Senior Cloud Platform Engineer

Armanino; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 125,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

PTO & paid holidays

Flexible work arrangements

401K with Profit Sharing

Wellness program

Parental leave

11 paid holidays

Job summary

Armanino seeks a senior cloud engineer to design and maintain cloud architecture across Azure, Microsoft 365, and hybrid environments. You will establish landing zones, governance, and reusable patterns that drive security, reliability, and efficiency.

You'll automate with PowerShell and Python, optimize costs with FinOps practices, and collaborate with cybersecurity, infrastructure, and DevOps teams to deliver scalable, compliant cloud solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or equivalent practical experience in IT field.
• 7+ years of cloud engineering, platform engineering, M365 administration, systems or infrastructure engineering.
• Hands-on with Azure, M365 and hybrid environments.
• Experience with cloud governance, landing zones, monitoring, automation and ops frameworks.
• Scripting and automation using PowerShell, Python, Bash, etc.
• Expertise with Microsoft 365 technologies (Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Teams, OneDrive, Entra ID, Intune, Defender, Purview).
• Experience designing Azure landing zones and enterprise platform standards.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain cloud architecture, standards, and reference patterns across Azure, Microsoft 365, and hybrid environments.
• Develop and mature Azure landing zones, governance controls, workload onboarding standards, and tenant configurations.
• Establish reusable patterns for monitoring, identity, backup, networking, resiliency, endpoint management, and support operations.
• Support and optimize Microsoft 365 services, including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Teams, OneDrive, Entra ID, Intune, Defender, and Purview.
• Improve cloud and Microsoft 365 operational readiness through monitoring, alerting, dashboards, and service management practices.
• Define and maintain production readiness standards, including backup, recovery, telemetry, runbooks, and escalation procedures.
• Develop and maintain cloud engineering standards, governance processes, and onboarding frameworks.
• Reduce configuration drift and improve consistency through automation, policy enforcement, and standardization.
• Partner with cybersecurity teams to implement secure configurations, identity protection, endpoint security, and data protection controls.
• Build resilient cloud and Microsoft 365 solutions that support security, compliance, and business continuity objectives.
• Strengthen cloud cost governance through tagging standards, budget monitoring, reporting, and optimization efforts.
• Identify and remediate inefficiencies, unsupported patterns, and opportunities for platform improvement.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, networking, endpoint, DevOps, security, and operations teams to deliver cloud initiatives.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, standards, onboarding guides, and operational procedures.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance, troubleshooting support, and knowledge transfer.

Skills

Azure

Microsoft 365

Hybrid infrastructure

PowerShell

Python

Automation

Monitoring

Security collaboration

Documentation

FinOps

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

At Armanino, you determine your career path. This means it's possible to pursue challenges you are passionate about, in industries you care about. Armanino is proud to be Among the top 20 Largest Firms in the Nation and one of the Best Places to Work. We have a community of resources that are ready and willing to support your ideas, build your skills and expand your professional network. We want you to integrate all aspects of your life with your career. At Armanino, we know you don’t check-out of life when you check-in at work. That’s why we’ve created a unique work environment where your passions, work, and family & friends can overlap. We want to help you achieve growth by giving you access to a network of smart and supportive people, willing to listen to your ideas.

Job Responsibilities

• Design and maintain cloud architecture, standards, and reference patterns across Azure, Microsoft 365, and hybrid environments
• Develop and mature Azure landing zones, governance controls, workload onboarding standards, and tenant configurations
• Establish reusable patterns for monitoring, identity, backup, networking, resiliency, endpoint management, and support operations
• Support and optimize Microsoft 365 services, including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Teams, OneDrive, Entra ID, Intune, Defender, and Purview
• Improve cloud and Microsoft 365 operational readiness through monitoring, alerting, dashboards, and service management practices
• Define and maintain production readiness standards, including backup, recovery, telemetry, runbooks, and escalation procedures
• Develop and maintain cloud engineering standards, governance processes, and onboarding frameworks
• Reduce configuration drift and improve consistency through automation, policy enforcement, and standardization
• Partner with cybersecurity teams to implement secure configurations, identity protection, endpoint security, and data protection controls
• Build resilient cloud and Microsoft 365 solutions that support security, compliance, and business continuity objectives
• Strengthen cloud cost governance through tagging standards, budget monitoring, reporting, and optimization efforts
• Identify and remediate inefficiencies, unsupported patterns, and opportunities for platform improvement
• Collaborate with infrastructure, networking, endpoint, DevOps, security, and operations teams to deliver cloud initiatives
• Create and maintain technical documentation, standards, onboarding guides, and operational procedures
• Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance, troubleshooting support, and knowledge transfer

