Senior Microsoft Cloud Engineer

JLGOVLLC•Washington, DC

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

JLGOV is seeking a Senior Microsoft Cloud Engineer to provide advanced engineering, operational, and advisory support for a federal client's Microsoft 365, Azure, and Microsoft Security environments. This is a senior, largely independent role responsible for the resilience, scalability, and security of an enterprise Microsoft cloud footprint. The role requires a U.S. citizen due to government requirements and does not offer citizenship sponsorship.

Requirements

Senior-level technical leadership with the ability to operate independently and exercise sound judgment with minimal supervision
Demonstrated, currently maintained expertise across the full Microsoft cloud stack (M365, Azure, Microsoft Security)
Minimum 8+ years in enterprise Microsoft cloud engineering, including senior/lead-level responsibility
Must be a U.S. citizen
All of the following current Microsoft certifications, maintained for a minimum of 5 years (expired or professionally-unused certifications will not be considered): Microsoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expert, Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Microsoft 365 Certified: Endpoint Administrator Associate, Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate, Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate, Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Administrator Associate, Microsoft Certified: Information Security Administrator Associate
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Public Trust clearance

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field
Additional relevant professional experience may be substituted for a degree on a year-for-year basis (typically 4 years of directly relevant experience in lieu of a Bachelor's degree)

Responsibilities

Designing, implementing, and optimizing Microsoft 365, Azure, and Microsoft Security services
Administering a hybrid Active Directory / Microsoft 365 / Entra ID environment under Microsoft's tiered security model
Managing Intune device compliance and Autopilot deployment for 700+ endpoints across Windows, macOS, and iOS
Administering Conditional Access, privileged access, MFA transitions, and Smart Card/FIDO authentication
Managing Exchange Online, Teams, and SharePoint Online
Configuring and maintaining Microsoft Defender, Sentinel, and Purview, including Sentinel data source health monitoring
Building Power BI dashboards for systems health, compliance, spend, and utilization reporting
Configuring Azure budget alerting with 90-day lead-time reporting
Writing incident response and disaster recovery playbooks integrated into client COOP documentation
Supporting audits, assessments, and formal change management processes
Implement cloud security architecture aligned to NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-207 (Zero Trust), and FedRAMP Moderate
Lock down remote PowerShell administrative access across Entra/Azure APIs, including headless Exchange Online provisioning and Microsoft Graph access
Serve as senior technical advisor across cloud, cybersecurity, and network teams