What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Cloud Administrator position at Nature's Way?
Welcome to a better way, an authentic way. Welcome to Nature’s Way.
Inside our minds, inside our hearts, inside our business, inside our bottles.
Our reason for being, the purpose that inspires our work every day, is quite simple: Help people live healthy lives.
When we help people live healthy lives, we build a happier, healthier world for everyone.
How we go about our work drives TRUST in who we are, what we do, and the products we produce. That means something important to the world, and it means the world to us.
People TRUST
- Our products to be the gold standard
- Our words to be true
- Our claims to be honest,
- Our actions to have integrity.
Together we work with an awareness of how even small actions affect others, an attitude of kindness and concern for each other, and a drive for action that helps people live healthy lives.
It’s the best way. The right way. The only way. Nature’s Way.
Be a part of helping people live healthy lives as our new Senior Cloud Administrator.
SUMMARY
This role will be working within Natures Way’s IT Infrastructure Team. The Senior Cloud Administrator is to oversee, administrate and optimize Natures Way’s cloud infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have expertise in Azure Cloud Administration and Solutions along with strong skills in automation, security, and performance optimization. You will play a key role in ensuring our cloud environment is secure, scalable, and cost-efficient while supporting critical business systems. applications and development teams.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Cloud Infrastructure Management:
- Design, implement, and maintain cloud solutions in Azure.
- Oversee the full Azure environment, managing a large set of servers without heavy automatio
Networking & Connectivity:
- Manage cloud networking, VPNs, VPCs, VNETS and hybrid cloud connectivity.
Security & Compliance:
- Implement Azure Security Center, Defender for Cloud, and Microsoft Sentinel for threat detection and compliance.
- Ensure cloud security best practices, manage IAM policies, and ensure compliance with industry regulations (e.g., ISO 27001, SOC 2).
Monitoring & Performance:
- Implement monitoring tools (CloudWatch, Prometheus, Datadog) to track performance, optimize resources, and reduce costs.
Backup & Disaster Recovery:
- Manage backup, disaster recovery (Azure Site Recovery), and high-availability strategies.
Collaboration & Support:
- Work closely with business units, especially internal SAP teams, in developing, maintaining infrastructure that is then delivered and maintained by internal SAP teams.
- Act as an Azure SME for cloud-related initiatives across the organization.
Capacity Planning & Cost Management:
- Analyze usage patterns, optimize cloud spending, and recommend cost-saving strategies.
Automation & Optimization:
- Develop automation and manage infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools like Terraform, Ansible, Bicep, Powershell, CloudFormation or other toolsets to reduce overall IT infrastructure cost and time
QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS
Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field, and three to five years of experience.
- 3 - 5 years of experience in cloud administration or related roles.
Technical Skills:
- Strong expertise in Azure, cloud services and administration of large Azure Infrastructures without leveraging IaC.
- Strong proficiency in Windows/Linux administration.
- Strong scripting knowledge in especially PowerShell or Bash/Python.
- Strong of networking, firewalls, VPNs, RBAC and security groups in cloud environments.
- Familiarity with Kubernetes, Docker, or other containerization technologies is a plus.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tools like Jenkins, GitLab, or GitHub Actions.
- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
Training/Certifications:
- Azure Administrator Associate or equivalent certification
All benefits are effective on day 1 of employment.
Medical Option to select either a PPO plan or one of 2 high – deductible medical plans that includes a company contribution to your personal health savings bank account.
Dental Delta Dental PPO & an option to select an enhanced dental plan.
Vision Routine preventative coverage under medical plan and an option to elect additional voluntary coverage
Time Off All employees receive 11 holidays off per year, as well as paid time off that starts at a minimum of two weeks per year.
401K Plan Company match of up to 4% as long as employees contribute a minimum of 6% to the account. An additional profit-sharing contribution is also made to employee accounts if the company meets its annual targets.
You’ll also enjoy a variety of other benefits that support your long-term health and wellness:
- Company provided short-term & long-term disability
- Life and AD&D insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- Voluntary critical illness & accident coverage
- New parent phase-in program & paternity leave
- Educational assistance reimbursement
- Product discounts & a wellness program
Start Helping People live Healthy lives today!
