Senior Cloud Platform Engineer - Azure, IAM & Automation

Horizontal Talent

Aliso Viejo (CA)

On-site

USD 63,000 - 107,000

Full time

12 hours ago
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Job summary

Horizontal is seeking a Sr. Cloud Platform Engineer to shape governance and automate across Microsoft cloud technologies. You will own Azure, Entra ID, and Microsoft 365 services, driving security, scalability, and reliability in a growth-focused environment.

The role emphasizes identity management, IAM design, and collaboration with security teams to ensure audit readiness and compliant operations at scale.

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience supporting enterprise infrastructure and cloud environments.
  • 5+ years hands-on with Azure, Entra ID, and enterprise identity solutions.
  • Strong background in cloud governance, security controls, and platform planning.

Responsibilities

  • Own and improve Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Azure services.
  • Lead governance for cloud lifecycle management and adoption.
  • Design IAM solutions including conditional access, SSO, MFA, and RBAC.
  • Automate processes with PowerShell, Graph API, and IaC.
  • Monitor health, performance, and capacity; drive reliability improvements.
  • Collaborate with security teams on compliance, access controls, and audit readiness.
  • Support cloud migration, integration, and modernization initiatives.
  • Provide advanced troubleshooting and Tier III escalation.
  • Create technical docs, diagrams, and runbooks.
  • Mentor team members and promote best practices.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure
Azure
Entra ID
Governance
Automation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Tools

PowerShell
Microsoft Graph API
Terraform

Job description

Horizontal is seeking a Sr. Cloud Platform Engineer to shape governance and automate across Microsoft cloud technologies. You will own Azure, Entra ID, and Microsoft 365 services, driving security, scalability, and reliability in a growth-focused environment.

The role emphasizes identity management, IAM design, and collaboration with security teams to ensure audit readiness and compliant operations at scale.

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