magnals - Magna Legal Services - Senior Cloud Solutions Architect & Systems Engineer

• Architect and build secure, cost-effective cloud solutions on Azure to meet business and application requirements across Magna • Own the governance, configuration, security, and stability of the Azure environment — manage and monitor cloud costs, services, and hybrid infrastructure • Partner with enterprise development teams to design and implement cloud-native and hybrid application architectures (IaaS, PaaS, containers, serverless) • Partner with the general infrastructure team on identity, networking, directory services, and hybrid connectivity between on-premises and Azure • Work with IT leadership and business units to understand requirements, and develop and execute plans to implement and deploy responsive solutions • Track upcoming changes to the platform and plan how to absorb them without operational interruption • Monitor and communicate service performance to stakeholders; make sure delivery meets business requirements and SLAs • Champion the adoption of Microsoft 365 and Azure services where they genuinely help the business, and help train and develop the IT staff who support them • Create and maintain policies and documentation for the proper use of Microsoft 365, Azure, AWS, and other cloud services • Collaborate with networking, security, support, and application teams to resolve issues effectively • Document changes using change management best practices • Maintain a highly secure environment through proper configuration and access monitoring • Keep up to date with evolving Azure and Microsoft 365 technologies • ## Desired Background • 8+ years designing, supporting, deploying, and evolving technology platforms and infrastructure in a highly distributed enterprise environment • 8+ years of Microsoft Windows Server administration experience • 5+ years of experience with Microsoft 365 in an environment of 700+ users • 3+ years designing, deploying, and supporting Azure, including mission-critical and highly secure workloads • Deep knowledge of the Microsoft cloud ecosystem — Azure Storage, App Services, Azure Networking, Containers, Data Services, Defender for Cloud, and Entra ID • Deep knowledge of Active Directory, Configuration Manager, networking, DNS, Hyper-V, clustering, and GPOs • Experience managing directory sync into Azure AD, migration to Azure AD, and hybrid coupling with Azure AD Domain Services • Advanced PowerShell skills for managing Azure and Microsoft 365 at scale • Excellent written and verbal communication — you'll be translating between business needs, developers, and infrastructure • Bachelor's degree in Computer Information Sciences or a similar field, or equivalent experience and/or certifications • Enterprise development teams — for cloud-native and hybrid application architecture across Magna's application portfolio • General infrastructure team — for identity, networking, and hybrid on-premises/Azure connectivity • IT leadership and business units — for requirements, priorities, and rollout planning • Networking, security, support, and application teams — for day-to-day issue resolution