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in cloud engineering, platform engineering, Microsoft 365 administration, systems engineering, or infrastructure engineering
• Hands‑on experience with Azure, Microsoft 365, and hybrid infrastructure environments
• Experience implementing cloud governance, landing zones, monitoring, automation, and operational support frameworks
• Experience with scripting and automation using PowerShell, Python, Bash, or similar technologies
• Expertise administering Microsoft 365 technologies including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Teams, OneDrive, Entra ID, Intune, Defender, and Purview
• Experience designing Azure landing zones, cloud governance frameworks, and enterprise platform standards

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of identity and access management, conditional access, role‑based access controls, and endpoint management
• Experience with cloud networking, hybrid connectivity, DNS, and segmentation
• Experience implementing observability, monitoring, alerting, backup, resilience, and disaster recovery solutions
• FinOps experience, including cloud cost optimization, reporting, and budget governance
• Industry certifications such as Azure Administrator Associate, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Microsoft 365 Administrator Expert, Azure Security Engineer Associate, or equivalent
• Experience mentoring engineers and driving cloud platform standardization across large enterprise environments

"Armanino" is the brand name under which Armanino LLP and Armanino Advisory LLC, independently owned entities, provide professional services in an alternative practice structure in accordance with law, regulations, and professional standards. Armanino LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services, and Armanino Advisory LLC and its subsidiary entities provide tax, advisory, and business consulting services. Armanino Advisory LLC and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms. Armanino provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Armanino complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Armanino expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Armanino employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge. Armanino does not accept unsolicited candidates, referrals, or resumes from any staffing agency, recruiting service, sourcing entity, or third-party paid service at any time. Any referrals, resumes, or candidates submitted to Armanino or any employee or owner of Armanino without a pre-existing agreement signed by both parties covering the submission will be considered the property of Armanino and not subject to any fees or charges. For existing agreements, a role must be approved and open to external search; otherwise, unsolicited and unapproved submittals and referrals will be considered Armanino property and free of fees. In addition, Talent Acquisition is the sole point of contact, and contacting others in our organization without Talent Acquisition’s knowledge will result in termination of contract. Certain states require us to disclose the pay range and benefits summary for job openings. For Colorado residents, the compensation range for this position: $113,100 - $154,100. For Washington residents, Illinois residents, New York residents, and Southern California residents, the compensation range for this position: $124,500 - $169,500. For Northern California residents, the compensation range for this position: $130,100 - $177,200. Compensation may vary based on skills, role, and location. Eligible employees at certain levels can participate in a discretionary long-term financial incentive plan, subject to plan participation rules. Armanino has a robust offering of benefits, including:

• Medical, dental, vision
• Generous PTO plan and paid sick time
• Flexible work arrangements
• 401K with Profit Sharing
• Wellness program
• Generous parental leave
• 11 paid holidays

For positions based in San Francisco, consistent with the SF Fair Chance Ordinance, an arrest and conviction record will not automatically disqualify a qualified applicant from consideration. For Individuals who would be working within the City of Los Angeles, Armanino will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. To view our Consumer Notice at Collection for job applicants, please visit: https://www.armanino.com/terms/ccpa-employee-notice/ We have a community of resources that are ready and willing to support your ideas, build your skills and expand your professional network. Armanino is one of the top 25 largest independent accounting and business consulting firms in the United States. We are a nationwide leader serving privately held companies and private individuals, as well as nonprofit organizations and public entities.