Senior Analyst (Systems Engineer)

This hands-on engineering role will design, automate, secure and operate Microsoft-centric cloud and hybrid infrastructure while providing technical leadership for modernization, resiliency and operational improvement initiatives.

What You Will Do

Responsibilities include designing, building and operating Azure infrastructure, providing senior-level administration and engineering for Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint Online, OneDrive and related Microsoft 365 services, and supporting Azure Virtual Desktop host pools and application delivery.

Why It Might Be a Fit

A successful candidate will be comfortable moving between architecture, implementation, troubleshooting, documentation and stakeholder communication, and will have experience with Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, and Azure Virtual Desktop.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or a related field
• 5+ years of relevant experience in infrastructure, cloud or systems engineering
• Deep hands-on experience administering and engineering Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 enterprise environments
• Strong Azure experience across virtual machines, storage, virtual networks, private endpoints, load balancing, identity dependencies, App Service, Functions, Logic Apps, Key Vault and Azure SQL connectivity
• Advanced PowerShell skills and working proficiency with Azure CLI, REST APIs and Microsoft Graph
• Hands-on Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD experience, preferably Bicep, Azure DevOps Pipelines and Git
• Experience with Microsoft Entra ID, Conditional Access, PIM, enterprise applications, managed identities, certificates, secrets and modern authentication
• Experience with Azure Virtual Desktop, Intune, Autopilot and Windows endpoint or server lifecycle management
• Experience with monitoring and troubleshooting using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, Defender XDR or Microsoft Sentinel, including practical KQL skills
• Experience with backup, disaster recovery and resiliency design; Veeam experience and multi-region Azure architecture experience are beneficial
• Working knowledge of Windows Server, Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, PKI, Kerberos and hybrid identity; experience modernizing away from legacy domain dependencies is highly desirable
• Experience with security hardening, vulnerability remediation, audit evidence collection and control frameworks such as NIST CSF and CIS benchmarks
• Preferred Microsoft certifications such as Azure Administrator Associate, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure Network Engineer Associate, Cybersecurity Architect Expert or Microsoft 365 Administrator Expert
• Experience supporting production releases, structured change management, incident management and problem management in a regulated enterprise environment
• Ability to translate business and risk requirements into supportable technical designs and to explain tradeoffs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Strong documentation, communication, mentoring and cross-team collaboration skills
• Self-directed and accountable, with the judgment to work independently, escalate appropriately and remain effective in a fast-paced environment
• Willingness to participate in a 24x7 Infrastructure on-call rotation
• Experience designing cloud-native server management, configuration management and software deployment patterns that reduce reliance on SCCM and traditional Group Policy is preferred
• Experience applying AI-assisted engineering or agentic automation to operational workflows with appropriate security, identity and governance controls is preferred
• ITIL Foundation or comparable experience with disciplined service management practices is preferred
• Demonstrated ability to effectively leverage AI tools in day-to-day work, with strong critical thinking to assess accuracy, limitations and appropriate use of AI generated outputs

Benefits

• 401(k) eligibility
• Vacation
• Sick time
• Parental leave
• Medical benefits
• Financial benefits