Senior Consulting Engineer

Senior Consulting Engineer (Microsoft)

• 100% English Fluency is required – this is a must.

About the Role

As a Senior Consulting Engineer you will provide expert consulting services and guidance to our clients on various cloud technologies, including Azure Entra ID, Azure, AWS, GCP, MDM, Active Directory, networking, and other related cloud solutions.

The Senior Cloud Consultant will play a crucial role in assisting clients with cloud strategy, implementation, optimization, ongoing support, and various migration projects, including cloud tenant migrations, cross-platform migrations, identity migrations, mail migrations, and M365 migrations. Be the "go-to" person for Microsoft 365, Azure Cloud and all associated products and services.

You should be a highly skilled and experienced Senior Consultant with a strong background in Microsoft 365 (M365) security and cloud solutions. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of securing privileged access, implementing Zero Trust administration, and deploying Microsoft Defender products, Microsoft Purview, and Microsoft Sentinel. This role also requires expertise in Azure Landing Zones, management group administration, and the overall Microsoft security ecosystem.

You will work closely with clients, guiding them through the design and implementation of modern security solutions, ensuring compliance with best practices and regulatory requirements. This role is pivotal in delivering successful engagements that help secure enterprise environments, enhance threat detection, and streamline cloud operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Must be well-spoken and comfortable talking with clients.
• Provide expert consulting services and guidance to clients for both supporting and implementing cloud technologies such as EntraID, Azure, AWS, GCP, MDM, Active Directory, networking solutions, and other cloud infrastructure solutions.
• Support and implement Zero Trust architectures across M365 and Azure environments.
• Secure privileged identities and administrative roles, leveraging tools such as Azure AD Privileged Identity Management (PIM) and Conditional Access policies.
• Establish robust security baselines for administrative roles, ensuring least-privilege access across all environments.
• Lead M365 security and compliance projects with a focus on privileged access management, Zero Trust security models, and advanced security features.
• Experienced in editing and writing PowerShell scripts and working with CLI's.
• Lead the implementation and migration of client workloads to cloud environments, ensuring seamless transitions and minimizing downtime.
• Implement and configure Microsoft Defender products (Defender for Identity, Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Cloud Apps, etc.) across client environments.
• Conduct cloud readiness assessments, identify potential risks and challenges, and provide mitigation strategies.
• Plan and execute cloud tenant migrations, cross-platform migrations (e.g., AWS to Azure, on-premises to GCP), identity migrations, mail migrations, and M365 migrations.
• Develop and deliver comprehensive training and knowledge transfer sessions to client teams on cloud technologies and best practices.
• Deploy and operationalize Microsoft Purview for compliance, data governance, and information protection solutions.
• Support, deploy, and configure Microsoft Sentinel for advanced threat detection, monitoring, and response.
• Provide expert guidance on supporting and deploying Azure Landing Zones and managing Azure management groups for optimal cloud governance.
• Collaborate with clients to understand their business requirements, assess their current infrastructure, and develop cloud strategies aligned with their goals.
• Capable of both providing hands on keyboard as well as guiding and walking customers through performing technical tasks and performing technical activities during implementations or migrations of solutions.
• Experience in writing technical solution documents including implementation guides, technical design documents, operations guides, standard operational procedures, knowledge articles and status reports.
• Ability to perform and conduct workshops and meetings to develop client solutions.
• Maintaining industry technology certifications required and ability to obtain new certifications as required based on technology trends and organizational requirements.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends, technologies, and advancements in the cloud computing industry, and proactively share insights with clients.
• Mentor and guide junior consultants, fostering knowledge sharing and professional growth within the team.
• Educate customers of all sizes on the value proposition of cloud solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, architects, and project managers, to ensure successful cloud projects.
• Using company prescribed methodologies, can demonstrate the production of several medium to large scale designs, including some which are not based on an existing pattern, or which have substantial customization and/or contain solution components from contributing specialists.
• Participate and team up with sales, Enterprise Architect, Delivery and Partner ecosystem to provide complete solutions to customers.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to new technologies and learn quickly.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities and initiatives simultaneously.

Experience: Experience Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience designing, supporting, and implementing large-scale, complex system architectures.
• 5+ years of experience working in Microsoft 365, Azure, and related security solutions.
• 5+ years of experience in Cloud migrations, implementations and supporting cloud solutions.
• Expertise in securing Microsoft 365 environments with tools like Azure AD PIM, Conditional Access, Microsoft Defender suite, and Azure Information Protection.
• Proficiency in supporting and deploying Zero Trust frameworks and identity management solutions.
• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Sentinel for security monitoring, alerting, and incident response.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Purview for data governance and compliance.
• Understanding of Azure Landing Zones and management group administration.
• Familiarity with identity and access management (IAM) best practices, particularly in hybrid cloud environments.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. (or equivalent experience)
• Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in cloud consulting, with a strong focus on EntraID, Azure, MDM, Active Directory, and networking technologies. – AWS and GPC is a plus
• Proven track record of successfully delivering complex cloud projects, migrations, and implementations for enterprise clients.
• In-depth knowledge of cloud architecture, security, scalability, and cost optimization best practices.
• Expertise in cloud automation, DevOps methodologies, and infrastructure as code (IaC) technologies is a plus
• Strong understanding of enterprise IT infrastructure, networking, and security principles.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and critical thinking skills.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proven ability to work independently and lead cross-functional teams in a collaborative environment.
• Relevant cloud certifications (e.g., Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert, AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional, Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect) are highly desirable.

Additional Qualifications:

• Azure Automation
• Microsoft Active Directory and Azure Active Directory / Entra ID
• Azure Site Recovery
• Group Policy Management
• DevOps experience with well architected, high performing, and scalable micro-service based architectures that are resilient and recoverable is also highly desirable
• Define and enforce Well Architected framework for major cloud providers: operational excellence, security, reliability, performance efficiency, and cost optimization

Certifications (Preferred):

• Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate
• Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate
• Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate
• Microsoft 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert