Senior Hybrid Cloud & Security Engineer

Brightonjones; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully paid medical, dental, and vision

401(k) with 100% match up to 3%

Equity ownership opportunities

New Business Incentive Program

Employee referral bonus

Cell phone data reimbursement

Wellbeing and training stipend

Job summary

Brighton Jones is seeking a Sr. Systems Engineer to own and advance a scalable, secure hybrid infrastructure across on‑prem and cloud platforms including Azure, AWS, and M365.

You will partner with Data & Analytics, Applications, Development, and Operations teams to deliver resilient solutions. The role emphasizes automation, secure design, and lifecycle management of infrastructure components, with a focus on zero‑trust and Defender/Purview implementations.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in systems engineering or cloud/infrastructure roles.
• Strong mastery of M365 administration, Azure architecture, and cloud security concepts.
• Proficiency in scripting (PowerShell preferred).
• Deep understanding of identity and access management, conditional access, MFA, and modern authentication.
• Familiarity with NIST, CIS hardening standards, and similar frameworks.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with ability to work independently to tackle well‑scoped and loosely scoped user stories.
• Effective communication skills with the ability to collaborate with cross‑functional teams and communicate technical concepts to non‑technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support and maintain hybrid IT infrastructure spanning on‑premises and Azure/AWS cloud environments.
• Architect, deploy, and maintain M365 services including Exchange Online, SharePoint, Teams, Intune, Entra, Purview, and security/compliance features.
• Manage and maintain Windows server environments including Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, and related services.
• Monitor system performance, availability, and capacity across cloud services.
• Troubleshoot and resolve advanced network, server, and connectivity issues.
• Oversee day‑to‑day operations of networking infrastructure, including firewalls, switches, VPNs, SDWAN, and wireless systems.
• Provide oversight of fleet of Windows endpoints and BYOD mobile devices.
• Implement automation (PowerShell, Azure Automation, Logic Apps, Infrastructure as Code) to improve reliability and efficiency.
• Lead lifecycle management for infrastructure components (patching, upgrades, replacements).
• Implement cybersecurity best‑practice controls leveraging Microsoft Defender, Azure security services, Data Loss Prevention, Purview, and zero‑trust principles.
• Partner with Compliance and SOC to support cybersecurity initiatives across the organization and contribute to mitigation strategies to reduce risk.
• Monitor security alerts, perform root‑cause analysis, and apply corrective measures.
• Support incident response activities and participate in security audits using MDR and IR tools.

Skills

M365 administration

Azure architecture

Scripting (PowerShell)

Identity & access management

Cloud security concepts

Communication

Tools

PowerShell

Azure

M365 admin tooling

Infrastructure as Code

Security tooling (Defender)

Job description

Brighton Jones is seeking a Sr. Systems Engineer to own and advance a scalable, secure hybrid infrastructure across on‑prem and cloud platforms including Azure, AWS, and M365.

You will partner with Data & Analytics, Applications, Development, and Operations teams to deliver resilient solutions. The role emphasizes automation, secure design, and lifecycle management of infrastructure components, with a focus on zero‑trust and Defender/Purview implementations.