Staff Systems Engineer, Microsoft Infrastructure

The role

This individual contributor will own corporate IT infrastructure end to end, including servers, virtualization, storage, networking, and cloud platforms. You will build, migrate, and support servers while setting the infrastructure roadmap and technical standards.

What you will do

• Manage and modernize Windows Server environments across Hyper-V, VMware, and bare-metal systems
• Drive on-premises to multi-cloud server migrations
• Architect and operate core compute, storage, and server networking resources
• Deploy Azure Arc to standardize governance, security policies, and operational monitoring
• Design and maintain IaC configurations using Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates
• Oversee Microsoft 365 and Entra ID tenant health
• Lead system monitoring, backups, disaster recovery strategies, and incident response
• Execute hands-on physical server deployment including racking and cabling
• Establish infrastructure roadmaps and technical standards
• Provide technical mentorship to junior IT systems team members

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on infrastructure experience
• Recent, day-to-day ownership of Windows Server environments on current versions
• Track record of migrating production servers and applications from on-prem to cloud
• Working knowledge of at least one major cloud platform (GCP, Azure, or AWS)
• Solid foundations in storage, virtualization, and networking
• Infrastructure-as-code written using Terraform, Bicep, or ARM
• PowerShell or CLI scripting for automation
• Entra ID and Microsoft 365 administration
• Experience integrating Entra with Okta or another identity provider
• Experience owning backup, disaster recovery, and incident response for production systems
• Comfort with hands-on physical server work (racking, cabling, firmware)
• Regular travel to sites

Nice to have

• Experience migrating specialized or industrial applications to virtualized or cloud environments
• Microsoft certifications such as AZ-104, AZ-800/801, or MS-102
• Linux server administration in hybrid Windows/Linux environments
• Experience supporting new site builds alongside facilities teams, cabling vendors, and ISPs
• Familiarity with Microsoft Sentinel or similar SIEM tooling and log pipelines
• Experience across more than one major cloud platform

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and equity packages
• Restricted Stock Units
• Paid time off, paid holidays & leave of absence programs
• Comprehensive health, dental & vision insurance
• Employer contributions to HSA account
• Paid parental leave
• Paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
• Professional development & tuition reimbursement
• Mental health & wellness support
• Commuter benefits (parking & transit)
• Cell phone stipend
• 401(k) Retirement plan with company match up to 4% of salary

About the company

Crusoe is a vertically integrated AI infrastructure company that owns and operates each layer of the stack to power AI workloads. They use an energy-first approach to solve power bottlenecks for AI compute.