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We are committed to your success and well-being and offer competitive benefits packages, salaries, bonus/award programs, and a high potential for professional growth and job opportunities worldwide.\nSystems Plus is the company for you! Experience the difference, and let’s talk about your future at Systems Plus today.\nPosition Title\n\nSenior Microsoft Cloud Engineer\n\nPosition Type\n\nFull-time, Hybrid\n\nPosition Location\n\nWashington, D.C. and Virginia\n\nTracking Code\n\n01167\n\nDaily Responsibilities\n\nMicrosoft Cloud Platform Engineering: Design, implement, operate, and optimize Microsoft 365, Azure, and Microsoft Security services to ensure reliability, scalability, and performance in support of Agency mission requirements.\nSecurity Architecture & Compliance: Implement/maintain cloud security controls aligned with NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-207 (Zero Trust Architecture), and FedRAMP Moderate requirements, including continuous monitoring, risk mitigation, and security posture management.\nIdentity & Access Management: Administer and secure identity services using Microsoft Entra ID, Conditional Access, privileged access controls, and least-privilege models in accordance with Zero Trust principles and Microsoft best practices.\nCollaboration & Messaging Services: Manage and support Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint Online, and related collaboration services, ensuring availability, security, and compliance with organizational policies.\nAzure Infrastructure & Development Support: Provide engineering support for Azure infrastructure, networking, and application workloads, including configuration, maintenance, troubleshooting, and integration with on-premises or hybrid environments as applicable.\nSecurity Operations Enablement: Configure and manage Microsoft Defender, Purview, and related security platforms to support threat protection, data governance, information protection, and incident response readiness.\nChange Management & Documentation: Support formal change management processes, maintain technical documentation, and contribute to standard operating procedures to ensure transparency, traceability, and operational continuity.\nAdvisory & Technical Leadership: Serve as a senior technical advisor to Agency stakeholders, collaborating with network, cybersecurity, and cloud teams to resolve complex issues, improve architecture, and support audits, assessments, and compliance reviews.\n\nYears of Experience\n\nEight years relevant experience\n\nDegree and Certifications:\n\nBachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Information Technology or similar relevant degree.\nMust have the following current Microsoft credentials:\nMicrosoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expert\nMicrosoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert\nMicrosoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert\nMicrosoft 365 Certified: Endpoint Administrator Associate\nMicrosoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate\nMicrosoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate\nMicrosoft 365 Certified: Teams Administrator Associate\nMicrosoft Certified: Information Security Administrator Associate\nThese (or their equivalent prior certifications) should have been maintained for a minimum of 5 years. Expired certifications or certifications never used professionally will not be considered.\n\nRequirements:\n\nDemonstrated ability to provide senior-level leadership and independent operational support for enterprise Microsoft cloud environments, including Microsoft 365, Azure, and Security platforms.\nProven expertise in designing, implementing, operating, and optimizing Microsoft cloud services to ensure high availability, scalability, performance, and mission alignment.\nAbility to implement and maintain cloud security architectures aligned with NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-207 (Zero Trust Architecture), and FedRAMP Moderate requirements.\nAdvanced ability to implement/manage a hybrid Active Directory Microsoft M365 and Entra environment implementing tiered security standards defined by Microsoft’s security framework.\nProven experience creating and managing all aspects of Windows, MacOS, and Apple iOS devices in Intune including compliance and policy delivery.\nProven experience creating/managing Autopilot delivery of operating system images and use of policy and on-demand delivery of software using Intune for environments of at least 700 endpoints.\nExperience locking down remote PowerShell access for administrative tasks in Entra and Azure across all related APIs to allow necessary administration.\nAdvanced proficiency in identity and access management, including Microsoft Entra ID, Conditional Access, privileged access management, and least-privilege access models, including the implementation and minimal impact transition between MFA providers, implementation of 3rd party MFA as an Entra provider, and implementation of Smart Card and FIDO based key authentication methods across Windows and MacOS systems.\nExperience managing and supporting collaboration and messaging services, including Exchange Online, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint Online, and related Microsoft 365 workloads.\nCapability to provide Azure infrastructure and application support, including cloud networking, workload configuration, maintenance, troubleshooting, and hybrid integration where applicable.\nHands-on experience configuring and managing Microsoft security platforms, including Defender, Sentinel, and Purview.