Azure Systems Administrator

About Pre Pass

Pre Pass® is North America's most trusted weigh station bypass and toll management platform. We’re transforming how the transportation industry operates—creating solutions that keep trucks moving safely, efficiently, and compliantly. This means making bold decisions and building systems that support not only fleets but the broader economy. It all starts with enabling commercial vehicles to keep rolling with seamless toll management, weigh station bypass, and safety solutions.

It’s what we do best, and we do it to meet the demands of the road every day.

That’s why people join us: our solutions are implemented in real-time, on highways and interstates across the nation, helping fleets go farther, faster. This work challenges and rewards, presenting complex problems that need ambitious answers. We hire bold thinkers with a heart for impact, a passion for progress, and the optimism to shape the future of transportation.

About the role

We’re looking for an Azure Systems Administratorto support and improve our Azure-first infrastructure, centered on Windows Server virtual machines (IaaS), Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) running on Azure VMs, and identity synchronization using Azure AD Connect. This role owns provisioning, configuration, patching, monitoring, backup/recovery, security posture management, and incident response for systems that support business‑critical services. You’ll partner with engineering, security, and IT operations to keep environments reliable, secure, and scalable.

Azure IaaS – Windows Server VM administration

• Provision, configure, and maintain Windows Server VMs in Azure, including sizing, performance tuning, disk/storage management, and availability planning
• Perform daily operational health checks (OS integrity, service availability, CPU/memory/disk trends, scheduled task/job success, and event log review)
• Troubleshoot Windows platform issues (services, certificates, networking, DNS, authentication, resource constraints) and coordinate resolution with stakeholders

Patch management & updates (Azure Update Manager)

• Own VM patching operations using Azure Update Manager(maintenance windows, classification-based patching, phased rollouts, restart coordination)
• Monitor patch compliance and remediate failed deployments and “no update data” scenarios
• Communicate scheduled maintenance to stakeholders and execute updates in a controlled, auditable manner

Backup & recovery (Azure Backup)

• Implement and operate Azure Backupfor Azure VMs (policy configuration, monitoring, retention governance)
• Perform and document periodic restore tests and recovery procedures to ensure operational readiness

Identity & directory services (AD DS + Azure AD Connect)

• Administer AD DS hosted on Azure VMs (domain controllers): users/groups, OUs, Group Policy (GPO), security groups, and delegated access
• Maintain domain controller health and dependencies (DNS, replication health, time synchronization, patching coordination, operational runbooks)
• Operate and maintain Azure AD Connect(hosted on a Windows VM in Azure): monitor sync health, troubleshoot sync failures, manage scope/filtering, and support upgrades/maintenance
• Maintain documentation/runbooks for configuration, troubleshooting, and recovery procedures

Web and file services (IIS + File Servers)

• Administer and troubleshoot IIS(site/app configuration, bindings/certs, app pools, logging, performance troubleshooting)
• Administer and support Windows File Servers(SMB shares, NTFS/share permissions, access controls, troubleshooting access/performance issues)

Security posture & vulnerability management (Defender for Cloud)

• Use Microsoft Defender for Cloudto monitor security posture, address recommendations, and remediate vulnerabilities
• Contribute to baseline hardening and security improvements aligned to organizational standards

Monitoring, incident response & continuous improvement

• Participate in an on-call rotation; support incident response, service restoration, root cause analysis, and preventative improvements
• Automate repeatable administrative work using Power Shelland Azure-native tooling
• Create and maintain operational…