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# Cloud Platform Engineer

- **Company:** Armanino LLP
- **Location:** Los Angeles, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $113,000.0 - $177,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Systems Engineering, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Information Systems, DevOps, Disaster Recovery, Domain Name System (DNS), Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Windows PowerShell, Microsoft SharePoint, Cloud Platform System, Microsoft InTune, Information Technology, Cloud Optimization
- **Published:** September 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.builtincolorado.com/auth/login?destination=/job/senior-cloud-platform-engineer/11094630

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
 * Minimum of 7 years of experience in cloud engineering, platform engineering, Microsoft 365 administration, systems engineering, or infrastructure engineering
 * Hands-on experience with Azure, Microsoft 365, and hybrid infrastructure environments
 * Experience implementing cloud governance, landing zones, monitoring, automation, and operational support frameworks
 * Experience with scripting and automation using PowerShell, Python, Bash, or similar technologies
 * Expertise administering Microsoft 365 technologies including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Teams, OneDrive, Entra ID, Intune, Defender, and Purview
 * Experience designing Azure landing zones, cloud governance frameworks, and enterprise platform standards, * Knowledge of identity and access management, conditional access, role-based access controls, and endpoint management
 * Experience with cloud networking, hybrid connectivity, DNS, and segmentation
 * Experience implementing observability, monitoring, alerting, backup, resiliency, and disaster recovery solutions
 * FinOps experience, including cloud cost optimization, reporting, and budget governance
 * Industry certifications such as Azure Administrator Associate, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Microsoft 365 Administrator Expert, Azure Security Engineer Associate, or equivalent
 * Experience mentoring engineers and driving cloud platform standardization across large enterprise environments

## Description

* Design and maintain cloud architecture, standards, and reference patterns across Azure, Microsoft 365, and hybrid environments
 * Develop and mature Azure landing zones, governance controls, workload onboarding standards, and tenant configurations
 * Establish reusable patterns for monitoring, identity, backup, networking, resiliency, endpoint management, and support operations
 * Support and optimize Microsoft 365 services, including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Teams, OneDrive, Entra ID, Intune, Defender, and Purview
 * Improve cloud and Microsoft 365 operational readiness through monitoring, alerting, dashboards, and service management practices
 * Define and maintain production readiness standards, including backup, recovery, telemetry, runbooks, and escalation procedures
 * Develop and maintain cloud engineering standards, governance processes, and onboarding frameworks
 * Reduce configuration drift and improve consistency through automation, policy enforcement, and standardization
 * Partner with cybersecurity teams to implement secure configurations, identity protection, endpoint security, and data protection controls
 * Build resilient cloud and Microsoft 365 solutions that support security, compliance, and business continuity objectives
 * Strengthen cloud cost governance through tagging standards, budget monitoring, reporting, and optimization efforts
 * Identify and remediate inefficiencies, unsupported patterns, and opportunities for platform improvement
 * Collaborate with infrastructure, networking, endpoint, DevOps, security, and operations teams to deliver cloud initiatives
 * Create and maintain technical documentation, standards, onboarding guides, and operational procedures
 * Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance, troubleshooting support, and knowledge transfer, Armanino does not accept unsolicited candidates, referrals, or resumes from any staffing agency, recruiting service, sourcing entity, or third-party paid service at any time. Any referrals, resumes, or candidates submitted to Armanino or any employee or owner of Armanino without a pre-existing agreement signed by both parties covering the submission will be considered the property of Armanino and not subject to any fees or charges. For existing agreements, a role must be approved and open to external search; otherwise, unsolicited and unapproved submittals and referrals will be considered Armanino property and free of fees. In addition, Talent Acquisition is the sole point of contact, and contacting others in our organization without Talent Acquisition's knowledge will result in termination of contract.


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