Role & responsibilities

- Administer and manage the Azure tenant, subscriptions, and cloud resources.
- Manage Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), including users, groups, roles, and access controls.
- Implement and manage hybrid identity solutions, including integration and migration of on-premises Active Directory environments.
- Design and maintain subscription and resource organization aligned with enterprise cloud governance standards.
- Manage Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) and Privileged Identity Management (PIM).
- Implement and maintain Azure Policy, governance standards, and compliance controls.
- Manage Management Groups and Azure Landing Zones in accordance with enterprise architecture and governance requirements.
- Implement and maintain Azure security baselines and cloud security best practices.
- Monitor and optimize Azure costs, resource utilization, and cloud spend.
- Administer Azure Backup and Azure Site Recovery solutions to support business continuity and disaster recovery.
- Configure and manage monitoring and alerting using Azure Monitor and Log Analytics.
- Support compliance, audit readiness, and governance assessments across Azure environments.
- Perform Global Administrator and delegated administration activities in accordance with organizational security policies.
- Collaborate with infrastructure, security, application, and architecture teams to resolve cloud administration and identity-related issues.
- Identify opportunities to improve Azure security, governance, reliability, performance, and operational efficiency.
- Support cloud migration and transformation initiatives, including enterprise-scale identity and Active Directory migrations.
- Maintain operational documentation, standards, and procedures for Azure environments.

Preferred candidate profile

Core Azure Skills

The ideal candidate should have strong hands-on experience in:

- Azure Administration at AZ-104 level or higher.




- Azure Landing Zones and enterprise-scale Azure environments.
- Azure resource governance and organization.
- Azure Policy and governance implementation.
- Management Groups.
- Role-Based Access Control (RBAC).
- Azure Monitor and Log Analytics.
- Azure Backup.
- Azure Site Recovery.

Identity & Active Directory

Candidates should have practical experience with:

- On-premises Microsoft Active Directory administration.
- Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) administration.
- Azure AD Connect / Microsoft Entra Cloud Sync.
- Hybrid identity architecture and administration.
- Group Policy management.
- Active Directory domain migrations and consolidation.
- Enterprise-scale AD migration projects.

Security

Experience with Azure and Microsoft security capabilities, including:

- Microsoft Defender for Cloud.
- Azure Key Vault.
- Conditional Access.
- Privileged Identity Management (PIM).
- Microsoft Security Center / Azure security management capabilities.
- Azure security baselines and cloud governance controls.

Preferred Qualifications

- AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator certification is preferred.
- Experience administering large-scale or enterprise Azure environments.
- Experience migrating large enterprise Active Directory environments.
- Solid understanding of cloud governance, identity, security, and access management.
- Ability to work effectively with cross-functional technical teams and client stakeholders.
- Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and communication skills.
- Willingness to work in rotational shifts based on business requirements.

What Will Make You Successful

- Strong hands-on Azure administration and troubleshooting skills.
- A security-first approach to cloud administration.
- Ability to implement governance and identity controls at enterprise scale.
- Experience working in complex hybrid-cloud environments.
- Ability to independently manage operational responsibilities while collaborating effectively with distributed teams.

📌 Azure Cloud Administrator (Bengaluru)
🏢 CGI
📍 Bengaluru