Sr Microsoft Cloud Engineer
About The Position
A Senior Cloud Engineer leads the planning, execution, and delivery of Microsoft cloud solutions across Azure, Microsoft 365, and related technologies for small and mid-sized businesses. Engagements are delivered on behalf of MSP and reseller partners, often white label, while partners retain the customer relationship. The role combines technical engineering expertise with project leadership, ensuring initiatives are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with customer and business objectives. The engineer works directly with clients and partners, manages technical workstreams, guides engineering teams, and ensures deployed solutions meet quality, security, and operational standards. The role also contributes to engineering standards, best practices, and continuous improvement.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience as a Microsoft Cloud Engineer, Systems Engineer, Cloud Project Engineer, or in a related technical role.
- MSP or IT consulting experience delivering Microsoft cloud projects across multiple customer environments.
- Proven success delivering cloud projects for small and mid-sized businesses within defined scope, timelines, and budgets.
- Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, SharePoint, and Microsoft Teams.
- Experience with Microsoft Entra ID, Intune, Microsoft Defender, identity management, and cloud security.
- Experience with cloud project planning, requirements gathering, technical implementation, testing, and operational handoff.
- Ability to create and execute Statements of Work (SOWs), project plans, runbooks, and technical documentation.
- Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, project coordination, and risk management skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including customer-facing technical discussions and stakeholder updates.
- Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with distributed engineering and project teams.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
Nice To Haves
- Hands-on experience configuring Microsoft Purview, including data loss prevention (DLP), sensitivity labels, retention policies, and eDiscovery.
- Experience deploying Microsoft Sentinel, including data connectors, analytics rules, and automation.
- Experience implementing Microsoft 365 Copilot and developing AI agents using Copilot Studio.
- Experience deploying and configuring GitHub and GitHub Copilot for customer organizations.
- Knowledge of the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework, cloud governance, and hybrid cloud architecture.
- Familiarity with Agile and Waterfall project delivery methodologies.
- Experience supporting compliance requirements such as HIPAA and CMMC.
- Microsoft Azure or Microsoft 365 certifications, such as Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104), Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305), or Microsoft 365 Administrator Expert (MS-102).
Responsibilities
- Lead planning, implementation, testing, and delivery of Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 cloud projects.
- Configure, deploy, and troubleshoot Azure, SharePoint, Teams, Intune, Microsoft Defender, and Microsoft Entra ID solutions.
- Implement Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio agents, and GitHub Copilot based on customer needs.
- Gather requirements, define technical scope, manage milestones, and coordinate project deliverables.
- Develop and maintain Statements of Work (SOWs), project plans, runbooks, deployment guides, and technical documentation.
- Provide hands-on engineering support and resolve complex technical issues throughout the project lifecycle.
- Collaborate with architects, project managers, engineers, MSP partners, and customers to ensure successful delivery.
- Apply Microsoft security, governance, compliance, and operational best practices.
- Deliver right-sized solutions aligned with SMB budgets, staffing, and business requirements.
- Contribute to engineering standards, technical best practices, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Benefits
- Healthcare benefits
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- 401(k) plan and company match
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage
- Basic life insurance
- Wellbeing benefits
- Some roles may be eligible for merit increases, annual bonus or sales incentives, and long-term incentives.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
