Senior Cloud Architect

As a Senior Cloud Architect (Microsoft 365 & Azure), you'll own the design, operations, governance, and cost management of our Microsoft 365 and Azure environment. You'll partner with security, infrastructure, and business teams to deliver a modern, secure, and reliable cloud workplace., * Own architecture and administration of Microsoft 365 services including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Teams, and Purview.

• Design and implement tenant configuration, governance, and lifecycle management for sites, groups, teams, and licensing.
• Manage Microsoft 365 licensing strategy and optimize spend through right-sizing and license reclamation.
• Plan and execute platform upgrades, migrations, and feature rollouts (such as Copilot and new workloads).
• Administer Entra ID (Azure AD), including hybrid identity, SSO, application provisioning, and lifecycle workflows.
• Manage Intune for device configuration, compliance, app deployment, and autopilot provisioning.
• Design and operate Azure infrastructure: virtual networks, virtual machines, storage, backup, Site Recovery, and core PaaS services.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code using Bicep, ARM, or Terraform.
• Build automation with PowerShell and Microsoft Graph, using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions where appropriate.
• Maintain monitoring and alerting via Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Service Health.
• Establish and enforce cloud governance standards, including naming, tagging, RBAC, and policy-as-code.
• Lead FinOps practices to monitor consumption, forecast spend, and drive cost optimization across Azure and Microsoft 365.
• Maintain disaster recovery and business continuity plans and lead recovery exercises.
• Serve as an escalation point for complex Microsoft 365 and Azure issues.
• Partner with IT Security to implement secure-by-default configurations and remediate findings.
• Document standards and architecture decisions; mentor junior engineers and administrators.

• 5-8 years in IT infrastructure or cloud engineering, including 3+ years focused on Microsoft 365 and Azure.
• Deep expertise in Microsoft 365 workloads: Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Teams, and tenant administration.
• Strong hands-on Azure experience across IaaS, networking, identity, storage, backup, and core PaaS services.
• Proficiency with Entra ID, Intune, and modern endpoint management.
• Strong scripting and automation skills with PowerShell and Microsoft Graph; familiarity with Bicep, ARM, or Terraform.
• Experience leading cloud migrations (Exchange and file shares to Microsoft 365; lift-and-shift or modernization to Azure).
• Working knowledge of networking fundamentals (DNS, routing, firewalls, VPN/ExpressRoute) as they apply to cloud.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

What You Will Need for Success

• Strong ownership mindset and pride in operational excellence.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills across identity, networking, and platform layers.
• Clear written and verbal communication and ability to create durable documentation.
• Pragmatic judgment balancing speed, governance, and reliability.
• Service-oriented approach to internal users and stakeholders.