[Hiring] Senior Microsoft Cloud Engineer @AIS (Applied Information Sciences)

Role Description

At AIS, we are seeking a talented individual to join as a Lead Infrastructure Engineer. This role involves:

• Aligning infrastructure strategy to business goals.
• Leading large projects and applying compliance frameworks.
• Designing high availability/disaster recovery and performance optimization patterns.
• Shaping deployment pipeline design.

Your initial project assignment will be as a Senior Microsoft Cloud Engineer - Data Sharing & B2B, responsible for:

• Leading the design, implementation, and ongoing optimization of secure external collaboration capabilities across the Microsoft cloud ecosystem.
• Configuring and maintaining Azure B2B / Microsoft Entra External ID connections.
• Implementing identity and data protection controls in Microsoft Entra and Microsoft Purview.
• Designing secure access patterns for SharePoint-based extranets.
• Defining enterprise security controls for encrypted email, Conditional Access, Power Platform solutions, and Power BI content.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Microsoft cloud engineering, with substantial hands-on responsibility for Microsoft 365, Azure, and enterprise security controls.
• 4+ years of direct experience designing and administering Microsoft Entra ID / Azure AD identity and access solutions.
• Deep experience with Microsoft Entra External ID / B2B collaboration, cross-tenant access, external collaboration settings, guest access governance, and secure partner access models.
• Strong experience implementing Microsoft Purview Information Protection capabilities, including sensitivity labels, encryption, and data protection policy integration.
• Strong experience designing Microsoft Purview Message Encryption / OME solutions for secure external email exchange.
• Proven experience designing and deploying Conditional Access policies in enterprise environments, including policy testing, exception handling, and access hardening.
• Experience securing SharePoint Online sites and extranets for external access, including site permissions, sharing models, and information protection considerations.
• Experience implementing governance and security controls for Power Platform, including environment strategy, roles, and data policies.
• Experience securing Power BI platforms, including workspace governance, dataset security, sharing controls, and report access design.

Requirements

• Experience in highly regulated environments such as defense, government, healthcare, financial services, or other compliance-driven enterprises.
• Experience supporting security assessments, accreditation packages, or control inheritance models.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Defender, audit logging, insider risk considerations, and monitoring of collaboration and sharing events.
• Experience with DevOps, infrastructure as code, or scripted administration using PowerShell, Microsoft Graph, or automation tooling.
• Microsoft certifications in areas such as Microsoft Entra, Microsoft 365 Security, Azure Security, or Purview.

Benefits

• Employee Ownership: Your contributions directly impact the company’s success, and you share in its achievements.
• Continuous Learning: Access to resources, training, and mentorship to support your professional growth.
• Inclusive Culture: A workplace where diversity is celebrated, and everyone’s voice is valued.
• Mission-Driven Work: Engage in projects that make a meaningful difference for our clients and communities.

Compensation

The targeted base salary range for this role is $121,000-$182,000 per year. This range is provided as a guideline, and the final offer will be based on several factors, including skillset, competencies, level of experience, education, certifications, and location.

We value transparency in our hiring process and are happy to discuss how your unique qualifications align with our compensation structure during the interview process.