Entry Level Cloud Platform Engineer Jobs

INTRODUCTION

Blue Chip Talent, in partnership with a retail organization, is seeking a skilled Cloud Platform Engineer. This role is responsible for supporting and securing a production Azure environment, administering cloud infrastructure and identity controls, and developing automation to improve platform operations. The engineer will also contribute to cloud optimization, endpoint management, and ongoing infrastructure modernization initiatives.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

- Administer and maintain Azure infrastructure, platform services, virtual machines, networking, and tenant configurations
- Manage Azure security controls, including Conditional Access, Privileged Identity Management (PIM), security groups, and Network Security Groups (NSGs)
- Configure and maintain Azure routing, access controls, and infrastructure security settings
- Monitor Azure consumption, produce cost reporting, and identify opportunities for cloud cost optimization
- Review Azure configurations and security posture to identify vulnerabilities, configuration gaps, and opportunities for improvement
- Develop PowerShell, Python, and Azure-based automation to streamline cloud administration and platform operations
- Support Intune administration, device configuration, policy management, and certificate deployment
- Contribute to infrastructure modernization initiatives, including Group Policy migration, endpoint management improvements, and cloud platform upgrades

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Hands-on experience administering and engineering Microsoft Azure infrastructure in a production environment
- Experience with Azure virtual machines, networking, routing, NSGs, security groups, and tenant administration
- Experience administering Azure security and identity controls, including Conditional Access and Privileged Identity Management (PIM)
- Knowledge of Azure security architecture, cloud security best practices, identity and access management, and configuration assessment
- Experience with Azure cost management, consumption reporting, and cloud cost optimization
- Proficiency with PowerShell and/or Python for infrastructure administration and automation
- Experience developing or maintaining Azure automation for cloud platform operations
- Demonstrated experience assessing Azure environments and identifying security, configuration, or operational improvements

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience administering Microsoft Intune policies, devices, configurations, and endpoint management
- Experience deploying and managing certificates through Intune
- Experience mapping and migrating traditional Group Policy configurations to Intune policies
- Experience supporting Microsoft 365 platform environments
- Experience with Kubernetes administration, platform maintenance, or cluster upgrades
- Experience supporting cloud-first enterprise infrastructure environments
- Experience applying Azure platform best practices across multiple production environments

Blue Chip Talent is an award-winning and woman-owned talent solutions provider based out of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. For over 30 years, we’ve specialized in IT, Engineering, and Professional Services staffing—now serving clients in 37 states and counting. We connect the market's elite talent with top employers, pairing exceptional white-glove service with proven hiring results to drive innovation and fuel growth.

We offer industry-leading benefits options and are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) that values merit-based recruitment centered around technical ability, skillset, and alignment with our employing partners.