Azure Support Engineer

Responsibilities:

We are seeking an experienced Azure Support Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for supporting, administering, troubleshooting, repairing, and escalating customer issues across a wide range of technologies — with a strong focus on Microsoft Azure. The ideal candidate will possess strong technical expertise, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to ensuring system security and operational excellence. This is a full time position reporting to our Downers Grove, IL headquarters with the ability to work remote.

Qualifications:

• Must have 3–5 years of hands-on experience supporting Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 environments
• Certifications highly preferred: AZ-104 — Administrator, AZ-305 — Solutions Architect Expert
• Provide advanced support for Azure environments, including troubleshooting and resolving issues across computer, networking, identity, and storage services.
• Administer and manage Azure resources such as Virtual Machines (VMs), VNETs, Load Balancers, Firewalls, Key Vault, and Azure AD / Entra ID.
• Implement and manage security and compliance solutions using Azure Policy, RBAC, Blueprints, and Defender for Cloud.
• Assist with Azure site recovery (ASR), ARM templates/Bicep deployments, and automation using PowerShell (Az Module) or Azure CLI.
• Experience working with and supporting at least three of the following security technologies:
• Group Policy w/ Cloud Integration
• Federation / SSO / Conditional Access
• Hybrid Join / AADDS
• Defender for Cloud
• Microsoft Sentinel
• Conditional Access
• Zero Trust
• MFA / RBAC
• Privileged Identity Management (PIM)
• ExpressRoute
• Azure VPN Gateway
• IPsec/S2S VPN
• Private Endpoints
• DNS Private Resolver
• Strong understanding of DNS technologies and related security practices.
• Experience with DataBricks and Certificate Authority management is a plus.
• Familiarity with virtualization technologies such as VMware or Hyper-V preferred.
• The candidate must have a car, as this position requires travel between location and the transportation of equipment
• A valid driver's license and proof of vehicle insurance will be required
• Legally authorized to work in the US without sponsorship
• Must demonstrate a "can-do" attitude

We focus on candidates that display our "ACE" factor – Attitude, Compassion, and Enthusiasm to deliver quality solutions with exceptional customer service.

Compensation Range: $70,000.00/Yr - $100,00.00/Yr

What you get:

We offer an energetic work environment with many corporate culture amenities, competitive salary, and rich benefit plan including: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, 529, Life Insurance, Income Protection Short and Long-Term Disability, Medical and Child/Elder Care, Flexible Spending Account Plans, Family Planning Benefits, Financial Education, Identity Theft Protection and Assistance, Legal Services, Employee Assistance Program, Two weeks' vacation, additional paid time-off for Personal and Sick, certification and hands-on training, and employee discount for product services and entertainment.

Overview:

MOTIVATED…..make IT happen

Sentinel Technologies, Inc. has been rated a top workplace every year since 2012

About Us:

Sentinel delivers solutions that can efficiently address a range of IT needs – from security, to communications, to systems & networks, to software applications, to cloud and managed services; all of which include our staffing solutions for our clients. Since 1982, Sentinel has grown from providing technology maintenance services to our current standing as one of the leading IT services and solutions provider in the US. We have aligned with many of today's global technology leaders including Cisco, Dell, VMware and Microsoft. Sentinel services customers both nationally and internationally with primary support operating centers in Downers Grove (HQ), Chicago, and Springfield, IL; Phoenix, AZ.; Lansing, and Grand Rapids, MI; Milwaukee, WI; and Denver, CO.

If you are MOTIVATED… you can make IT happen at Sentinel. Our commitment to our employees is to create a work environment that encourages creativity, an entrepreneurial spirit, fosters growth through certification and hands-on training, and values a team-oriented culture with rewards based on impact

If you share our passion about what technology can do and want to be part of a top workplace environment – we'd like to have you join our team. Learn more at

As part of Sentinel's employment process, candidates will be required to complete a background check. Only those who meet the minimum requirements will be contacted. No phone calls please.

Sentinel is proud to be an equal opportunity employer including disability and veterans. In accordance with Title VII and state regulations, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, pregnancy, genetics, disability, military, veteran status or any other basis protected by law.

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