M365 / Azure / AWS / Security Contractor – As Needed

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## 3) M365 / Azure / AWS / Security Contractor – As Needed **Title:** M365 / Azure / AWS / Security Contractor – As Needed | MSP Projects, Hardening, Cloud, Remediation We’re a growing MSP building a bench of trusted contractors we can use for **as-needed Microsoft 365, Azure, AWS, and security-related projects** across our SMB client base. Our clients are primarily **small to mid-sized professional services firms**, and we’re looking for someone who can step in for cloud, security, and higher-level technical work when needed. This is **not a full-time role**. We’re looking for a contractor we can use for **short-term projects, escalations, hardening work, migrations, remediation, and occasional client-specific needs** as they arise. ### Typical work may include: * Microsoft 365 administration, cleanup, remediation, and best-practice improvements * Entra ID / Azure AD, MFA, Conditional Access, identity and access configuration * Exchange Online, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Intune-related support or project work * Azure infrastructure support, tenant cleanup, cloud migrations, and troubleshooting * AWS support for SMB environments including areas such as IAM, EC2, VPC, permissions, and cloud troubleshooting * Security hardening, remediation, post-incident cleanup support, and general security improvement projects * Reviewing client environments and providing technical recommendations, findings, and implementation support ### We’re particularly interested in contractors with experience in some combination of: * **Microsoft 365 / Exchange Online / SharePoint / OneDrive** * **Entra ID / Azure AD / Conditional Access / Intune** * **Azure** * **AWS** * **Microsoft Defender / M365 security hardening** * General security remediation, incident cleanup support, or cloud security improvement work ### Ideal experience: * Prior experience supporting **SMB environments** or working in an **MSP / multi-client environment** * Ability to work independently, document findings clearly, and communicate at a professional level * Comfortable stepping into projects that may last anywhere from a few hours to several days * Comfortable supporting environments in the **10–100 user range** * Able to work with a small MSP team and provide strong technical guidance where needed ### Engagement structure: We are specifically looking for someone open to: * **As-needed / project-based work** * Cloud, Microsoft 365, Azure, AWS, and security-related projects that may come up periodically rather than on a fixed weekly schedule * Remediation, hardening, migration, or escalation work as needed * Occasional after-hours work for planned cutovers, urgent remediation, or project deadlines ### When applying, please include: 1. Which of the following you work in most often: **Microsoft 365, Azure, AWS, security / hardening / remediation** 2. Whether you’ve worked with MSPs or supported multiple SMB client environments 3. The types of projects you’re strongest in today 4. Your availability for short-term project work or urgent escalations 5. Whether you’re comfortable coordinating over **Slack or Microsoft Teams** if we’re a fit

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