Cloud Administrator (Azure, AWS, GCP)

About the role

A cloud technology startup in Ikeja, Lagos is looking for a proactive, analytical Cloud Administrator to join its Operations & Cloud Engineering team. You will maintain, optimize and troubleshoot client and company cloud environments, with a strong focus on Microsoft Azure and multi-cloud integration across AWS and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The schedule is Monday to Friday, hybrid, and the pay depends on experience level.

Key responsibilities

• Provide hands-on technical support and administration for Microsoft Azure and multi-cloud infrastructure (AWS / GCP), troubleshooting outages and performance issues.
• Write basic to intermediate scripts (Python, Bash or PowerShell) to automate routine tasks and support CI/CD pipelines with Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Run system updates, patch management, cloud backups and disaster recovery checks.
• Monitor performance, resource usage and access logs, analyze consumption and propose cost-saving measures.
• Enforce cloud security protocols including IAM, access controls, encryption and vulnerability mitigation.

Required profile

• Junior: 1-3 years of direct cloud support and administration experience; Mid-Senior: 4-5+ years of cloud engineering, DevOps or multi-cloud infrastructure experience.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure; AWS and GCP experience is highly advantageous.
• One or more verified certifications at the relevant level: Azure (AZ-104 or AZ-305), AWS (SysOps or Solutions Architect), GCP (Associate Cloud Engineer or Professional Cloud Architect), or relevant HashiCorp/Terraform credentials.

Required skills

• Solid grasp of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, VPNs, virtual networks, routing).
• DevOps principles, CI/CD workflows and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred).
• Scripting with Python, PowerShell or Bash.
• Deep knowledge of cloud security, IAM policies, backup strategies and high-availability architecture.