Senior Cloud Systems Administrator

Job Description

Job Description

Position: Senior Cloud Systems Administrator

Reports to: Infrastructure Manager- Information Technology

Compensation: Competitive starting salary is $118,800 - $153,300. annually commensurate with skills and experience, Full Pay Range: $118,800 - $187,700.

*Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, and certifications in the pay equity assessment to determine equitable salary placement. Candidates should expect compensation offers within the starting compensation range. The full pay range is included to show the potential earnings for this position with sustained high performance.

Employment Classification: Full Time, Exempt

Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible, position is open until filled

Office Location: Portland Metro Area, Oregon, USA

About Energy Trust of Oregon

Energy Trust of Oregon is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to energy efficiency and renewable energy development. We serve Oregon customers of Portland General Electric, Pacific Power, NW Natural, Cascade Natural Gas and Avista, and SW Washington customers of NW Natural. Year over year Energy Trust is recognized as one of the 100 Best Nonprofits to Work for in Oregon.

Our Vision

Clean, affordable energy for everyone.

Our Commitment to Diversity

We recognize the lack of diversity in our industry, and we actively seek to address it with our hiring and retention practices as well as our values. We believe every person and their lived experience is integral to building a vibrant culture and delivering effective services to all customers we serve. We are committed to the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion, and we encourage candidates with diverse backgrounds and experience to apply.

Our Location

Energy Trust provides a range of work location options, including remote, hybrid and in-office work. This position will represent Energy Trust in public settings and potentially at community events. We are open to candidates who live throughout Oregon and Washington. The Senior Cloud Systems Administrator would be expected to report to the office on a quarterly basis, at minimum.

What We’re Looking For:

The Senior Cloud Systems Administrator is responsible for the secure, reliable, cost-effective administration and strategic development of Energy Trust’s Microsoft cloud environment, including Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Entra ID, and related services. The Senior Cloud Systems Administrator assesses and improves tenant configuration; establishes governance for identity, access, licensing, groups, and cloud resources; designs and implements scalable cloud solutions; and leads the modernization and migration of on-premises systems and services to the cloud.

This role partners with IT leadership, infrastructure team members, and the software development team to ensure major cloud initiatives, architectural decisions, and align with goals. This person will ensure that production changes are appropriately reviewed, communicated, and documented prior to implementation. This position should foster a culture of knowledge sharing through mentoring, cross-training, documentation, and collaborative problem-solving to strengthen the team's overall cloud capabilities and reduce single points of dependency.

The primary focus of this position is to work collaboratively with existing system owners to modernize cloud services, balancing cloud best practices with operational continuity and supportability across hybrid environments. This individual reports to the IT Infrastructure Manager and serves as a senior technical advisor to IT leadership, project teams, and business partners.

This position is expected to report to the Portland office quarterly at a minimum for all staff and other in-person meetings. Occasional travel may be required for meetings, training, or technology implementation activities.

What You’ll Do:

