Senior Analyst (Systems Engineer)

Golub Capital; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Golub Capital is seeking a hands-on Infrastructure Engineer to design, automate, secure and operate Microsoft-centric cloud and hybrid infrastructure in a fast-paced environment.

You will drive modernization, resiliency and operational improvements while collaborating with engineers, security and business teams to deliver scalable Azure solutions across VMs, storage, networks and identity. Strong PowerShell, Azure CLI and IaC skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or a related field.
• 5+ years of relevant infrastructure, cloud or systems engineering experience.
• Deep hands-on experience administering and engineering Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 environments.
• Strong Azure experience across VMs, storage, networks, identity, App Service and SQL connectivity.
• Advanced PowerShell skills and proficiency with Azure CLI, REST APIs and Microsoft Graph.
• Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD with Bicep, Azure DevOps Pipelines and Git.
• Experience with Entra ID, Conditional Access, PIM, apps, certificates, secrets and modern authentication.
• Experience with Azure Virtual Desktop, Intune, Autopilot and Windows lifecycle management.
• Experience with monitoring using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, App Insights, Defender or Sentinel; practical KQL skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, automate, secure and operate Microsoft-centric cloud and hybrid infrastructure.
• Provide technical leadership for modernization, resiliency and operational improvement initiatives.
• Move between architecture, implementation, troubleshooting, documentation and stakeholder communication.

Skills

PowerShell

Azure CLI

Git

Azure DevOps

KQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or a related field

Tools

Bicep

REST APIs

Azure Monitor

Log Analytics

Application Insights

Job description

Department Overview

The Technology Solutions('TS') Department is responsible for designing and delivering state of the art technology solutions that are designed to create efficiency, mitigate risk and grow revenue for the Firm. Technology Solutions is also responsible for defining, managing and executing a robust Cyber Security program following the NIST Cyber Security Framework. Technology Solutions focuses on technical excellence through innovative application designs, robust data integration and analytics, high availability infrastructure and gold level service for our key stakeholders with information security embedded throughout. Critical functions within Technology Solutions include Project Management, Vendor Management, Business Analysis, Enterprise Data Governance and Stewardship, Application Development and 3rd Party Integration and Strategic and Secure Infrastructure and Operations. The Technology Solutions Department collaborates closely with Firm leadership and business unit heads to develop plans in line with business objectives.

Position Information

Hiring Manager: Vice President

Department: Technology Solutions

Department Overview: The Technology Solutions('TS') Department is responsible for designing and delivering state of the art technology solutions that are designed to create efficiency, mitigate risk and grow revenue for the Firm. Technology Solutions is also responsible for defining, managing and executing a robust Cyber Security program following the NIST Cyber Security Framework. Technology Solutions focuses on technical excellence through innovative application designs, robust data integration and analytics, high availability infrastructure and gold level service for our key stakeholders with information security embedded throughout. Critical functions within Technology Solutions include Project Management, Vendor Management, Business Analysis, Enterprise Data Governance and Stewardship, Application Development and 3rd Party Integration and Strategic and Secure Infrastructure and Operations. The Technology Solutions Department collaborates closely with Firm leadership and business unit heads to develop plans in line with business objectives.

Position Responsibilities

This hands-on engineering role will design, automate, secure and operate Microsoft-centric cloud and hybrid infrastructure while providing technical leadership for modernization, resiliency and operational improvement initiatives. A successful candidate will be comfortable moving between architecture, implementation, troubleshooting, documentation and stakeholder communication.

Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To

• Designing, building and operating Azure infrastructure across compute, storage, networking, identity and platform services with strong attention to availability, performance, security and cost
• Providing senior-level administration and engineering for Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint Online, OneDrive and related Microsoft 365 services
• Administering Microsoft Entra ID, Conditional Access, enterprise applications, managed identities, authentication methods and Privileged Identity Management using least-privilege principles
• Engineering and supporting Azure Virtual Desktop host pools, application delivery, profile management, image lifecycle, monitoring, performance and resiliency
• Supporting Microsoft Intune, Autopilot, Windows Server and the transition toward cloud-native management including reduction of legacy SCCM and Group Policy dependencies
• Developing production-quality PowerShell and Azure CLI automation; use Git-based workflows, code review and controlled promotion across environments
• Using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, Defender tooling and KQL to detect, diagnose and remediate service health, security and performance issues
• Designing and testing backup, recovery, high availability and multi-region patterns using Azure-native services and Veeam where appropriate
• Supporting Azure App Service, Functions, Logic Apps, Key Vault, private endpoints, API connectivity, Power BI gateways and related application infrastructure
• Partnering with networking teams to manage and enhance Azure connectivity, private access, segmentation and the Infoblox cloud DNS environment
• Building systems aligned with NIST and CIS expectations, remediate vulnerability findings, maintain certificates / secrets and produce audit-ready technical evidence
• Participating in the Infrastructure on-call rotation, leading response to critical incidents, performing root-cause analysis and documenting, automating and monitoring recurring operational work
• Creating and maintaining support articles, operating procedures, architecture diagrams / runbooks and mentoring team members through reviews and knowledge transfer
• Leading technical workstreams, estimating and sequencing delivery, coordinating with vendors and partner teams, managing risks / dependencies and communicating clearly with technical and executive stakeholders
• Evaluating practical uses of agentic AI and Microsoft Copilot capabilities for infrastructure operations, documentation, monitoring and workflow automation while following security and governance requirements

Candidate Requirements

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or a related field is required
• 5+ years of relevant experience in infrastructure, cloud or systems engineering
• Deep hands-on experience administering and engineering Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 enterprise environments
• Strong Azure experience across virtual machines, storage, virtual networks, private endpoints, load balancing, identity dependencies, App Service, Functions, Logic Apps, Key Vault and Azure SQL connectivity
• Advanced PowerShell skills and working proficiency with Azure CLI, REST APIs and Microsoft Graph
• Hands-on Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD experience, preferably Bicep, Azure DevOps Pipelines and Git
• Experience with Microsoft Entra ID, Conditional Access, PIM, enterprise applications, managed identities, certificates, secrets and modern authentication
• Experience with Azure Virtual Desktop, Intune, Autopilot and Windows endpoint or server lifecycle management
• Experience with monitoring and troubleshooting using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, Defender XDR or Microsoft Sentinel, including practical KQL skills
• Experience with backup, disaster recovery and resiliency design; Veeam experience and multi-region Azure architecture experience are beneficial
• Working knowledge of Windows Server, Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, PKI, Kerberos and hybrid identity; experience modernizing away from legacy domain dependencies is highly desirable
• Experience with security hardening, vulnerability remediation, audit evidence collection and control frameworks such as NIST CSF and CIS benchmarks
• Preferred Microsoft certifications such as Azure Administrator Associate, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure Network Engineer Associate,