Microsoft Azure Systems Engineer Security Clearance

Position: Microsoft Azure Systems Engineer with Security Clearance
Company Description Manage

YOURiD, part of the Ridgeline International family of companies, is a leader in identity protection and privacy management solutions. Our mission is to help individuals, families, and organizations take back control of their personal information and reduce the risk of identity exposure online. Through our Privacy Protection platform, we scan hundreds of data broker and people-search sites, remove exposed personal records, and continuously monitor for reappearance.

As a Ridgeline International company, we combine our innovative privacy technology with Ridgeline's expertise in cyber, data analytics, and mission support for government and commercial clients. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Northern Virginia, Manage

YOURiD is expanding its reach to protect identities and sensitive information nationwide. We are passionate about building solutions that empower people to manage their digital footprint, and we are growing a team that shares our commitment to security, innovation, and impact.

Job Description Build the Azure Platform Engineers Want to Inherit We are looking for a hands on Azure engineer who wants to own a platform, not just contribute to one. This role is for someone who has personally built and operated production Azure environments and wants the autonomy to mature, standardize, and scale an enterprise cloud platform the right way. If you care about clean architecture, automation over manual work, strong security posture, and eliminating technical debt instead of managing around it, you will thrive here.

You will not be buried in process. You will not be stuck reviewing other people's diagrams. You will design, build, automate, and improve real infrastructure that supports real missions. What You Will Do Architect and Engineer Azure Environments
* Design and implement scalable, secure Azure infrastructure including IaaS, PaaS, and hybrid models

* Build and manage virtual networks, network security groups, Azure Firewall, and private endpoints

* Architect hybrid connectivity using VPN and Express Route

* Implement high availability and disaster recovery patterns
Own Identity and Systems
* Deploy and maintain Windows workloads in Azure

* Integrate Azure AD and Entra  enterprise systems

* Implement role based access control, Conditional Access, and least privilege models

* Support Microsoft 365 and identity integrations as required
Automate Everything
* Build infrastructure using Terraform preferred, ARM or Bicep, Power Shell, and Azure CLI

* Deliver idempotent, repeatable deployments with no manual builds

* Contribute to continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines for infrastructure
Secure and Operationalize
* Implement Defender for Cloud and Azure security controls

* Configure Azure Monitor and Log Analytics

* Support compliance frameworks such as NIST, RMF, and CMMC as applicable

* Lead vulnerability remediation and hardening

* Own backup, recovery, monitoring, and incident response
What You Will Accomplish in Your First Six Months Within six months, you will:
* Gain full command of the existing Azure environment and create a clear modernization roadmap aligned to business objectives

* Standardize infrastructure through Infrastructure as Code, eliminating drift and reducing operational risk

* Strengthen identity, access, and network architecture to meet enterprise grade security expectations

* Enhance observability and monitoring so systems are visible, measurable, and proactively managed

* Deliver a scalable, documented, and resilient Azure platform ready to support long term growth
By month six, the environment will be more consistent, secure, automated, and operationally mature because of your direct impact. Qualifications

What We Are Looking For We are hiring engineers who have personally built and operated what they claim experience in.
* An Active Secret Clearance at a minimum
* Five or more years of hands on systems engineering

* Three or more years building and operating Azure in production

* Direct experience deploying and troubleshooting Azure networking including virtual networks, network security groups, peering, private endpoints, VPN, and Express Route

* Hands on Azure AD and Entra  including Conditional Access, role based access control, and enterprise integrations

* Proven Infrastructure as Code practice in real environments with Terraform preferred

* Strong Power Shell automation experience

* Experience as primary engineer for production Azure workloads
Nice to haves:
* Azure certifications such as AZ 104 or AZ 305

* Experience in regulated or Department of Defense environments

* Azure Kubernetes Service experience

* Azure Dev Ops or Git Hub Actions pipeline experience

* Microsoft Defender suite experience

* Zero trust architecture implementation
What Success Looks Like
* Infrastructure is automated, secure, and well documented

* Deployments are repeatable and reliable

* Incidents decrease because root causes are eliminated

* Systems scale cleanly and predictably

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