Senior Microsoft Cloud Engineer

What Your Day-To-Day Looks Like (Position Responsibilities):

• Design, implement, operate, and optimize Microsoft 365, Azure, and Microsoft security services. 

• Implement and maintain cloud security controls aligned to federal security standards, Zero Trust architecture, and Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) Moderate requirements. 

• Administer and secure identity services using Entra ID, conditional access, privileged access controls, and least-privilege models. 

• Manage and support Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint Online, and related collaboration workloads. 

• Support Azure infrastructure, application workloads, networking, troubleshooting, and hybrid integrations. 

• Configure and manage Defender, Sentinel, Purview, and related platforms for threat protection, data governance, and response readiness. 

• Produce technical documentation, training materials, reporting, and dashboards, including health, compliance, spend, and utilization reporting. 

• Support incident response and disaster response playbooks and procedural documentation. 

What You Need to Succeed (Minimum Requirements):

• Eight years of experience engineering and operating enterprise Microsoft cloud environments. 

• Demonstrated ability to provide senior-level leadership and independent operational support for enterprise Microsoft cloud environments. 

• Experience with hybrid Active Directory, Microsoft 365, and Entra environments, endpoint management, Intune, Autopilot, and device policy delivery. 

• Advanced experience with identity and access management, multi-factor authentication (MFA) transitions, smart cards, and Fast Identity Online (FIDO)-based authentication across Windows and macOS systems. 

• Hands-on experience with Defender, Sentinel, Purview, and Microsoft cloud data sources and monitoring. 

• Ability to support formal change management, technical documentation, and stakeholder advisory work. 

• Ability to meet federal screening and suitability requirements prior to start. 

• Microsoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expert. 

• Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert. 

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert. 

• Microsoft 365 Certified: Endpoint Administrator Associate. 

• Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate. 

• Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate. 

• Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Administrator Associate. 

• Microsoft Certified: Information Security Administrator Associate. 

• These certifications (or their equivalents) must be current and maintained for a minimum of five years; expired or never-used certifications will not be considered.