Senior Microsoft Cloud Engineer ( TS ) Remote

Demonstrated ability to provide senior-level technical leadership and independent

operational support for enterprise Microsoft cloud environments, including Microsoft

365, Azure, and Microsoft Security platforms. This includes proof of currently

maintained Microsoft certifications in all related areas for a period no less than 5 years.

• Proven expertise in designing, implementing, operating, and optimizing Microsoft cloud

services to ensure high availability, scalability, performance, and mission alignment.

• Ability to implement and maintain cloud security architectures aligned with NIST SP

800-53, NIST SP 800-207 (Zero Trust Architecture), and FedRAMP Moderate

requirements, including continuous monitoring, risk mitigation, and security posture

management.

• Advanced ability to fully implement and manage a hybrid Active Directory Microsoft

M365 and Entra environment implementing the tiered security standards defined by

Microsoft’s security framework.

• Proven experience creating and managing all aspects of Windows, MacOS, and Apple

iOS devices in Intune including compliance and policy delivery.

• Proven experience creating and managing Autopilot delivery of operating system images

and use of policy and on-demand delivery of software using Intune for environments of at

least 700 endpoints.

• Practical experience locking down remote PowerShell access for administrative tasks in

Entra and Azure across all related APIs to allow necessary administration including

headless Exchange Online mailbox provisioning, SharePoint custom user profile field

imports, and all Microsoft Graph related access.

• Advanced proficiency in identity and access management, including Microsoft Entra ID,

Conditional Access, privileged access management, and least-privilege access models,

including the implementation and minimal impact transition between MFA providers,

implementation of 3rd party MFA as an Entra provider, and implementation of Smart

Card and FIDO based key authentication methods across Windows and MacOS systems.

• Experience managing and supporting collaboration and messaging services, including

Exchange Online, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint Online, and related Microsoft 365

workloads.

• Capability to provide Azure infrastructure and application support, including cloud

networking, workload configuration, maintenance, troubleshooting, and hybrid

integration where applicable.

• Hands-on experience configuring and managing Microsoft security platforms, including

Defender, Sentinel, and Purview, to support threat protection, data governance,

information protection, and incident response readiness.

• Demonstrated ability to manage and configure data sources feeding into Microsoft

Sentinel including ongoing health reporting and alerting on ingest log data quality.

• Ability to support and comply with formal change management processes, produce and

maintain technical documentation, training materials, and contribute to standard

operating procedures.

• Demonstrated capacity to act as a senior technical advisor, collaborating with CBO

engineering teams to resolve complex technical issues and support audits, assessments,

and compliance reviews.

• Ability to perform duties with minimal supervision, exercising sound independent

judgment and technical authority in maintaining a secure, resilient, and compliant

Microsoft cloud environment.

• Implement automated reporting and dashboard creation using Power BI and other

Microsoft tools. Reporting must include systems health monitoring, compliance reports,

current spend and forecasted spend reports, and utilization reports across all aspects of

CBO’s Microsoft cloud infrastructure.

• Must have proven experience setting up spending budget configurations in Azure

including alerting and reporting for potential overages against budgets that allow 90 days

lead time to allow CBO decision time for appropriate actions including either reduction

in usage to avoid overages or acquisition and allocation of increased fundin

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Application Question(s):

• Availability for telephonic discussion

Experience:

• Senior Microsoft Cloud Engineer: 5 years (Required)
• Microsoft cloud , Azure: 5 years (Preferred)
• NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-207 : 5 years (Preferred)
• Microsoft Security platforms: 5 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Microsoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expert (Preferred)
• Cybersecurity Architect Expert (Preferred)
• Azure Solutions Architect Expert (Preferred)
• Endpoint Administrator Associate (Preferred)
• Teams Administrator Associate (Preferred)
• Information Security Administrator Associate (Preferred)
• Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate (Preferred)
• Identity and Access Administrator Associate (Preferred)

Security clearance:

• Top Secret (Preferred)

Work Location: On the road