Senior Cloud & Security Systems Administrator (4-Day Week)

Motion Recruitment; Mesa (AZ); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Four-Day Work Week

401(k)

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Motion Recruitment seeks a Senior Systems Administrator / Microsoft Cloud Engineer to design, secure, and support a complex hybrid infrastructure spanning Microsoft 365 GCC High, Azure, virtualization platforms, identity management, and on-premises data center tech in the Phoenix area.

You will influence enterprise architecture, drive modernization, cloud adoption, cybersecurity, and compliance initiatives while contributing to strategic technology initiatives in a mission-critical environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years administering Microsoft 365 environments including Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, and Microsoft Entra ID.
• Experience supporting Microsoft 365 GCC High environments.
• Strong Azure administration experience across compute, networking, storage, and infrastructure services.
• Expertise with Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, Group Policy, Conditional Access, and identity management.
• PowerShell scripting and automation experience.
• Experience with Microsoft Intune, Autopilot, and endpoint management.
• VMware vSphere and/or Microsoft Hyper-V administration experience.
• Knowledge of backup and disaster recovery solutions, ideally Veeam Backup & Replication.
• Strong networking fundamentals including DNS, DHCP, VPNs, firewalls, routing, and switching.
• Experience supporting hybrid cloud and on-premises infrastructure environments.
• Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and root cause analysis skills.
• Excellent communication skills with both technical and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• 40% Microsoft 365 GCC High / Security & Compliance focus.
• 30% Microsoft Azure & Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure.
• 15% Virtualization, Storage, Backup & Disaster Recovery.
• 15% Identity, Networking & Automation.

Skills

Microsoft 365

Azure

Identity management

PowerShell

Intune/Endpoint management

Hybrid cloud

Networking fundamentals

Backup & DR (Veeam)

VMware vSphere / Hyper-V

Security & compliance

Troubleshooting

Tools

Veeam Backup & Replication

Cisco UCS/Meraki/ISE

SIEM

SQL Server administration

Job description

Motion Recruitment seeks a Senior Systems Administrator / Microsoft Cloud Engineer to design, secure, and support a complex hybrid infrastructure spanning Microsoft 365 GCC High, Azure, virtualization platforms, identity management, and on-premises data center tech in the Phoenix area.

You will influence enterprise architecture, drive modernization, cloud adoption, cybersecurity, and compliance initiatives while contributing to strategic technology initiatives in a mission-critical environment.