Senior Cloud Administrator

About the role

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