Senior Microsoft Cloud Engineer

Location: Hybrid - Washington, DC / Ashburn, VA / Manassas. May be required to periodically attend meetings with stakeholders as required.

VA Employer: JLGOV, in support of a federal client (Congressional Budget Office), JLGOV is seeking a Senior Microsoft Cloud Engineer to provide advanced engineering, operational, and advisory support for our federal client's Microsoft 365, Azure, and Microsoft Security environments. This is a senior, largely independent role responsible for the resilience, scalability, and security of an enterprise Microsoft cloud footprint., * Designing, implementing, and optimizing Microsoft 365, Azure, and Microsoft Security services

• Administering a hybrid Active Directory / Microsoft 365 / Entra ID environment under Microsoft's tiered security model
• Managing Intune device compliance and Autopilot deployment for 700+ endpoints across Windows, macOS, and iOS
• Administering Conditional Access, privileged access, MFA transitions, and Smart Card/FIDO authentication
• Managing Exchange Online, Teams, and SharePoint Online
• Configuring and maintaining Microsoft Defender, Sentinel, and Purview, including Sentinel data source health monitoring
• Building Power BI dashboards for systems health, compliance, spend, and utilization reporting
• Configuring Azure budget alerting with 90-day lead-time reporting
• Writing incident response and disaster recovery playbooks integrated into client COOP documentation
• Supporting audits, assessments, and formal change management processes, * Implement cloud security architecture aligned to NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-207 (Zero Trust), and FedRAMP Moderate
• Lock down remote PowerShell administrative access across Entra/Azure APIs, including headless Exchange Online provisioning and Microsoft Graph access
• Serve as senior technical advisor across cloud, cybersecurity, and network teams

Clearance

Position requires ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Public Trust clearance (specific level to be confirmed based on client determination)

Must be a U.S. citizen because of the government requirements

No Citizenship Sponsorship

Certifications

All of the following current Microsoft certifications, maintained for a minimum of 5 years (expired or professionally-unused certifications will not be considered):

• Microsoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expert
• Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• Microsoft 365 Certified: Endpoint Administrator Associate
• Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate
• Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate
• Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Administrator Associate
• Microsoft Certified: Information Security Administrator Associate

Candidates must also be prepared to submit 2-4 short writing samples (documentation, design documents, PowerShell scripts, SOPs, etc.), not to exceed 5 pages total.

• Senior-level technical leadership with the ability to operate independently and exercise sound judgment with minimal supervision
• Demonstrated, currently maintained expertise across the full Microsoft cloud stack (M365, Azure, Microsoft Security)

Years of Experience

Minimum 8+ years in enterprise Microsoft cloud engineering, including senior/lead-level responsibility

Preferred Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field

Substitute Education

Additional relevant professional experience may be substituted for a degree on a year-for-year basis (typically 4 years of directly relevant experience in lieu of a Bachelor's degree)