Azure VM Maintenance and Troubleshooting

We need a freelancer to support ongoing Azure VM maintenance and troubleshooting for a growing environment. The work includes monitoring system performance, resolving issues, performing routine maintenance, and helping keep the environment stable and secure. You should be comfortable working independently, communicating clearly with minimal supervision. This is a on call base long term opportunity for someone who can help maintain reliability and improve operational efficiency. Apart from that we have other tasks and we want the individual to complete these tasks as well 1. SharePoint Guest Folder External Sharing Configuration Review current SharePoint site and document library permissions. Verify tenant-level external sharing policies. Configure the Guest SharePoint folder for secure external document sharing. Coordinate with designated administrators (AM and RS) if approval or permission changes are required. Validate external user access with test accounts. Document configuration changes. 2. Email Consolidation – FK & GS Review existing mailbox, aliases, forwarding, and distribution settings. Configure sample email address as the primary destination. Consolidate aliases and mail routing. Validate inbound/outbound mail flow. Test delivery scenarios. Document changes. 3. Email Consolidation – Stephen Mailboxes (2.0 Hours) Audit all SM-related mailboxes and aliases. Identify duplicate accounts and existing dependencies. Consolidate required aliases into the designated mailbox. Update mail flow and forwarding rules. Perform validation testing. Document final configuration. 4. Organization-wide Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Implementation (3.0 Hours) Review current Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) authentication policies. Identify excluded accounts and service accounts. Configure organization-wide MFA policy. Validate Conditional Access policies. Perform pilot testing. Confirm successful enforcement. Provide rollout documentation and recommendations. 5. Outlook Keyboard Shortcut Restriction via Administrative Policies (2.0 Hours) Research and verify the most appropriate administrative method (Group Policy, Intune, or Microsoft 365 policy depending on the environment). Configure Outlook policy settings. Apply to existing users. Ensure future users inherit the policy. Validate policy deployment. Document implementation. 6. Final Validation & Documentation (1.0 Hour) End-to-end verification of all completed tasks. Resolve minor configuration issues discovered during testing. Prepare implementation summary. Provide handover documentation.