IT Cloud Engineer

ADP, Inc.; Paramus (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

Dental plans

Vision care

401K

Life Insurance

Long-term disability

Short-term disability

Accident insurance

Critical illness

Job summary

ADP, Inc. in Paramus, NJ is seeking an hands-on Azure Cloud Engineer to design, operate, and optimize cloud services across infrastructure, security, and governance. The role covers hybrid IT environments, on-prem integration, and 2nd/3rd level support.

Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and collaboration across global IT teams are essential. Experience with Azure automation (PowerShell, Terraform) and experience with Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and virtualization platforms is preferred.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in cloud engineering and IT infrastructure.
• Strong troubleshooting across cloud, security, and networking.
• Excellent documentation and written/oral communication.

Responsibilities

• Design, operate, and optimize Azure services across infrastructure, networking, security, and governance.
• Support Azure compute, storage, networking, backup, monitoring, security, and identity integration.
• Troubleshoot incidents and provide 2nd and 3rd level support.
• Contribute to automation, IaC, and hybrid cloud initiatives.
• Maintain cloud documentation and runbooks.

Skills

Cloud engineering

IT infrastructure

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Cross-team collaboration

Tools

Azure

PowerShell

Azure CLI

Terraform

Hyper-V

Nutanix

Active Directory

DNS/DHCP

Job description

If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability, contact this employer to ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process.

Regular Full-Time Paramus, NJ, US

30+ days ago Requisition ID: 1492

Salary Range: $120,000.00 To $145,000.00 Annually

About Us

As an international leader in the marketing industry, we lead the pack in creating dynamic places where people interact, face to face, with the world’s best brands. This opening is resident in Paramus, NJ.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on Azure Cloud Engineer with strong operational experience, a structured approach to troubleshooting, and a solid understanding of secure, reliable, and well-governed cloud environments. Additional experience with on‑premises infrastructure is a plus and will be valuable in supporting our hybrid IT landscape.

Key Responsibilities

Azure Cloud Engineering & Operations

• Design, operate, and continuously improve Microsoft Azure services across infrastructure, networking, security, monitoring, governance, and cost management.
• Support Azure compute, storage, networking, backup, monitoring, security, and identity integration.
• Troubleshoot Azure-related incidents, performance issues, and service disruptions, providing 2nd and 3rd level support.
• Contribute to automation, infrastructure as code, modernization, hybrid cloud, and Azure best‑practice initiatives.
• Support secure and reliable integration between Azure and on‑premises environments.
• Maintain cloud documentation, including configurations, procedures, standards, and troubleshooting guides.

Additional Infrastructure Responsibilities

• Support Windows and Linux server environments where required.
• Assist with virtualization platforms such as Hyper‑V and Nutanix.
• Support backup, restore, monitoring, patching, lifecycle management, and capacity planning activities.
• Assist with Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, and related Windows services.

Required Qualifications

• Several years of experience in cloud engineering, IT infrastructure, or systems engineering.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Microsoft Azure infrastructure and cloud operations.
• Experience developing, maintaining, supporting, and optimizing Azure environments.
• Good understanding of hybrid cloud environments and cloud connectivity.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across cloud, identity, networking, monitoring, and infrastructure‑related topics.
• Good documentation and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate across global IT teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with PowerShell, Azure CLI, Terraform, or other automation tools.
• Experience with Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft 365, Exchange Online, Teams, or hybrid Microsoft environments.
• Experience with Windows Server, Linux, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and Group Policy.
• Knowledge of virtualization platforms such as Hyper‑V, Nutanix AHV, or Nutanix Prism.
• Knowledge of backup, restore, monitoring, patching, and infrastructure lifecycle management.
• Network knowledge, including TCP/IP, VLANs, routing, firewalls, VPNs, and Azure networking.

We offer a robust benefits package including Medical (3 choices of plans), Dental (3 choices of plans), 401K, Vision, company paid Life Insurance, company paid Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability, Accident and Critical Illness Insurance--plus more. Our culture fosters teamwork, individual strength, and innovation, all in a dynamic environment!

Equal opportunity employer – vets/disabled