enVista

Principal Microsoft Cloud Platform Engineer

enVista$187K — $228K *
Brea, CA 92821In-Person
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • 10+ years of enterprise Microsoft infrastructure experience
  • 7+ years of Microsoft 365 and Azure engineering
  • Experience supporting enterprise environments with 5,000+ users
  • Deep expertise in Entra ID, Exchange Online, and Azure architecture
  • Experience with Managed Service Providers
  • Track record of establishing platform governance and architecture standards

Responsibilities

  • Own and drive the Microsoft cloud platform strategy and lifecycle
  • Serve as the senior technical authority for Azure and Microsoft 365 services
  • Define and enforce engineering standards and governance frameworks
  • Lead engineering for Microsoft 365 applications ensuring service improvement
  • Drive automation and Infrastructure as Code strategies for platform efficiency
  • Maintain operational excellence by monitoring lifecycle management and reliability
  • Foster partnerships with Microsoft and Managed Service Providers for effective delivery

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • 401K matching program
  • Annual performance bonus potential
  • Opportunities for professional development and certification
  • Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
Full Job Description
Job Description:

JOB SUMMARY:

This position is based on-site and requires four days per week in the Brea office to support collaboration and business needs.

The Principal Microsoft Cloud Platform Engineer serves as the senior technical authority and platform owner for Envista's Microsoft cloud ecosystem. This role owns architecture, engineering, automation, governance, operational excellence, and continuous improvement for Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Azure, identity, collaboration, and cloud governance. This is a senior individual contributor who leads through technical expertise, architecture, mentoring, and engineering excellence.

The role also serves as the service owner for Microsoft cloud platforms and is accountable for platform strategy, lifecycle management, governance, service health, roadmap execution, and technical oversight of Managed Service Provider (MSP) delivery.

The position partners with business, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and vendor teams to ensure Microsoft cloud services deliver secure, reliable, and scalable business outcomes while supporting Envista's platform engineering transformation strategy.

Success in this role is demonstrated through stable platform operations, stronger service ownership and governance accountability; improved reliability, user experience, security posture, and operational efficiency; and delivery of roadmap objectives that advance Envista's platform engineering and infrastructure transformation strategy.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Platform Ownership & Technical Leadership
  • Own the Microsoft cloud platform strategy, architecture, engineering, and lifecycle
  • Serve as the technical authority for Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Azure, Defender, Purview, and related services
  • Define engineering standards, governance, architecture patterns, and platform roadmaps
  • Drive automation, standardization, and continuous improvement
  • Establish platform engineering standards, reusable patterns, and architectural guardrails that promote consistency and operational excellence
  • Establish clear service ownership and governance accountability across Microsoft cloud services, improving governance, security, and operational maturity


Microsoft 365 Engineering
  • Lead engineering for Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Defender, Purview, and Microsoft 365 administration
  • Ensure platform reliability, lifecycle management, security, and service improvement


Identity & Security
  • Lead engineering for Entra ID, Conditional Access, Identity Governance, PIM, federation, and authentication
  • Partner with Cybersecurity to strengthen enterprise identity


Azure Platform Engineering
  • Own Azure Landing Zones, governance, networking, RBAC, Azure Policy, Monitor, Backup, Site Recovery, Azure Virtual Desktop, and platform security
  • Define and maintain Azure platform architecture standards, cloud governance controls, operational guardrails, and deployment patterns
  • Partner with application, infrastructure, and cybersecurity teams to enable cloud adoption while maintaining compliance and operational readiness


Automation & Platform Engineering
  • Drive Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Bicep, ARM, PowerShell, Azure Automation, Azure DevOps, GitHub, and CI/CD
  • Increase automation and Infrastructure as Code adoption to reduce manual effort and strengthen engineering maturity
  • Develop reusable automation frameworks that improve speed, consistency, reliability, and scalability across Microsoft cloud services


Operational Excellence
  • Maintain reliability, disaster recovery readiness, monitoring, lifecycle management, documentation, and technical debt reduction
  • Maintain stable Microsoft platform operations and continuously improve platform reliability, user experience, security posture, and operational efficiency


Knowledge Management
  • Reduce dependency on external vendors and individual knowledge holders through documentation, automation, knowledge transfer, and engineering maturity initiatives


Leadership & Vendor Partnership
  • Serve as primary technical partner for Microsoft and MSP
  • Strengthen Microsoft and MSP partnerships to support effective service delivery and platform outcomes
  • Provide technical governance and engineering oversight for MSP-delivered Microsoft cloud services, ensuring alignment with approved architecture standards, operational processes, automation objectives, and platform roadmaps
  • Deliver roadmap objectives that support Envista's platform engineering and infrastructure transformation strategy
  • Mentor engineers, conduct architecture reviews, and improve engineering standards


Job Requirements:

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • 10+ years enterprise Microsoft infrastructure experience
  • 7+ years Microsoft 365 and Azure engineering
  • Experience in enterprise environments supporting 5,000+ users
  • Deep expertise with Entra ID, Exchange Online, Azure architecture, governance, disaster recovery, PowerShell, and Infrastructure as Code
  • Experience partnering with Managed Service Providers
  • Demonstrated experience establishing platform governance, architecture standards, and technology roadmaps
  • Experience operating within a platform engineering, cloud center of excellence, or service ownership model


REQUIRED TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:
Microsoft Cloud
  • Azure, Microsoft 365, Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Entra ID, Defender, Purview, Sentinel, Azure Policy, Azure Monitor, Azure Backup, Azure Site Recovery, and Azure Virtual Desktop


Automation
  • PowerShell, Terraform, Bicep, ARM, Azure DevOps, GitHub, CI/CD, and REST APIs


Infrastructure
  • Windows Server, Active Directory, DNS, PKI, Networking, Disaster Recovery, and Cloud Governance


PREFERRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:
  • Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Microsoft 365 Administrator Expert, Azure Administrator, Identity & Access Administrator, or Security certifications
  • Experience with FastTrack, tenant migrations, M&A, enterprise governance, and platform engineering


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Target Market Salary Range:

Actual compensation packages take into account a wide range of factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to geographic location; skill sets; relevant education and certifications; depth of experience; performance; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed reasonable estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Envista, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. The total compensation package for this position may also include an annual performance bonus, medical/dental/vision benefits, 401K match, and/or other applicable compensation plans.

$187,300 - $228,900

Operating Company:
Corporate

About enVista

enVista is a global software solutions and consulting services firm headquartered in Carmel, Indiana. The company provides consulting, implementation, and managed services in supply chain, transportation, retail, and IT. enVista's services include supply chain strategy, transportation management, warehouse management, labor management, and IT services. The company has offices in North America, Europe, and Asia.
Learn more about enVista
Size
11,200 employees
Market Cap
$5.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$33.3 million
Founded
2002
5 Year Trend
-2.1%
Revenue
$2.2 billion
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