\nDemonstrated ability to manage and configure data sources feeding into Microsoft Sentinel including ongoing health reporting and alerting on ingest log data quality.\nAbility to support and comply with formal change management processes, produce and maintain technical documentation, training materials, and contribute to standard operating procedures.\nDemonstrated capacity to act as a senior technical advisor, collaborating with Agency engineering teams to resolve complex technical issues and support audits, assessments, and reviews.\nAbility to perform duties with minimal supervision, exercising sound independent judgment and technical authority in maintaining a secure, resilient, and compliant Microsoft cloud environment.\nImplement automated reporting/dashboard creation using Power BI and other Microsoft tools.\nMust have proven experience setting up spending budget configurations in Azure including alerting and reporting for potential overages against budgets.\nImplement incident response and disaster response playbook responses as clearly written practical procedural documents that integrate into Agency’s existing IR and COOP documentation and procedural documents.\n\nRequired: Clearance\n\nPublic Trust Tier 2 clearance level and background check.\n\nAbout Systems Plus\nSystems Plus is headquartered in Rockville, MD with over 2 decades of experience providing Global Enterprise Management, Technology, Engineering and Professional services and solutions across Defense and Federal Civilian government sectors.\nFrom Discovery to Delivery, Systems Plus brings a greater measure of confidence, commitment and value to our clients. 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Looking for a company that cares and goes beyond just filling another contract billet? Well, look no further! Experience this family-oriented company that takes pride in you and will help you grow where your passions lie. Holding many Defense & Federal government contracts around the globe, with Systems Plus, you have the opportunity to take on new and evolving challenges, aim beyond what you think you are capable of, and work in collaborative, dynamic, and high-tempo environments.\nOur employees are our most valued asset, and we invest in our people because we are in it for the long term. We are committed to your success and well-being and offer competitive benefits packages, salaries, bonus/award programs, and a high potential for professional growth and job opportunities worldwide.\nSystems Plus is the company for you! Experience the difference, and let’s talk about your future at Systems Plus today.\nPosition Title\n\nSenior Microsoft Cloud Engineer\n\nPosition Type\n\nFull-time, Hybrid\n\nPosition Location\n\nWashington, D.C. and Virginia\n\nTracking Code\n\n01167\n\nDaily Responsibilities\n\nMicrosoft Cloud Platform Engineering: Design, implement, operate, and optimize Microsoft 365, Azure, and Microsoft Security services to ensure reliability, scalability, and performance in support of Agency mission requirements.\nSecurity Architecture & Compliance: Implement/maintain cloud security controls aligned with NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-207 (Zero Trust Architecture), and FedRAMP Moderate requirements, including continuous monitoring, risk mitigation, and security posture management.\nIdentity & Access Management: Administer and secure identity services using Microsoft Entra ID, Conditional Access, privileged access controls, and least-privilege models in accordance with Zero Trust principles and Microsoft best practices.\nCollaboration & Messaging Services: Manage and support Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint Online, and related collaboration services, ensuring availability, security, and compliance with organizational policies.\nAzure Infrastructure & Development Support: Provide engineering support for Azure infrastructure, networking, and application workloads, including configuration, maintenance, troubleshooting, and integration with on-premises or hybrid environments as applicable.\nSecurity Operations Enablement: Configure and manage Microsoft Defender, Purview, and related security platforms to support threat protection, data governance, information protection, and incident response readiness.\nChange Management & Documentation: Support formal change management processes, maintain technical documentation, and contribute to standard operating procedures to ensure transparency, traceability, and operational continuity.\nAdvisory & Technical Leadership: Serve as a senior technical advisor to Agency stakeholders, collaborating with network, cybersecurity, and cloud teams to resolve complex issues, improve architecture, and support audits, assessments, and compliance reviews.\n\nYears of Experience\n\nEight years relevant experience\n\nDegree and Certifications:\n\nBachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Information Technology or similar relevant degree.\nMust have the following current Microsoft credentials:\nMicrosoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expert\nMicrosoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert\nMicrosoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert\nMicrosoft 365 Certified: Endpoint Administrator Associate\nMicrosoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate\nMicrosoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate\nMicrosoft 365 Certified: Teams Administrator Associate\nMicrosoft Certified: Information Security Administrator Associate\nThese (or their equivalent prior certifications) should have been maintained for a minimum of 5 years. 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