Long View Systems
Managed IT services and cloud solutions
Azure Server Consultant
About the job
- At least 7 years of experience implementing and supporting Microsoft technologies, including Azure, Windows Server, virtualization, storage, and backup solutions.
- Strong Azure cloud skills and working knowledge of Microsoft 365/Office 365 services.
- Experience with Windows Server technologies, including Hyper-V, SCVMM, Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, DFS, Group Policy Objects, and failover clustering.
- Experience with SCCM, Tanium, and Intune for device management and patching.
- Solid understanding of public key infrastructure and certificate infrastructure in enterprise environments.
- Experience with Azure, Active Directory, Hyper-V, Office 365, SCCM, SQL, virtualization, VMware, and Microsoft operating systems.
- Experience with operating system imaging, deployment, and management using MDT, SCCM, or similar tools.
- Scripting and automation capabilities for systems management and software deployment.
- Strong documentation skills for implementations, troubleshooting, and workarounds.
- Ability to adapt to multiple client environments.
- Manage the day-to-day administration, support, maintenance, and monitoring of Microsoft technologies, including Azure, Microsoft 365, Office 365, SharePoint, and related cloud services.
- Implement, upgrade, and optimize Microsoft technologies, focusing on Azure cloud, Microsoft 365, Office 365, and Windows Server platforms.
- Provide onsite and remote guidance to clients across their Microsoft technology stack.
- Maintain and administer computer networks and related computing environments, including hardware, systems software, applications, and configurations.
- Perform data backups and disaster recovery operations across cloud and on-premises environments.
- Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve hardware, software, network, and system issues, including escalated situations.
- Implement system and network security measures to protect data, software, and hardware.
- Configure and test computer hardware, networking software, and operating system software.
- Recommend and assist with integrating new technologies, tools, and processes.
- Analyze equipment performance records to determine when repair or replacement is required.
- Recommend improvements to systems and network configurations and determine hardware or software requirements for proposed changes.
- Gather and analyze customer requirements to predict, interpret, and evaluate system and network needs.
- Assist with incident, problem, and change management processes and documentation.
- Contribute to operational management and support of client environments, ensuring uptime, performance, and efficiency.
- Occasionally assist with onsite deskside support for vacation, sick coverage, or training backfill.
- A generalist profile with deep experience across all areas and a career path leaning toward Azure specialization is highly preferred.
- Experience with Citrix technologies, including NetScaler, VDI, and XenServer.
- Linux administration experience.
- HP hardware platform experience.
About the company
Long View provides IT services and managed IT solutions across North America, focusing on long-term client partnerships. Its offerings include Modern Workplace (Microsoft 365 and device management), Data & Dynamics (data modernization and Microsoft Dynamics 365), OneCloud (hybrid cloud), NextNet (networking), Digital Defense (cybersecurity), and Licensing & Procurement. It differentiates itself through lasting relationships, partnerships with Microsoft, Cisco, and HPE, and recognition like Best Managed Companies, Microsoft Partner of the Year, and Azure Expert MSP. Its goal is to help clients digitally transform and run IT as an orchestrated, ongoing service rather than a collection of projects.
Company Size
1-10
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Calgary, Canada
Founded
1999
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Long View won Cisco Canada Network Experience Partner of the Year on November 4, 2025.
- Microsoft Project Online retires September 30, 2026, driving migration and consulting demand.
- Microsoft licensing changes in 2026 create recurring demand for Long View’s procurement guidance.
What critics are saying
- ALN Medical data-incident litigation against Long View stays active in 2026.
- Microsoft bundled Security Copilot into M365 E5 on November 18, 2025, compressing advisory margins.
- Chip and RAM shortages on February 25, 2026 raised customer costs and delayed refresh projects.
What makes Long View Systems unique
- Long View held Azure Expert MSP status and Microsoft Canadian Partner of the Year in 2026.
- It sells licensing, cloud, security, and managed services through one Microsoft-heavy operating model.
- Its 2026 Microsoft licensing briefs show unusually deep SKU-level advisory capability.
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