Who we are:
Albawani is one of the leading construction and contracting companies in Saudi Arabia.
Established in 1991, the company has grown from a small civil works contractor into a
major diversified group with operations across construction, infrastructure, engineering,
water and power, and industrial services. Headquartered in Riyadh, Albawani is recognized
for delivering large-scale commercial, healthcare, educational, and government projects
throughout the Kingdom. Albawani is known for its strong commitment to quality, safety,
and innovation, holding several international ISO certifications and a Class-1 contractor
ranking in Saudi Arabia.
Job Title: Microsoft Azure Administrator
Department : IT Department
Role Purpose: Responsible for managing and maintaining Albawani’s Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 environment to ensure secure, scalable, and high-performance cloud services that support business operations at headquarters and distributed construction sites across Saudi Arabia.
Responsibilities:
- Deploy, configure, and manage virtual machines, storage, and networking components.
- Manage subscriptions, resource groups, RBAC, and ensure governance.
- Monitor performance and optimize resource utilization applying FinOps best practices.
- Implement backup and disaster recovery solutions.
- Manage Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive.
- Administer Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) including users, groups, and policies.
- Implement Intune for endpoint management and security policies.
- Manage Microsoft 365 licenses and optimize license usage.
- Apply Azure and Microsoft 365 security best practices.
- Support compliance with NCA cybersecurity and PDPL requirements.
- Manage privileged access with PIM and Just-In-Time access.
- Monitor and troubleshoot cloud services and infrastructure issues.
- Document procedures, runbooks, and operational processes.
- Coordinate with network and IT teams for cross-platform issue resolution.
- Implement automation using PowerShell and Azure CLI.
- Apply Infrastructure as Code (ARM, Bicep) to streamline deployments.
Job Requirements:
- 3–5 years of experience in Azure and Microsoft 365 administration
- Experience with hybrid cloud environments (Azure + On-Premises)
- Knowledge of Microsoft Cloud governance and security best practices
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (required)
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) (required)
- Microsoft 365 Admin or Azure Solutions Architect certifications
- Oracle certifications in infrastructure or the OCI (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure) environment.
