Sr. Staff Azure Cloud Engineer

The Sr. Staff Azure Cloud Engineer will work with our team to provide support for a wide range of IT systems and services including the corporate virtualization environment. As the Sr. Staff Azure Cloud Systems Engineer you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing cloud infrastructure. As a Sr. Staff IT Cloud Systems Engineer, you will work in a fast-paced environment and apply your technical knowledge to solve issues that will span multiple IT environments. This is a fulltime role for a Azure Cloud Engineer and reports to our Secaucus, NJ office five days a week. Please apply only if this  criterion matches your expectations.

What You will Do
•    Participate in projects and engineer new systems.
•    Monitor performance of critical servers and applications.
•    Manage the load configuration and make recommendations for purchase or upgrade of hardware as well as the tuning of software
•    Engage and manage 3rd-party vendors to achieve expedient resolution
•    Using appropriate cloud services to design and deploy architecture and applications based on given customer and/or Solutions Architect’s requirements,
•    Building highly available/fault-tolerant enterprise class infrastructure with multiple-region and multi-AZ models
•    Create and maintain system documentation for specifications, designs, procedures, and logs.
•    Document all processes, system changes/fixes, and issues.

What You Bring
•    Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.
•    Minimum of 8 + years of cloud migrations and high proficiency in IaaS, PaaS, SaaS environments primarily focused on Azure.
•    Strong operational implementation experience or working knowledge of cloud identity or access management solutions enforcing security guidelines.
•    Using Configuration Management and Configuration Orchestration tools, such as Ansible, Terraform
•    Work with one or more scripting languages (e.g. Bash, Powershell, Python, PHP, etc.
•    Improve the security posture by performing various assessments and analyses using tools like Ansible and Prisma.

•    Design, Develop, and maintain automation scripts using tools like Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions.

•    Implement and optimize CI/CD pipelines for efficient software delivery.

•    Ensure secure design principles are followed throughout the cloud architecture

•    Implement least privilege access controls and monitor security events.

•    Collaborate with security teams to address vulnerabilities and maintain compliance.

•    Focus on Microsoft Intune for device management, configuration, and security.

•    Experience with being a team lead and cross-training, mentoring and providing support for team members.

•    Improve resiliency for all cloud applications and infrastructure and ensure that HA, DR, Data Protection requirements are appropriately engineered and implemented for each workload
•    Deep knowledge of networking topologies and engineering, including DNS, Load Balancers, Gateway Devices and Web Application Firewalls
•    In-depth knowledge of Azure networking services such as Azure Virtual WAN, VNETS, management of Azure Application/Network Security Groups,Private Link,VNET peering, Routing, Express Route, Site-to-Site VPN, and Point-to-Site VPN
•    In-depth knowledge of security and IAM / Role Based Access Controls in Azure,Azure Policy,and Azure Management Groups and Subscriptions.
•    Knowledge with AWS design, architecture and services (EC2, IAM, S3, ELB/ALB, RDS/Aurora, ElastiCache, ECS/EKS, etc.)
•    Experience with automating cloud native technologies, deploying applications, and provisioning infrastructure
•    Knowledge of system monitoring in a cloud environment including cloud specific products and tools.
•    Experience with CMK (Customer Managed Keys) and BYOK ( Bring Your Own Key)
•    Experience with AWS Workspace (VDI), Azure VDI and creation of custom images

**Please note the majority focus of this role is Azure**

ZT Systems assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package is created for all our employees. The typical base salary for this position is expected to be between $124,500 and $182,600 per year. If hired, the final base salary will be determined on an individual basis taking into consideration experience, skills, knowledge, education and/or certifications.

Base salary is just one component of ZT Systems total rewards philosophy. We take pride in offering a wide range of benefits and perks that appeal to the variety of needs across our diverse employee base. Other rewards may include bonus, paid time off, generous 401k match, tuition reimbursement, wellbeing resources, and more.

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

At ZT Systems, you’ll get to do work you are proud of alongside smart, passionate people. Every day, there are opportunities to collaborate with the best in the industry to design, build, and deliver impactful solutions to world-class customers. Along the way, you will gain hands-on experience in a face-paced environment that’s challenging, rewarding, and career-defining.

A culture built around our values we work hard and think fast. We view challenges as opportunities—to do better, push harder, and be faster than we were the day before. When we fail, we learn from it and move on together. And when we succeed, we use the momentum to go even further. We create value with everything we do, building the foundation of today—and transforming the future of tomorrow.

Join ZT Systems and help us build technology infrastructure that connects the world.

What We Offer
At ZT Systems, we believe that investing in our people is key to our continued growth and innovation. When you join our team, you’ll gain access to a comprehensive and inclusive benefits package designed to support your well-being, financial security, and professional development—both now and in the future.

Compensation & Financial Security

-Competitive base salary

-Performance-based annual bonus eligibility

-401(k) retirement savings plan with generous company match

-Tuition reimbursement for eligible education programs

Health & Wellness

-Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with access to leading providers

-Mental health resources and employee wellness support programs-

-Company-paid life and disability insurance

Time Away & Work-Life Balance

-Generous paid time off (PTO) and company-paid holidays

-Parental leave and family care support programs

Growth & Purpose

-Structured training programs and on-the-job learning opportunities

-Matching gifts and volunteer programs to support causes you care about

These benefits are available to eligible employees and are designed to grow with you as your career evolves. Full benefits and eligibility varies by work location. Learn more about our benefits here.

ZT Group Int’l. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. ZT Systems provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.