Azure Cloud Systems Engineer – Hybrid, Security & Automation

Impact Networking; Mettawa (IL); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Paid holidays

401(k) participation

Job summary

Impact Networking is seeking a Systems Engineer to design, operate, and secure Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, and enterprise systems in a hybrid environment. You will own architecture, deployment, troubleshooting, and lifecycle management, partnering with business and technology leaders to drive reliable, scalable operations.

The role emphasizes governance, automation, and security across Azure services, with collaboration across application, security, and service teams to meet operational

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in CS/IT/Cybersecurity.
• AZ-104 or equivalent hands-on Azure administration experience.
• Strong knowledge of Azure compute, networking, storage, identity, monitoring, and security.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and operate Azure IaaS and PaaS services including VMs, App Service, Azure SQL, and storage.
• Establish and maintain Azure governance across tenants and subscriptions.
• Engineer identity and access controls with Entra ID and CA.
• Design and maintain Azure networking including VNets, peering, and ExpressRoute.
• Configure Defender for Cloud, Monitor, Log Analytics, and Sentinel investments.
• Automate deployments using PowerShell, Azure CLI, ARM, Bicep, Terraform.
• Plan and execute Azure migrations and modernization with Azure Migrate.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure availability, security, and cost management.
• Administer Windows Server, AD, DNS, and Microsoft 365 services.
• Build and maintain backup, recovery, and resiliency capabilities.

Skills

Communication skills

Collaboration

Security awareness

Problem solving

Documentation

Attention to detail

Incident response coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/Cybersecurity or equivalent practical experience

Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) or equivalent

Tools

PowerShell

Azure CLI

Bicep

Terraform

KQL

REST APIs

Python

Job description

Impact Networking is seeking a Systems Engineer to design, operate, and secure Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, and enterprise systems in a hybrid environment. You will own architecture, deployment, troubleshooting, and lifecycle management, partnering with business and technology leaders to drive reliable, scalable operations.

The role emphasizes governance, automation, and security across Azure services, with collaboration across application, security, and service teams to meet operational