| Location | New York, NY |
| Job Type | Contractor |
| Salary | $65–$75 Per Hour |
Senior Azure & M365 Cloud Engineer
New York – Hybrid(4 days Onsite)
Fulltime
F2F interview required
The Role
You will design, build, and automate the Azure and Microsoft 365 platforms behind our managed cloud service, with a focus on repeatable, infrastructure-as-code delivery for new and existing clients. You will be a senior escalation point for Managed Services, vendors, and Microsoft support, and partner with architects and Cybersecurity to modernize client estates.
Responsibilities:
Design and deploy Azure and Microsoft 365 solutions using infrastructure-as-code (Bicep, ARM, Terraform, PowerShell)
Build Azure landing zones aligned to the Cloud Adoption Framework
Lead public cloud migrations: email, files, apps, servers, and identity
Act as senior escalation for Managed Services, vendors, and Microsoft support
Administer Microsoft Entra ID: conditional access, PIM, RBAC, and hybrid identity
Run M365 security: Defender for Endpoint/XDR, Sentinel, Purview, and Intune
Improve design, security, performance, and cost, and keep documentation current
Requirements
Essential (Azure & Microsoft)
4+ years on Azure and Microsoft 365
Azure compute: VMs, Availability Sets/Zones, Storage Accounts, Site Recovery
Azure networking: VNets, Virtual WAN, ExpressRoute, VPN Gateway, NSGs
Microsoft Entra ID: conditional access and hybrid identity
M365 admin: Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Intune (MAM/MDM), Defender for Endpoint
Public cloud migrations and configuration management
Automation: PowerShell with Bicep/ARM or Terraform
Strong written documentation
Great to Have
Azure governance: Policy, RBAC, Management Groups, Landing Zones
Azure services: Key Vault, Bastion, Backup, Monitor, Log Analytics
Azure security and edge: Application Gateway (WAF), Firewall, DDoS Protection
Microsoft Purview, Sentinel, Defender for Cloud
Azure SQL, Azure Virtual Desktop, AKS, Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions
FinOps and cost optimization
Networking (Nice to Have)
Fortinet (FortiGate) firewalls
Cisco Meraki switches and access points
Ubiquiti UniFi switching, access points, and controllers
LAN/WAN, VLANs, routing, DNS, DHCP, and VPN
Certifications (a plus)
AZ-104, AZ-305, AZ-700, MS-102 or SC-300, and Fortinet NSE