Remote Cloud Security Engineer Jobs in Secaucus, NJ

Overview:

CP Unlimited is a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. With programs spanning residential, clinical, and day services across the New York Metropolitan area, CP Unlimited uses technology to improve care coordination, operational efficiency, and service delivery for the people it supports.

We are seeking an experienced Cloud & Security Engineer to join our enterprise technology team. This is a fully remote position, and applicants may work from anywhere in the United States. The Cloud & Security Engineer will support CP Unlimited cloud first strategy by helping maintain, secure, and enhance the organization's Microsoft 365 environment, collaboration platforms, cloud infrastructure, endpoint management, identity services, security operations, and technical documentation. This role will work closely with infrastructure, support, security, and application teams to strengthen service delivery, improve user experience, and ensure cloud systems remain secure, reliable, and aligned with organizational priorities.

The ideal candidate is a strong communicator, adaptable problem solver, and continuous learner who is comfortable operating and learning new technologies. This role requires the ability to translate technical concepts into practical guidance, support users and stakeholders through change, and balance innovation with operational stability, compliance, and security.

Key Responsibilities:

Microsoft 365 Administration

• Administer and support Microsoft 365 services including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive,Teams, Teams Phone, and related collaboration and productivity platforms.
• Support Microsoft Entra ID including conditional access, phishing resistant authentication, role-based access control, identity governance, privileged access controls, and lifecycle access processes.
• Support Microsoft Intune for device enrollment, compliance policies, endpoint security, application deployment, device configuration, and mobile device management.
• Support Microsoft Purview capabilities including data loss prevention, sensitivity labels, retention policies,information protection, and related governance controls.
• Administer SaaS application access and governance controls across the Microsoft cloud identity stack,including enterprise applications, service principles, API permissions and secure integrations.
• Troubleshoot user access, licensing, endpoint compliance, secure application integrations, and cloudservice issues across Microsoft 365 and related SaaS platforms.
• Stay current with Microsoft 365 releases, platform enhancements, and security features to supportcontinuous improvement, dynamic learning, and adoption of new technologies.

• Create and maintain standards, procedures, knowledge articles, and support documentation for Microsoft365 administration and secure service delivery.

  
  

AI and Emerging Technology

• Support secure adoption of Microsoft Copilot and other AI enabled platforms through access reviews,configuration support, documentation, and stakeholder coordination.
• Assist with governance of AI related services, connectors, plugins, automation tools, and integrations toreduce data exposure and unauthorized access risks.
• Support data protection controls related to AI and collaboration platforms, including retention, labeling,secure sharing, and DLP considerations.
• Partner with business and technology teams to evaluate new cloud, collaboration, automation, andsecurity technologies and document operational, technical, and support requirements.
• Develop technical and user facing documentation, standards, and knowledge articles for emergingtechnologies and new platform capabilities.
• Help communicate new feature readiness, support needs, risk considerations, and rollout requirements to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Stay current on Microsoft roadmap updates, AI related platform changes, automation trends, and evolving security capabilities to support responsible innovation and continuous improvement.

Cloud Infrastructure

• Support Azure cloud infrastructure including subscriptions, resource groups, virtual networks, storage, monitoring, policies and governance controls.
• Assist with cloud security administration and governance standards to protect identities, data, devices, workloads, and services.
• Support access reviews, privileged access controls, secure configuration baselines, policy enforcement, and least privilege practices across Azure and connected SaaS platforms.
• Assist with Azure Policy administration, secure score improvement initiatives, and configuration review activities to strengthen cloud governance and reduce risk.
• Support application integrations, service accounts, managed identities, API permissions, and secure access requirements across Microsoft 365, Azure, and SaaS environments.
• Assist with planning, testing, deployment, and post implementation validation for new cloud services, platform updates, and modernization initiatives.
• Contribute to automation, standardization, and process improvement efforts that strengthen efficiency, reliability, resilience, and operational maturity.

• Assist with backup, recovery, business continuity, and service restoration support for cloud platforms and related services.

Security Operations and Monitoring

• Monitor, investigate, and respond to alerts and incidents across Microsoft Defender and other security platforms.
• Support Defender capabilities including Endpoint, O365, Identity, Cloud, Servers, IoT and related device security controls.
• Assist with SIEM monitoring, log analysis, threat detection, alert triage, remediation tracking, recovery activities, and root cause analysis.
• Participate in incident triage, containment, escalation, remediation, recovery, and post incident review activities across cloud, identity, endpoint, collaboration, and SaaS environments.
• Support vulnerability management processes including review of scan results, remediation prioritization, aging risk review, exception tracking, and control validation.
• Support endpoint and server security administration, patching, compliance monitoring, hardening, and configuration management.
• Help maintain security controls aligned to NIST hardening standards, cloud security benchmarks, and organizational security requirements.
• Review and remediate risks related to identity, endpoint, server, SaaS, AI, and cloud security posture.
• Participate in security exercises, preparedness activities, and continuous improvement of incident response procedures, playbooks, and runbooks.
  

Networking and Connectivity Support

• Troubleshoot connectivity issues across cloud connected and on premises & cloud environments, including VLANs, switch ports, DNS, DHCP, gateways, and routing.
• Support secure network access for users, devices, servers, and cloud services with identity aware access controls and conditional access dependencies.
• Work with network and security platforms such as Cisco Meraki and related monitoring tools to validate connectivity, review traffic patterns, and investigate security related events.
• Partner with infrastructure and security teams during changes, cutovers, and incident response activities to confirm connectivity, validate policy enforcement, and reduce service disruption.
• Document troubleshooting steps, findings, remediation actions, and support considerations to strengthen operational standards and knowledge sharing.
  

Monitoring, Reporting, and Documentation

• Monitor cloud service health, administrative activity, security alerts, and operational performance across Microsoft 365, Azure, identity, endpoint, and security platforms.
• Maintain accurate technical documentation including support procedures, architecture references, configuration standards, security baselines, incident response records, and control evidence.
• Support documentation and operational practices aligned with NIST and Cybersecurity Framework security controls, best practices, and internal audit requirements.
• Prepare reports and recommendations related to service health, control effectiveness, risk reduction, remediation status, and platform improvement opportunities.
• Support audit readiness and compliance efforts through clear documentation of controls, configurations, exceptions, remediation activities, and policy adherence.
• Contribute to knowledge sharing, cross training, and continuous improvement across the technology team.
  

Qualifications:

• Minimum 3 to 5 years of experience supporting cloud infrastructure, security operations, or a similar enterprise cloud environment.
• Experience with Microsoft 365, Teams, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, and Entra ID.
• Experience with Microsoft Intune, conditional access, endpoint compliance, and device management.
• Experience with Microsoft Defender security tools and security monitoring, investigation, and response processes.
• Experience with Azure administration, cloud governance, and secure access management in enterprise environments.
• Experience supporting vulnerability management, configuration baselines, remediation tracking, and audit support is preferred.
• Experience with scripting or automation using PowerShell, Microsoft Graph, Logic Apps, ,or similar tools
• Familiarity with Microsoft Purview, data protection, retention, DLP, or information governance controls.
• Familiarity with Teams Phone, VoIP concepts, and collaboration platform support.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Copilot, AI governance concepts, and secure adoption practices for AI enabled platforms is strongly preferred.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate clearly and professionally with staff, vendors, leadership, and technical teams at all levels.
• Strong problem solving skills with the ability to manage priorities, adapt to change, and support a fast moving cloud environment.
• Ability to work independently in a remote role while collaborating effectively across distributed teams in the United States.
• Ability to create clear technical documentation, standards, procedures, and user guidance.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts, risks, and change impacts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.