Below is the job description for the position:
Job Title: Senior Azure & Microsoft 365 Cloud Engineer
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Work Mode: First 90 days onsite and then Hybrid (minimum 2 days in office thereafter)
Interview Process:
- 1st Round: 30-minute virtual interview
- 2nd Round: 1-hour virtual or in-person interview
Position Overview
We are seeking a Senior Azure & Microsoft 365 Cloud Engineer to operate, enhance, and expand our existing Azure environment. This role will take ownership of day-to-day Azure infrastructure operations while driving continuous improvements, supporting new initiatives, and making sound architectural decisions aligned with long-term scalability and best practices.
Required Qualifications
- 5–8+ years of overall infrastructure experience
- 4+ years of hands-on Azure experience in production environments
- Proven experience operating and improving an existing Azure landing zone
- Strong Azure networking expertise (VNet peering, VPN, Private Endpoints, NSGs)
- Experience with Azure Policy, RBAC, and governance frameworks
- Infrastructure as Code experience (Terraform strongly preferred)
- Strong automation skills using PowerShell or Azure CLI
- Experience supporting hybrid cloud environments
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
Key Responsibilities
- Operate and maintain the existing Azure landing zone and subscription structure
- Ensure high availability, performance, and reliability of Azure workloads
- Manage core Azure services, including networking, compute, storage, identity, and monitoring
- Serve as the primary Azure subject matter expert (SME)
- Design and implement new Azure infrastructure based on evolving business needs
- Extend and enhance the current landing zone architecture
- Lead infrastructure components of application deployments
- Evaluate new Azure services and recommend adoption where appropriate
- Make architectural decisions aligned with best practices and long-term scalability
- Collaborate with security teams on cloud hardening initiatives
- Manage Azure networking, including VNet peering, private endpoints, and NSGs
- Automate operational tasks using PowerShell and/or Azure CLI
- Standardize deployment patterns and maintain documentation
- Manage Azure Monitor and Log Analytics
- Implement proactive alerting and health monitoring solutions
- Oversee budgets, reservations, and cost reporting
Additional Responsibilities
- Monitor server performance, conduct diagnostic testing, and manage failover processes
- Collaborate with PGW teams to troubleshoot application-related issues
- Participate in disaster recovery exercises
- Administer and maintain hybrid identity solutions (Entra ID / Azure AD Connect) and cloud-only identity environments
- Provide administration and policy management for Microsoft 365 services, including Exchange Online, Teams, and Intune
- Manage devices and policies within Intune
- Lead Office 365 projects as the primary technical point of contact
Thanks & Regards
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