Cloud Administrator

Akkodis is seeking a Cloud Administrator for a full-time job with a client in Westlake, OH (onsite). Pay Salary Range: $75k - $85k/year + benefits. (The pay salary may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.) Role summary Own secure, reliable, and cost-effective Azure operations across subscriptions and environments. This role administers Azure governance, networking, monitoring, and core platform services, ensuring guardrails and operational practices are in place for both cloud-native and hybrid workloads. The role also supports the organization’s growing use of AI-enabled services by helping establish secure, scalable operating patterns for Azure AI Foundry, agentic AI initiatives, and Azure Blob Storage-based data workflows. Key responsibilities Administer Azure tenant and subscriptions, including management groups, RBAC, naming standards, tagging, and access reviews. Implement and maintain governance guardrails using Azure Policy and related controls; track exceptions and remediation. Manage Azure networking, including VNets, subnets, NSGs, route tables, firewalls, VPN/ExpressRoute connectivity, private endpoints, DNS, and connectivity troubleshooting. Operate core Azure services such as virtual machines, app services, storage, backup, patching, and availability configurations. Manage monitoring and logging (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, alerts/dashboards) and partner with security teams on detection and response workflows. Support hybrid identity and access integrations (Entra ID) and coordinate with on-prem identity owners as needed. Drive operational excellence: standard runbooks, change control, incident response participation, and post-incident improvements. Support cost management practices: tagging compliance, consumption review, and recommendations to reduce waste while maintaining performance and reliability. Collaborate with application teams to onboard workloads to Azure with secure-by-default patterns and clear operational handoff. Support AI-related cloud initiatives by helping define secure platform patterns, access controls, storage configurations, and monitoring practices for Azure-based AI workloads. Maintain documentation for cloud architecture standards, operational procedures, and configuration baselines. Qualifications and experience 3+ years of experience administering Azure in production environments (or equivalent cloud administration experience with strong Azure proficiency). Strong understanding of Azure IAM concepts (RBAC, conditional access concepts, privileged access workflows) and governance practices. Hands‑on experience with Azure networking and connectivity troubleshooting (VNets, NSGs, firewalling, VPN/ExpressRoute, DNS). Experience operating compute and storage services (VMs, disks, storage accounts) and implementing backup and patching practices. Experience with monitoring/logging and incident response in a 24x7 or business‑critical environment. Ability to communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders, and to produce concise operational documentation. Preferred skills and certifications Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Bicep, Terraform) and CI/CD practices for platform changes. Experience with security tooling and practices (Defender for Cloud, vulnerability management workflows, log‑based detections). Experience supporting PaaS services (e.g., App Services) and workload onboarding standards. Scripting/automation skills (PowerShell, Azure CLI) to reduce toil and improve consistency. Familiarity with AI‑enabled cloud services, including Azure AI Foundry, agentic AI technologies, and Azure Blob Storage patterns for data ingestion, retrieval, automation, or workflow orchestration. Success measures (examples) Consistent application of governance standards (RBAC, tagging, Azure Policy) with measurable reduction in policy drift and exceptions. Stable and secure cloud networking with reduced connectivity‑related incidents and faster mean time to resolution. Reliable backup/restore and patching posture for Azure workloads, with evidence of testing and remediation. Actionable monitoring and alerting that reduces noise and improves detection time. Improved cost visibility and reduced waste via tagging compliance, consumption reviews, and optimization recommendations. For more information contact Vishal Sharma at View email address on click.appcast.io. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term disability, additional voluntary benefits, an EAP program, commuter benefits, and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client‑recruited jobs and jobs that are direct hires to a client. To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please visit The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable: The California Fair Chance Act Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers #J-18808-Ljbffr