Principal Microsoft Cloud Platform Engineer

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

Envista is a global leader in the dental industry, uniting more than 30 trusted brands—including DEXIS, Kerr, Nobel Biocare, and Ormco—under one mission: partnering with dental professionals to improve patients’ lives. With a heritage of category-defining innovation, our brands have shaped modern dentistry: Nobel Biocare introduced the first dental implant, Ormco is a pioneer in both traditional and digital orthodontics, DEXIS has long been at the forefront of 2D, 3D and intraoral imaging, and Kerr has supported clinicians for over 135 years. Our high-performing culture is underpinned by our CIRCLe Values and the Envista Business System. Guided by these, we deliver a comprehensive portfolio of technologies, consumables, and services that empower clinicians to provide confident, efficient care—today and for the future. Learn more at http://envistaco.com .

Envista and all Envista Companies are equal opportunity employers that evaluate qualified applicants without