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About the RoleAndersen seeks a hands-on Azure Administrator Manager to lead our growing Microsoft cloud environment, combining deep technical execution with leadership responsibilities for global infrastructure design, cloud governance, and platform operations.
What You'll DoAzure Infrastructure & Administration- Administer Azure subscriptions, RBAC, governance policies, monitoring, and standards
- Design and maintain global infrastructure supporting distributed, multi-office environments
- Manage Azure infrastructure services: Application Gateway, WAF, hybrid connectivity, and high availability
- Oversee server patching and lifecycle management using Azure Update Manager
- Design secure external services with redundancy and multi-region considerations
- Manage cost optimization, budgeting, and governance controls; maintain documentation and runbooks
- Participate in incident response and on-call support rotation
- Collaborate with infrastructure, networking, and cybersecurity teams
Security & Governance- Maintain secure networking and enforce Zero Trust principles across Azure
- Manage Azure Policy, Blueprints, and Defender for Cloud for compliance
- Implement identity governance via Entra ID with Conditional Access, PIM, and MFA
- Drive Azure cost management and optimization initiatives
- Conduct security reviews and support audit and compliance efforts
Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD)- Design, deploy, and manage AVD host pools, application groups, and workspaces
- Manage session host images, golden image creation, versioning, and automated updates
- Configure FSLogix profile containers, OneDrive integration, and user profile management
- Implement AVD scaling plans and autoscale policies for performance and cost optimization
- Manage AVD networking, including Azure Virtual Networks, RDP Shortpath, and Private Link
- Apply security controls: Conditional Access, Intune enrollment, session host hardening, and Defender for Endpoint
- Monitor AVD health using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and AVD Insights
- Manage application delivery: RemoteApp publishing, MSIX App Attach, and Microsoft 365 integration
AI & Innovation- Support Azure AI services and sandbox environments for innovation initiatives
- Evaluate Azure OpenAI, Cognitive Services, and Power Platform AI capabilities
- Partner with teams to identify AI and automation use cases
Leadership & Collaboration- Collaborate across infrastructure, security, application, and business teams
- Lead incident response and serve as technical authority on Azure infrastructure
- Participate in vendor discussions, roadmap planning, and technology assessments
The Requirements
What We're Looking ForRequired Experience & Skills- Four-year IT degree or equivalent experience and relevant certifications
- 5+ years infrastructure or Azure administration experience in enterprise environments
- Strong hands-on knowledge of Azure: networking, compute, storage, identity, monitoring
- Experience with hybrid Microsoft environments (AD, Microsoft 365, Azure AD/Entra ID)
- Proficiency in PowerShell and/or Azure CLI scripting and automation
- Solid understanding of cloud security, RBAC, and governance frameworks
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills
Preferred Qualifications- Microsoft certifications: AZ-104, AZ-305, PL-900, or PL-400
- Experience with Azure Application Gateway, WAF, Front Door
- Azure landing zones, enterprise-scale architectures, governance at scale
- Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights
- Azure DevOps, Bicep, or Terraform for infrastructure automation
- Microsoft Power Platform (Power Apps, Automate, BI, Dataverse)
- Azure AI/OpenAI services or Power Platform AI Builder
- Azure Virtual Desktop with FSLogix, MSIX App Attach, host pool management
- Professional services or consulting experience
Compensation and BenefitsCompetitive base salary and comprehensive benefits package.
Salary range for Buffalo, NY: $109,000 - $145,000. Actual compensation determined by qualifications and experience.
Benefits include: medical, dental, vision, life insurance; 401(k) plan; 200 hours PTO annually plus 12 paid holidays; and additional offerings at andersen.com/careers.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis. Andersen will not sponsor visa applicants (H-1B, etc.).
