IT Cloud Engineer

**About Us** As an international leader in the marketing industry, we lead the pack in creating dynamic places where people interact, face to face, with the world’s best brands. This opening is resident in Paramus, NJ. The ideal candidate is a hands-on Azure Cloud Engineer with strong operational experience, a structured approach to troubleshooting, and a solid understanding of secure, reliable, and well-governed cloud environments. Additional experience with on-premises infrastructure is a plus and will be valuable in supporting our hybrid IT landscape. **Key Responsibilities** **Azure Cloud Engineering & Operations** - Design, operate, and continuously improve Microsoft Azure services across infrastructure, networking, security, monitoring, governance, and cost management. - Support Azure compute, storage, networking, backup, monitoring, security, and identity integration. - Troubleshoot Azure-related incidents, performance issues, and service disruptions, providing 2nd and 3rd level support. - Contribute to automation, infrastructure as code, modernization, hybrid cloud, and Azure best-practice initiatives. - Support secure and reliable integration between Azure and on-premises environments. - Maintain cloud documentation, including configurations, procedures, standards, and troubleshooting guides. **Additional Infrastructure Responsibilities** - Support Windows and Linux server environments where required. - Assist with virtualization platforms such as Hyper-V and Nutanix. - Support backup, restore, monitoring, patching, lifecycle management, and capacity planning activities. - Assist with Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, and related Windows services. **Required Qualifications** - Several years of experience in cloud engineering, IT infrastructure, or systems engineering. - Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure infrastructure and cloud operations. - Experience developing, maintaining, supporting, and optimizing Azure environments. - Good understanding of hybrid cloud environments and cloud connectivity. - Strong troubleshooting skills across cloud, identity, networking, monitoring, and infrastructure-related topics. - Good documentation and communication skills. - Ability to work independently and collaborate across global IT teams. **Preferred Qualifications** - Microsoft Azure certifications. - Experience with PowerShell, Azure CLI, Terraform, or other automation tools. - Experience with Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft 365, Exchange Online, Teams, or hybrid Microsoft environments. - Experience with Windows Server, Linux, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and Group Policy. - Knowledge of virtualization platforms such as Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV, or Nutanix Prism. - Knowledge of backup, restore, monitoring, patching, and infrastructure lifecycle management. - Network knowledge, including TCP/IP, VLANs, routing, firewalls, VPNs, and Azure networking. We offer a robust benefits package including Medical (3 choices of plans), Dental (3 choices of plans), 401K, Vision, company paid Life Insurance, company paid Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability, Accident and Critical Illness Insurance--plus more. Our culture fosters teamwork, individual strength, and innovation, all in a dynamic environment! We are an equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V.