Onsite Microsoft 365 IT & Security Engineer

Socket.dev; Johns Creek (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

85% company-paid medical, dental, and

401(k) with 5% match

DPTO program

Plum Benefits

ESOP

Job summary

EasternCompanies is seeking an IT Specialist to administer the Microsoft 365 environment and support the technology infrastructure across our offices and job sites. This role manages identity and access, endpoint security, device compliance, network services, servers, system monitoring, and IT asset management.

The IT Specialist will also help maintain documentation and compliance evidence required for federal contracting obligations, including NIST SP 800‑171 and CMMC Level 2 requirements.

Qualifications

• Four or more years of hands‑on experience administering Microsoft 365 and Windows environments.
• Tenant‑level experience administering Entra ID and Intune.
• Experience administering Exchange Online and SharePoint Online.
• Proficiency with PowerShell scripting and administrative automation.
• Working knowledge of networking concepts and technologies, including firewalls and DNS.
• Working knowledge of endpoint protection tools (EDR/AV) and vulnerability management.
• Strong written communication with executive leadership ability.
• Ability to pass a background check for access to controlled information.
• Must meet U.S. person requirements for access to CUI.

Responsibilities

• Administer the Microsoft 365 environment, including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Teams, and OneDrive.
• Manage Microsoft Entra ID and Intune for users, licensing, MFA, and access lifecycle.
• Implement phishing‑resistant or hardware key authentication for privileged accounts.
• Administer Intune for device enrollment, configuration, compliance, and patching.
• Manage mobile devices, MDM platform, and carrier accounts.
• Maintain core network services: firewalls, VPNs, Wi‑Fi, DNS, certificates.
• Support Windows and Linux servers with patching, monitoring, backups, and tests.
• Deploy and monitor EDR/AV across managed devices; perform vulnerability scans.
• Assist onboarding/offboarding, equipment recovery and asset inventory.
• Automate tasks with PowerShell; ensure logs for SIEM ingestion.
• Document and evidence compliance for NIST SP 800‑171 and CMMC Level 2.
• Coordinate with vendors and MSPs; participate in on‑call rotation.

Skills

Microsoft 365

Entra ID

Intune

PowerShell

Networking basics

EDR & antivirus

Documentation & compliance

Executive communication

Background check eligibility

Tools

Exchange Online

SharePoint Online

Windows/Linux

Wazuh

Job description

EasternCompanies is seeking an IT Specialist to administer the Microsoft 365 environment and support the technology infrastructure across our offices and job sites. This role manages identity and access, endpoint security, device compliance, network services, servers, system monitoring, and IT asset management.

The IT Specialist will also help maintain documentation and compliance evidence required for federal contracting obligations, including NIST SP 800‑171 and CMMC Level 2 requirements.