Johannesburg: D365 F&O Cloud Administrator posted by Sabenza IT & Recruitment

As a D365 F&O Cloud Administrator, you will be responsible for maintaining the design, deployment, administration and implementation, management and maintenance of our Azure Cloud environments for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations. This role requires deep technical expertise in Azure cloud services, environment governance and D365 F&O lifecycle management to ensure secure scalable and high performing enterprise systems. The role will be engaged through the implementation of Microsoft D365 Finance and Operations on a global scale.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and manage the Azure infrastructure for F&O including networking, costs, storage and security.
  

• Support and maintain infrastructure as Code (IaC) using ARM, Bicep, or Terraform.
  

• Monitor and optimize Azure F&O resources usage through performance, availability and cost efficiency analysis.
  

• Manage Microsoft Admin Center Finance and Operations RBAC, policies and compliance configurations.
  

• Implement automation and CI/CD pipelines using Azure Devops.
  

• Manage D365 Finance and Operations environments across Project and Operational streams i.e. DevVMs, FT, SIT, Test UAT and Production tiers.
  

• Coordinate environment refreshes, database movements and service updates and publish a release schedule/calendar weekly, including blackout periods, delivery windows, etc.
  

• Monitor system health, performance and integrations with Azure services.
  

• Collaborate with functional and technical teams to support deployments and troubleshooting issues.
  

• Ensure compliance with Microsofts LCS best practices and release schedules.
  

• Enforce environment governance policies across Azure and D365 platforms.
  

• Implement security best practices, including identity protection, conditional access and encryption.
  

• Maintain documentation for architecture, configurations and operational procedures.
  

• Support audits and ensure compliance with internal and external regulatory requirements.
  

Qualifications

• Matric and a Tertiary Qualification
  
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
  
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
  
• Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations Apps Solution Architect
  
• 5 years of experience in Azure Cloud engineering and administration
  
• 5 years of experience managing Microsoft D365 F&O Environments
  

Skills

• Strong knowledge of Azure services (VMs, App Services, Networking, Key Vault Monitor).
  

• Proficiency in PowerShell, Azure CLI and automation scripting.
  

• Strong understanding and use of Azure Dev-Ops.
  

• Experience with Microsoft Lifecycle Service (LCS) and D365 deployment pipelines and large-scale Cloud migrations for D365.
  

• Proficiency in Power Platform
  

• Azure IAM/Entra Expertise
  

• Azure Data Lake Knowledge
  

• Familiarity with CI/CD practices.
  
• Ability to influence, persuade and initiate change.
  
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  
• Detail-oriented with a proactive approach to system reliability and security.
  
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
  
• Ability to navigate in complex situations.
  
• Fluency in spoken and written English, French is an asset.