[Remote] Senior Cloud Engineer
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Seneca Holdings operates CI Azumano Travel, a full-service travel management company serving businesses, governments, and personal travelers with travel support, expense management, technology solutions, and business intelligence tools. CI Azumano is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to design, implement, optimize, and support secure and scalable enterprise technology solutions, including Azure Government Community Cloud and Microsoft 365. The role provides advanced technical leadership, compliance support, troubleshooting, architecture guidance, stakeholder collaboration, documentation, and mentorship.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain enterprise technology solutions across on-premise infrastructure, cloud, applications, security, and/or collaboration platforms
- Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) for assigned technologies, providing Tier 3/4 support and root‑cause analysis for complex issues
- Lead technical deployments, upgrades, integrations, and migrations with minimal disruption to operations
- Develop and enforce technical standards, configurations, and best practices
- Contribute to system architecture, technology roadmaps, and lifecycle planning
- Architect Azure Government Community Cloud (GCC) services in a FedRAMP compliant environment
- Evaluate emerging technologies and provide recommendations aligned with business and security requirements
- Ensure solutions adhere to organizational, regulatory, and security standards (e.g., NIST, ISO, CUI, etc., as applicable)
- Architect, implement, and manage Microsoft 365 / Azure / GCC services, including:
- Tenant security configuration baselines
- Data classification, retention, and lifecycle policies
- External sharing and guest access controls
- Exchange Online Teams (including governance, recording, retention, and eDiscovery considerations) SharePoint Online and OneDrive Entra ID / Azure AD (identity, access control, conditional access)
- Microsoft Defender security suite Design and enforce Microsoft 365 governance frameworks, including:
- Lead M365 / Azure migrations, tenant consolidations, hybrid integrations, and major platform upgrades
- Serve as Tier 2/3 escalation for complex Microsoft 365 / Azure / GCC incidents impacting security, availability, or compliance
- Implement security controls and configurations to protect systems and data
- Participate in vulnerability remediation, incident response, and audit readiness activities
- Support technical compliance execution for government and regulated frameworks, such as:
- NIST SP 800 53 / 800 171
- FedRAMP (supporting cloud adjacent controls)
- CJIS, HIPAA, or state specific cybersecurity requirements (as applicable)
- Translate compliance requirements into technical controls, configurations, and operational processes
- Lead effort for:
- System Security Plans (SSPs)
- POA&Ms
- Control implementation evidence
- Audit and assessment readiness
- Ensure M365 / Azure / GCC and related systems support CUI protection, data residency, logging, auditability, and access control mandates
- Partner with security, legal, and compliance teams to address findings, risks, and remediation activities
- Partner with business units, vendors, and IT leadership to gather requirements and translate them into technical solutions
- Serve as a technical liaison between engineering teams and management
- Present technical concepts and recommendations to non‑technical audiences
- Create and maintain technical documentation, diagrams, runbooks, and standard operating procedures (SOPs)
- Mentor junior engineers and specialists through coaching, knowledge transfer, and technical review
- Contribute to operational maturity efforts, including automation and process optimization
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
- 7+ years of progressively responsible experience in enterprise IT environments
- Advanced experience in one or more of the following areas: Cloud platforms (e.g., Microsoft Azure, AWS. GCC), Microsoft 365 / identity platforms, Infrastructure (compute, storage, virtualization), Networking and security technologies, Enterprise applications and integrations
- Proven ability to troubleshoot complex, cross‑platform technical issues
- Strong documentation, communication, and collaboration skills
- Relevant certifications (e.g., Microsoft, AWS, VMware, Security+, CISSP, or equivalent)
- Experience in regulated or government‑contract environments
- Experience with automation, scripting, or infrastructure‑as‑code
- Demonstrated experience leading technical initiatives or projects
Benefits
- Benefits and paid leave programs for full-time employees working at least 30 hours a week on a regular basis
- Flexible work-life balance
- Professional development opportunities
- Performance and recognition programs
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits
- Voluntary critical illness, hospital, and accident benefits
- Health savings and flexible spending accounts
- Retirement 401K plan
- Remote position
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