Senior Azure Platform Engineer — Lead Cloud & Security

Systems Engineering Solutions Corporation

Alexandria (VA)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

4 days ago
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Medical
Dental
Vision
AD&D
STD
LTD
Company paid Life Insurance
401k with employer contribution
Paid Time Off
Pet Insurance

Job summary

Systems Engineering Solutions Corporation seeks a Senior Microsoft Platform Engineer to administer and improve the agency’s Azure and Microsoft 365 platforms, including on-premises and cloud servers. You will own escalated Tier 3 incidents, drive security hardening, and partner with architecture, cybersecurity, networking, and engineering teams to maintain enterprise standards.

The role requires 10+ years in Microsoft infrastructure with hands-on Azure experience, leadership of admin teams, and

Qualifications

  • 10+ years in Microsoft infrastructure administration with 5+ years Azure experience.
  • Bachelor's degree in CS, IS, engineering, or related field or equivalent practical experience.
  • Experience leading other administrators and small IT projects.

Responsibilities

  • Manage and maintain Azure environments, subscriptions, resource groups, landing zones, governance and tagging.
  • Administer Microsoft Entra ID, hybrid identity, Conditional Access, PIM, and RBAC.
  • Implement and maintain Azure networking including NSGs, Firewall, gateways, VPN, private endpoints.
  • Administer Microsoft 365 services.
  • Administer and patch on-premises and cloud-hosted Windows and Linux servers; use MCM and related tools.
  • Build automation and IaC using PowerShell, Azure Automation, ARM, Bicep, or Terraform.
  • Monitor platform health with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, App Insights, Defender.
  • Maintain backup, DR, and high availability with Azure Backup/Site Recovery.
  • Perform security hardening per NIST and cloud security standards.
  • Participate in architecture reviews and recommend improvements.
  • Own Tier 3 incidents from assignment to closure and liaise with vendors.

Skills

Azure administration
Microsoft Entra ID
Windows Server
Linux server administration
Microsoft 365 administration
PowerShell automation
Microsoft Configuration Manager (MCM)
Zero Trust controls
Incident resolution
ITSM processes

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field

Tools

ServiceNow
Azure DevOps (ADO)
NinjaOne
Datadog
Microsoft Configuration Manager (MCM)

Job description

Systems Engineering Solutions Corporation seeks a Senior Microsoft Platform Engineer to administer and improve the agency’s Azure and Microsoft 365 platforms, including on-premises and cloud servers. You will own escalated Tier 3 incidents, drive security hardening, and partner with architecture, cybersecurity, networking, and engineering teams to maintain enterprise standards.

The role requires 10+ years in Microsoft infrastructure with hands-on Azure experience, leadership of admin teams, and

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