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# Cloud Engineer

- **Company:** ALVAREZ TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC.
- **Location:** Salinas, CA, United States
- **Salary:** $62,400.0 - $83,200.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Access, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Online Services, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Cyber Security, Continuous Integration, Data Governance, Data Security, DevOps, Identity and Access Management, Windows PowerShell, Azure Active Directory, Git, Microsoft InTune, National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Hashicorp, Microsoft Sentinel, CIS Benchmarks, Terraform
- **Published:** November 1, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=f0e5c9e4d7d1be63

## About the Role

* Progressive experience engineering and administering Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 environments, including responsibility for production systems.
 * Advanced hands-on experience with Microsoft Entra ID, Conditional Access, privileged access, identity governance, and modern authentication.
 * Hands-on experience administering Microsoft Intune and Windows endpoint security controls.
 * Experience implementing or operating Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender, and Microsoft Purview capabilities.
 * Production experience with Terraform, Git, Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code practices.
 * Strong PowerShell automation and troubleshooting skills.
 * Demonstrated ability to translate security or compliance requirements into technical controls and verifiable evidence.
 * Experience supporting audits, assessments, certification efforts, or regulated customer environments.
 * Working knowledge of CMMC, NIST SP 800-171, NIST CSF, CIS Controls or Benchmarks, GLBA, FFIEC guidance, or comparable frameworks.
 * Ability to communicate clearly with engineers, customers, auditors, assessors, leadership, and nontechnical stakeholders.

Education & Certifications

Bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, cybersecurity, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience.

## Description

We are seeking a Cloud Engineer to design, administer, automate, secure, and continuously improve Microsoft cloud environments. This role combines hands-on Azure and Microsoft 365 engineering with security, compliance, endpoint management, data governance, and DevOps responsibilities.

The successful candidate will understand how identity, endpoint management, cloud infrastructure, data protection, security operations, automation, and regulatory requirements work together. They will translate control requirements into repeatable technical configurations, monitoring, documentation, and audit evidence., Candidates should hold multiple current role-based certifications demonstrating capability across Microsoft cloud administration, security, compliance, identity, and DevOps. Particularly relevant credentials include:

 * Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
 * Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate
 * Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate
 * Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate
 * Microsoft Certified: Information Protection and Compliance Administrator Associate
 * Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert
 * Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Additional valued credentials include HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate, CISSP, CCSP, CISA, CISM, GIAC certifications, and Cyber-AB or CMMC ecosystem credentials.