Azure Cloud Systems Administrator – State Agency – $32-36/hr W2 – Phoenix Hybrid – Contract-to-Hire

Azure Cloud Systems Administrator – State Agency – $32-36/hr W2 – Phoenix Hybrid – Contract-to-Hire

SunSoft Online is hiring a Cloud Systems Administrator for a state agency's IT division in Phoenix. This is a contract-to-hire role converting to permanent state employment, contract through June 2027, then FTE conversion. Hybrid schedule after the first 2-3 months onsite (downtown Phoenix, 85007).

Required: experience with Microsoft Azure Cloud · Tier 2 desktop support experience · DNS administration.

Preferred: Intune, Mobile Device Management (MDM), Azure monitoring (Workspace Analytics).

The work: managing the agency's Azure environment (compute, storage, networking, security); administering DNS, Domain Controllers, and Azure Active Directory including Hybrid Join and AAD Connect; maintaining Azure IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS services including SQL databases and Web App service plans; endpoint security and device compliance via Intune and MDM; Tier 2 desktop support with knowledge-base documentation for the Tier 1 service desk; certificate lifecycle management; and vulnerability remediation.

The facts: $32-36/hr W2 depending on experience · full-time day shift · contract-to-hire: requires U.S. citizenship or green card, the state cannot sponsor visas and candidates must be eligible for permanent conversion · onsite the first 2-3 months, hybrid after · start approximately September 21 · in-person interview within a week of the close · start within two weeks of offer · HireRight background check and drug screening · Phoenix metro residents only, current city on resume · W2 only, no C2C.

Resume tip: if your genuine experience includes Azure, Azure AD / Entra, Intune, MDM, DNS, Domain Controllers, Tier 2 support, IaaS, SQL, those words belong in your actual job descriptions.

Closes Thursday, August 20 at 3 PM. Apply immediately.