Senior Cloud Administrator
At a glance
Senior Cloud role at Permian Resources. Woodlands · no salary stated · we estimate $145,000–$190,000 across the United States.
Permian Resources has not published a salary for this role. The figure below is our estimate, not theirs.
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What you'll do
- Design, plan, deploy and maintain the organization’s cloud systems
- Handle daily administration across Azure, Office 365, backups, disaster recovery and virtual data centers
- Gather project needs from business leaders and relay them to infrastructure teams for planning
- Keep technical settings and operating procedures documented, while coordinating IT projects with other teams
What you bring
- At least ten years administering and deploying Windows systems in enterprise settings, including server administration and directory services
- At least five years deploying cloud environments such as Azure or AWS
- At least five years working with virtualization, data protection and Microsoft 365 environments
- At least five years automating administration with PowerShell, Python or YAML
Who this fits
This senior role suits an administrator who can work independently or with a team, troubleshoot creatively and communicate with users, vendors and executives. You’ll report to the senior infrastructure manager and support both cloud and on-premises systems.
From the employer
Job Description:
Permian Resources (NYSE: PR) is currently seeking a Senior Cloud Administrator. Reporting to the Sr. Infrastructure Manager, this position will be responsible for the technical design, planning, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of the organizations’ s enterprise cloud systems. In addition, the successful candidate will have a deep and broad knowledge of cloud infrastructure, SaaS, physical / virtual servers, and networking.
General Responsibilities
- Must be customer- centric and maintain a positive attitude toward customer issues.
- Collaborate with other teams to successfully plan, implement, and complete IT project initiatives.
- Meet with key business leaders to obtain project scopes and effectively communicate requirements to Infrastructure group for planning and project approval.
- Demonstrates a strong understanding of system architecture and interdependencies.
- Maintain and document all technical configuration and procedures.
- Assist in the day-to-day management of cloud and On-Prem infrastructures to include Azure, Office 365, backup / DR, and virtual datacenters.
- Preform related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience with cloud deployments - Azure, AWS
- 10+ years of Windows administration and deployment in an enterprise environment (server administration, GPO, AD, SCCM, Intune)
- 5+ years of experience with virtualization environments - VMware, Nutanix, Hyper-V
- 5+ years of experience in data protection (back up, restore, replication, DR - disaster recovery)
- 5+ years of experience using PowerShell, Python, or YAML for administration automation.
- 5+ years of experience with Microsoft 365 environments - MS Teams, Exchange, OneDrive, SharePoint
- Experience with PKI, Certificate Authority, public DNS record deployment and management.
- Networking, TCP/IP stack knowledge
- Proven methodology for troubleshooting issues
- Ability to work independently or as a team to approach problems creatively and resolve them in a timely manner.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to interact effectively with all levels of personnel including executive leadership, senior management, users, vendors, and subcontractors.
- Experience with security audits and managing security solutions.
Preferred Qualifications
- Cloud network administration - Azure VNET, DNS, NAT Gateway, Virtual WAN, VPN Gateway
- Azure Container Apps or Kubernetes
- Virtual Desktop Infrastructure – Azure Virtual Desktop
- Infrastructure as Code – Terraform, Ansible, ARM Templates
- Intune administration
- Linux administration
- Experience at a publicly held company with SOX requirements.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Business Management, or related field
Preferred Certifications
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
- Microsoft 365 Certified: Endpoint Administrator Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals
Permian Resource is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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