Microsoft Azure Systems Engineer

Ridgeline International • Tampa, FL

6h

About The Position

Build the Azure Platform Engineers Want to Inherit
We are looking for a hands on Azure engineer who wants to own a platform, not just contribute to one.
This role is for someone who has personally built and operated production Azure environments and wants the autonomy to mature, standardize, and scale an enterprise cloud platform the right way.
If you care about clean architecture, automation over manual work, strong security posture, and eliminating technical debt instead of managing around it, you will thrive here.
You will not be buried in process.
You will not be stuck reviewing other people’s diagrams.
You will design, build, automate, and improve real infrastructure that supports real missions.

Requirements

• An Active Secret Clearance at a minimum
• Five or more years of hands on systems engineering
• Three or more years building and operating Azure in production
• Direct experience deploying and troubleshooting Azure networking including virtual networks, network security groups, peering, private endpoints, VPN, and ExpressRoute
• Hands on Azure AD and Entra ID implementation including Conditional Access, role based access control, and enterprise integrations
• Proven Infrastructure as Code practice in real environments with Terraform preferred
• Strong PowerShell automation experience
• Experience as primary engineer for production Azure workloads

Nice To Haves

• Azure certifications such as AZ 104 or AZ 305
• Experience in regulated or Department of Defense environments
• Azure Kubernetes Service experience
• Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions pipeline experience
• Microsoft Defender suite experience
• Zero trust architecture implementation

Responsibilities

• Architect and Engineer Azure Environments
• Design and implement scalable, secure Azure infrastructure including IaaS, PaaS, and hybrid models
• Build and manage virtual networks, network security groups, Azure Firewall, and private endpoints
• Architect hybrid connectivity using VPN and ExpressRoute
• Implement high availability and disaster recovery patterns
• Own Identity and Systems
• Deploy and maintain Windows workloads in Azure
• Integrate Azure AD and Entra ID with enterprise systems
• Implement role based access control, Conditional Access, and least privilege models
• Support Microsoft 365 and identity integrations as required
• Automate Everything
• Build infrastructure using Terraform preferred, ARM or Bicep, PowerShell, and Azure CLI
• Deliver idempotent, repeatable deployments with no manual builds
• Contribute to continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines for infrastructure
• Secure and Operationalize
• Implement Defender for Cloud and Azure security controls
• Configure Azure Monitor and Log Analytics
• Support compliance frameworks such as NIST, RMF, and CMMC as applicable
• Lead vulnerability remediation and hardening
• Own backup, recovery, monitoring, and incident response

Benefits

• Flexible PTO + holidays
• Generous 401k match benefit up to 10%, with an automatic 3% safe harbor contribution and additional matching based on employee contributions.
• Medical (HSA & PPO Plans Available), dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
• Employer Contribution to Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Learning & Development opportunities
• Professional coaching services
• Free Personal Privacy Protection Services
• Get the technology you want to do your job
• We have free daily snacks & drinks

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed