Microsoft Azure Systems Engineer

This is a deeply hands-on engineering role focused on building configuring and troubleshooting Azure infrastructure on a daily basis. Were seeking engineers who have personally architected and operated production Azure environments and who take pride in owning the full lifecycle from design through deployment and ongoing operations.

The ideal candidate brings real-world production experience and enjoys rolling up their sleeves to deliver reliable secure and scalable cloud solutions.

What you will do:

Cloud Architecture & Engineering

• You will design and implement scalable secure Azure infrastructure (IaaS PaaS and hybrid)
• You will deploy and manage Azure Virtual Networks NSGs Azure Firewall and private endpoints
• You will architect and support hybrid connectivity (VPN ExpressRoute)
• You will implement high availability and disaster recovery solutions

Systems & Identity

• You will own the deployment configuration patching and operational health of Windows workloads running in Azure
• You will integrate Azure AD / Entra ID with enterprise identity systems
• You will implement RBAC Conditional Access and least-privilege access models
• You will support Microsoft 365 and Azure AD integrations where required

Automation & Infrastructure as Code

• You will build and maintain infrastructure using Terraform (preferred) ARM/Bicep templates PowerShell and Azure CLI
• You will ensure deployments are idempotent and repeatable manual deployments are not acceptable
• You will contribute to CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure delivery

Security & Compliance

• You will implement Azure Security Center / Defender for Cloud controls
• You will configure logging and monitoring (Azure Monitor Log Analytics)
• You will support compliance frameworks (e.g. NIST RMF CMMC as applicable)
• You will conduct vulnerability remediation and hardening

Monitoring & Operations

• You will implement alerting and performance monitoring
• You will own backup and recovery strategy (Azure Backup Site Recovery)
• You will participate in incident response and root cause analysis and personally drive remediation
• You will document architecture and operational runbooks

What Youll Accomplish in Your First Six Months

This role is about maturing and optimizing an already functional Azure environment into a fully standardized enterprise-ready platform while keeping delivery moving at full speed.

Months 02: Understand and Stabilize

• Build a deep understanding of the current Azure architecture deployment pipelines networking and security model.
• Identify opportunities to simplify standardize and reduce operational risk.
• Ensure CI/CD pipelines continue operating smoothly and reliably.
• Begin developing clear structured documentation of infrastructure dependencies and operational workflows.
• Establish a practical prioritized roadmap for platform improvements aligned to business objectives.

Months 24: Standardize and Strengthen

• Introduce infrastructure-as-code and repeatable deployment patterns where needed to increase consistency and reliability.
• Refine identity access controls and network architecture to align with enterprise-grade best practices.
• Implement consistent naming tagging and environment standards.
• Partner with the Network Operations Center to onboard systems into a 247 monitoring and alerting framework.
• Enhance logging observability and operational visibility across the environment.

Months 46: Scale with Confidence

• Improve resiliency through well-defined backup disaster recovery and restoration testing.
• Increase deployment reliability with improved rollback strategies and change discipline.
• Reduce technical debt while preserving development velocity.
• Deliver a well-documented supportable and scalable Azure platform designed for long-term growth.

By the six-month mark the environment will be more consistent observable resilient and operationally mature positioned to support both current demands and future expansion.

Qualifications :

What We Are Looking For

Every item below requires demonstrated hands-on experience. We are evaluating what you have personally built and operated not what your team delivered while you were on it.

• An Active Secret Clearance at a minimum 
• 5 years of systems engineering experience with direct hands-on technical execution not project management not oversight
• 3 years building and operating Microsoft Azure infrastructure in production environments you must be able to demonstrate personal technical contributions not team-level accomplishments
• Proven hands-on experience with Azure networking you have personally deployed and troubleshot VNets NSGs peering private endpoints and hybrid connectivity (VPN or ExpressRoute)
• Direct implementation experience with Azure AD / Entra ID you have personally configured Conditional Access policies RBAC assignments and enterprise identity integrations
• Working Infrastructure as Code practice you maintain and deploy Terraform (preferred) ARM/Bicep or equivalent in real environments not just lab or training contexts
• Strong PowerShell scripting ability demonstrated in production automation not just basic cmdlet usage
• Experience as a primary engineer responsible for production Azure workloads including incident response root cause analysis and remediation you personally executed

Nice to haves:

• Azure certifications such as AZ 104 or AZ 305
• Experience in regulated or Department of Defense environments
• Azure Kubernetes Service experience
• Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions pipeline experience
• Microsoft Defender suite experience
• Zero trust architecture implementation

What Success Looks Like

• Infrastructure is automated secure and well documented
• Deployments are repeatable and reliable
• Incidents decrease because root causes are eliminated
• Systems scale cleanly and predictably
• Engineering decisions balance technical rigor and business impact

The type of people who thrive on our team have the following qualities:

• Strong troubleshooting mindset you dig until you find root cause not just symptoms
• Clear communicator you can explain complex technical decisions in writing and in person
• Independent and collaborative you can drive work on your own and integrate with cross-functional teams
• Ownership mentality you build it you run it you fix it
• Disciplined operator you take change management and documentation seriously

Additional Information :

Why Youll Love Working Here:

• Impactful Work: Contribute to projects that drive business success and innovation.
• Collaborative Culture: Join a team that values teamwork innovation and shared success.
• Career Growth: Access to professional development opportunities mentorship and clear advancement paths.

Here are some Perks!

• Flexible PTO holidays
• Generous 401k match benefit up to 10% with an automatic 3% safe harbor contribution and additional matching based on employee contributions.
• Medical (HSA & PPO Plans Available) dental vision disability and life insurance
• Employer Contribution to Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Learning & Development opportunities
• Professional coaching services
• Free Personal Privacy Protection Services
• Get the technology you want to do your job
• We have free daily snacks & drinks

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time. The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office 
• Constantly work with computers and other information technology equipment
• The ability to communicate information and ideas in a classroom style format may stand at a podium for long periods of time

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race color ancestry religion sex national origin sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability gender gender identity or expression veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

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Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time