• Assess Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Entra ID, and related services; identify configuration, security, governance, reliability, and cost-management gaps; and lead prioritized remediation efforts.
• Establish, advise upon, and maintain cloud governance standards, including resource and group naming conventions, tagging, ownership, lifecycle management, documentation, change control, and environment separation.
• Review Microsoft defaults and existing configurations that may increase the risk of data loss, inappropriate access, uncontrolled service adoption, or shadow IT, and implement appropriate controls.
• Design and administer identity and access controls using least-privileged and role-based access principles, including administrative roles, privileged access, Conditional Access, multifactor authentication, service accounts, enterprise applications, and access reviews.
• Develop standards and migration plans for modernizing on-premises Active Directory security groups and Microsoft Entra ID groups, including appropriate use of assigned and dynamic membership.
• Design, implement, and maintain dynamic group rules, group ownership and review processes, directory synchronization, and supported writeback capabilities between Microsoft Entra ID and on-premises Active Directory.
• Design group-based and automated licensing practices that align access and services with job responsibilities and approved business needs.
• Partner with business and technical stakeholders to translate needs into secure, supportable, and cost-effective cloud architecture and implementation plans.
• Design, implement, and support Azure-hosted forms, websites, integrations, workflows, and related solutions that may exchange data with Microsoft Dynamics 365 environments and other business systems.
• Produce architecture diagrams, technical recommendations, implementation of roadmaps, proof-of-concept environments, demonstrations, testing plans, and operational documentation.
• Advise on, plan, and execute migrations from on-premises systems to cloud services, including discovery, dependency analysis, design, testing, cutover, rollback, documentation, and transition to ongoing support. Independently leads migration efforts within areas of expertise while evaluating project complexity, identifying risks and resource needs, and recommending when additional internal resources, specialized expertise, or consulting support are required.
• Advise on the design of cloud backup and recovery and in some cases, maintain cloud services business continuity, monitoring, alerting, storage, and resilience capabilities appropriate to business and security requirements.
• Automate repeatable administration and deployment activities using scripting, configuration management, infrastructure-as-code, or workflow tools when appropriate.
• Provide advanced troubleshooting and operational support for Microsoft cloud and hybrid services, coordinating with vendors and Microsoft support when needed.
• Develop standards, procedures, and knowledge articles, and train IT staff on adopted technologies and operational practices.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
• Perform all functions of the job in a safe manner.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Seven years of progressively responsible experience administering, engineering, and supporting Microsoft infrastructure and cloud services, including experience in a senior or technical role.
• Advanced experience with Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Entra ID, and hybrid identity environments, including governance, security, licensing, permissions, access management, and directory services.
• Demonstrated ability to assess complex technical environments, develop architecture and remediation recommendations, and successfully implement approved improvements and modernization initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to advise on, plan, and execute cloud migrations, cloud-based solutions, integrations, automation, and operational improvements.
• Working knowledge of cloud networking, storage, backup and recovery, monitoring, security, resiliency, and cost-management principles.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, communication, and project-planning skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts, options, and risks to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to independently learn emerging technologies, evaluate solutions, develop proofs of concept, and share knowledge through documentation, mentoring, and training.
• Relevant Microsoft certifications, such as Azure Administrator, Azure Solutions Architect, Identity and Access Administrator, Cybersecurity Architect, or Microsoft 365 Administrator, are preferred.

The above information is designed to outline the major functions and position requirements of this job. It does not identify all tasks that may be expected, nor address the performance standards that must be maintained.

Benefits

What You’ll Get:

• Health/dental/vision insurance
• Employer sponsored and paid life/disability
• 401(k) with a company contribution of 6% of your salary after 90 days of employment
• TriMet pass
• Access to health and dependent FSA/HSA accounts
• Generous paid vacation, holidays and sick days
• Paid volunteer hours
• Employee assistance program
• Career advancement opportunities
• Great colleagues and culture
• Flexibility to work from home and/or an office space at the Portland, OR location
• Work from home laptop provided
• Read more about our benefits here

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Please submit a cover letter and resume on Energy Trust’s website at:

All offers of employment are conditional pending the successful completion of a background check (which may include employment verification, education verification, criminal history, motor vehicle record) and reference checks.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that candidates from certain demographics are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification—for example, women and People of Color. At Energy Trust we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace—if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this or other roles.

Energy Trust of Oregon is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of race, color, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy, medical condition, genetic information, mental and physical disability, political affiliation, union membership, status as a parent, military or veteran status or other non-merit based factors.

We will provide reasonable accommodation throughout the application, interview and employment process. If you require reasonable accommodation, contact us. Energy Trust of Oregon is an E-Verify employer. This policy is applicable to all phases of the employment relationship, including hiring, transfers, promotions, training, terminations, working conditions, compensation, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment.

Energy Trust is committed to pay equity. Energy Trust is committed to fair employment practices and non-discrimination, including pay equity for all employees. We do not discriminate based on protected class (race, sex, veteran status, disability, age, color, religion, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation) in the payment of wages or screen applicants on the basis of their current or past compensation. We determine salary by completing a review of your application materials to evaluate your related education, experience and training.