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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Cloud Architect - **Company:** Jolera, Inc. - **Location:** Detroit, MI, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Disaster Recovery, Multi-Factor Authentication, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PAAS), Windows PowerShell, Role-Based Access Control, Cloud Services, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft InTune, Servicenow - **Published:** June 10, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=e4f3c7a7df9452f9 ## About the Role Do you have experience in SharePoint?, Who You Are * 7+ years in enterprise cloud engineering, with at least 4 years focused on Microsoft Azure. * Deep Azure expertise across IaaS, PaaS, Entra ID, conditional access, RBAC, Azure Site Recovery, and cost management. * Solid Microsoft 365 administration background including Exchange Online, SharePoint, Teams, and Intune fundamentals. * Comfortable owning enterprise-scale multi-factor authentication administration. * Strong written and verbal communication, with the ability to run a design review in front of a customer's CIO. * Located in or near Troy, MI, or willing to relocate. On-site three to five days per week is non-negotiable for this role. * Authorized to work in the United States., * Microsoft Azure certifications such as AZ-104 (Administrator), AZ-305 (Solutions Architect), or AZ-500 (Security). * FinOps Foundation certification (FOCP). * Prior experience leading identity platform migrations or consolidations. * Prior MSP, MSSP, or Global Systems Integrator (GSI) experience. * Familiarity with ServiceNow as the system of record for change, incident, and problem management. * PowerShell or Microsoft Graph scripting experience for automation and reporting. ## Description We are seeking a Senior Cloud Architect with deep hands-on expertise in Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 / Entra ID to serve as Jolera's senior technical lead for our enterprise managed services customers. The ideal candidate has a strong background in production Azure operations, identity hardening, and direct customer-facing engineering work. This is a sustained, in-person engineering role requiring on-site presence multiple days per week. Remote and travel-based arrangements are not available for this position. What You'll Do * Own day-to-day Microsoft Azure operations across customer tenants, including IaaS and PaaS workloads, RBAC, conditional access, patching, and cost optimization. * Lead Microsoft 365 and Entra ID hardening, designing conditional access policies that hold up in production. * Manage enterprise multi-factor authentication administration across customer estates. * Coach customers' growing cloud footprints by providing recommendations, designs, and reviews before the engineering bench executes. * Triage and resolve identity incidents quickly, partnering with the Endpoint and Identity Operations team on threat investigations. * Build cost models, capacity forecasts, and FinOps recommendations the customer can act on. * Serve as the technical liaison between customers and Jolera's shared Cloud Engineering bench, owning the design while the bench executes. * Provide on-site technical leadership during customer change advisory boards, design sessions, and incident response activities. ## Related Videos - [Develop enterprise-ready applications for Microsoft Teams with Azure resources on modern web technologies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/187-develop-enterprise-ready-applications-for-microsoft-teams-with-azure-resources-on-modern-web-technologies) - [Developer Tools for Microsoft Azure](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/450-developer-tools-for-microsoft-azure) - [Leverage Cloud Computing Benefits with Serverless Multi-Cloud ML ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/78-leverage-cloud-computing-benefits-with-serverless-multi-cloud-ml) - [ZEISS & Microsoft - Building the Next Generation Medical Ecosystem in the Cloud](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/424-zeiss-microsoft-building-the-next-generation-medical-ecosystem-in-the-cloud) - [Applying Agile Principles to Incident Management ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/101-applying-agile-principles-to-incident-management) - [Cloud-nativeApplications- What’s the buzz about](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/55-cloud-nativeapplications-what-s-the-buzz-about) ## Related Articles - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [7 Cloud Computing Trends Coming in 2025 for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/412-7-cloud-computing-trends-coming-in-2025-for-developers) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Top Must-Visit Developer Conferences in the US in 2026](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/679-top-must-visit-developer-conferences-in-the-us-in-2026) - [Everything a Developer Needs to Know About MCP with Neo4j](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/604-everything-a-developer-needs-to-know-about-mcp-with-neo4j)