Brightonjones

Senior Systems Engineer

Full-time · Seattle, WA
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Senior · 8+ yrs exp

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Experience: 8+ years

Skills & tools

OperationsSecurityCloud PlatformsManagementData Analysis
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The Sr. Systems Engineer will help develop and support a scalable, resilient, and secure infrastructure. This role is critical to ensuring our infrastructure can support a growing, cloud forward organization while maintaining strong operational discipline and adherence to modern security standards.

The Sr. Systems Engineer will own core components of our hybrid environment across on-prem and cloud (Azure, AWS, and M365) ecosystem. The ideal candidate brings a strong understanding of modern identity, zero trust principles, and infrastructure lifecycle management, with the drive to enhance system performance, reduce risk, and support the organization’s long-term technology strategy.

We are seeking a Senior Systems Engineer with 8+ years of experience designing, implementing, and maintaining enterprise infrastructure. This role is responsible for owning and evolving our hybrid IT environment, including the platforms, tooling, and automation required to support a growing and increasingly data‑driven business.

You will be the technical authority, partnering with our Data & Analytics, Application, Development, and Operations teams, delivering secure, resilient, and scalable solutions.

Required for application: take our Values in Action Self-Assessment to see how our values align!

  • 8+ years of experience in systems engineering or cloud/infrastructure roles.
  • Strong mastery of M365 administration, Azure architecture, and cloud security concepts.
  • Proficiency in scripting (PowerShell preferred) and infrastructure automation.
  • Deep understanding of identity and access management, conditional access, MFA, and modern authentication.
  • Familiarity with NIST, CIS hardening standards, and similar frameworks.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to work independently to tackle well-scoped and loosely scoped user stories
  • Effective communication skills with the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
  • This role is an in-office, full-time, and exempt position. We are a work from office culture with a lot of flexibility.
  • Support and maintain a hybrid IT infrastructure spanning on-premises and Azure/AWS cloud environments
  • Architect, deploy, and maintain M365 services including Exchange Online, SharePoint, Teams, Intune, Entra, Purview and security/compliance features.
  • Manage and maintain Windows server environments including Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, and related services
  • Monitor system performance, availability, and capacity across cloud services.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve advanced network, server, and connectivity issues.
  • Oversee day-to-day operations of networking infrastructure, including firewalls, switches, VPNs, SDWAN, and wireless systems
  • Provide oversight of fleet of Windows endpoints and BYOD mobile devices
  • Implement automation (PowerShell, Azure Automation, Logic Apps, Infrastructure as Code) to improve reliability and efficiency.
  • Lead lifecycle management for infrastructure components (patching, upgrades, replacements).
  • Implement cybersecurity best practice controls leveraging Microsoft Defender, Azure security services, Data Loss Prevention, Purview, and zero trust principles.
  • Partner with Compliance and SOC to support cybersecurity initiatives across the organization and contribute to mitigation strategies to reduce risk
  • Monitor security alerts, perform root cause analysis, and apply corrective measures.
  • Support incident response activities and participate in security audits using MDR and IR tools

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