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,