoring incident response capacity planning and change management.
• Lead incident diagnosis corrective action and root cause analysis.
• Own vulnerability management and monthly system patching and maintenance.
• Oversee configuration testing installation modification and servicing of server components and applications.
• Independently prioritize and manage work based on system criticality.
• Coordinate with vendors for evaluation procurement and lifecycle management of infrastructure components.
• Serve as SME and partner with Cloud Operations Cyber Security and Systems Administration teams.
• Plan and execute comprehensive systems analysis and design for new infrastructure solutions while maintaining high end-user satisfaction.

Required Qualifications

• 5 years in enterprise Systems Administration or Cloud Administration.
• Expert-level Microsoft Azure administration.
• Senior-level Windows Server administration including Active Directory DNS and Group Policy.
• 4 years of automation scripting with PowerShell or Bash.
• Hands-on experience with Ansible for deployments.
• Experience working with firewalls.
• Experience troubleshooting and patching SUSE Red Hat or CentOS.
• Vulnerability management and monthly patching experience.
• Must be able to work onsite in Herndon VA at least 3 days/week; local VA residency within 30 miles required.
• Must be a U.S. citizen (single U.S. citizenship only).

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Relevant certifications such as MCSE MCITP Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) Azure Administrator (AZ-104) Azure Solutions Architect (AZ-303/304).
• Experience integrating SIEM backup and monitoring tools.
• Knowledge of security best practices and frameworks (e.g. NIST 800-53).

Work Environment
Collaborative enterprise IT setting with close partnership across infrastructure cloud and security teams. Emphasis on documentation standards and continuous improvement of availability performance and security.