Location: Houston,TX, USA
CenterPoint Energy and its predecessor companies have been in business for more than 150 years.Our Vision: Our vision is to become the most admired utility in the United States through the execution of our long-term growth strategy. We have an unwavering commitment to safely and reliably deliver electricity and natural gas to millions of people.Our Commitment: CenterPoint Energy is committed to creating an inclusive work environment where business results are achieved through the skills, abilities and talents of our diverse workforce.Job Summary CenterPoint Energy is looking for a Senior Cloud Administrator to join our Identity and Access Management Team, located in Houston, Texas. You will have the responsibility to transition locally hosted infrastructure to the cloud, configure cloud environments to meet CNP's needs, and architect systems for data management. You may also have maintenance duties, such as responding to trouble tickets and alerts, developing patches or fixes for any issues that arise, and implementing cloud-native and serverless development strategies for new applications.Essential Functions • Comply with all internal and regulated controls.• Administer usage of Cloud Services (IBM/Oracle/Azure/Google, etc.).• Configure and maintain Azure Cloud Services for hosting a wide range of complex projects.• Design, build and maintain cloud networks, virtual machines, key vaults, and network security groups.• Integration of MFA with applications according to CNP requirements.• Build authentication through cloud hosted Azure AD for cloud hosted SaaS applications.• Monitor Azure MFA infrastructure.• Analyze business decisions related to hosting and make recommendations/estimates accordingly.• Perform day to day operations and maintenance of cloud-based systems, including but not limited to backup, recovery and resolving complex technical problems.• Document issue resolutions and changes in cloud or system configurations.• Stay current on cloud offerings.• Have a continual improvement mindset while working within a team-centric environment.• Provide support and assistance during internal and external audits.• Investigate misuse of computer resources.• Develop and administer information security rules and authorizations.• Provide business continuance support.• Provide 24-hour on-call support, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.Education Description Requires a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in computer engineering, information technology, computer science, or equivalent educational or professional experience.Experience • Requires a minimum of five to seven years relevant industry experience working on cloud and on-prem technologies.• Experience migrating legacy on-prem apps over to cloud while providing cost-effective solutions.• 3+ years of relevant professional experience administering cloud or infrastructure services across a large, diverse server environment.• Demonstrate experience, training, or certification with a major Public Cloud platform such as VMware vCloud, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, IBM SoftLayer, Oracle, etc.• Knowledge of system maintenance, upgrades, backups, and installations.• Understanding of Azure MFA requirements.• Must have a Unix and Windows background.Job Type: Full TimePosting Start Date: 09/27/2024Posting End Date: 10/04/2024#J-18808-Ljbffr