Hybrid Cloud Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Cloud & Hybrid Infrastructure Design, implement, and maintain cloud infrastructure within Microsoft Azure, leveraging IaaS, PaaS, and managed services alongside existing on-premises systems
• Architect and manage hybrid connectivity between Azure and on-premises data centers, including VPN, ExpressRoute, DNS, and network peering configurations
• Build and manage environments with a focus on reliability, performance, scalability, and cost optimization across both cloud and on-prem footprints
• Support application teams in migrating, modernizing, and operating workloads—determining appropriate placement across Azure and on-premises infrastructure based on technical and business requirements
• Support and optimize enterprise virtualization platforms (VMware / Hyper-V) and associated storage and networking
• DevOps & Automation
• Partner closely with DevOps teams to support CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, automation, and operational excellence across hybrid environments
• Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code templates and automation scripts for provisioning, configuration management, and environment consistency
• Architecture & Security
• Collaborate with Enterprise and Solution Architects to ensure cloud and hybrid solutions align with architectural standards, security requirements, and long-term strategy
• Work closely with SecOps to implement and enforce security best practices across hybrid infrastructure, including identity management, network segmentation, monitoring, and compliance
• Operations & Continuous Improvement
• Monitor hybrid environments, troubleshoot issues, and proactively identify opportunities for improvement across both Azure and on-premises systems
• Develop and maintain documentation, standards, and runbooks for hybrid cloud platforms and services
• Evaluate new Azure services, on-premises technologies, and hybrid integration patterns; provide recommendations based on business and technical needs
• Partner with infrastructure teams on capacity, lifecycle, and resiliency planning
• Partner with leadership on cloud and hybrid cost optimization, capacity planning, and placement decisions

Required Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure (compute, networking, storage, identity, security, and monitoring)
• Experience independently owning and operating production-level hybrid cloud platforms in an enterprise environment
• Demonstrated experience with on-premises infrastructure including Windows Server, Active Directory, VMware or Hyper-V, and traditional networking (VLANs, firewalls, load balancers)
• Experience designing and supporting production hybrid cloud environments with connectivity between Azure and on-premises data centers
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., ARM, Bicep, Terraform, Ansible, or equivalent). Terraform and/or Bicep preferred; openness to other IaC tools acceptable
• Experience working closely with DevOps teams and CI/CD tooling in hybrid deployment scenarios
• Strong understanding of cloud and on-premises networking concepts, identity and access management (including hybrid identity with Azure AD / Entra ID), and security controls
• Able to collaborate effectively across engineering, architecture, and operations teams
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills

Preferred / Plus Qualifications

• Experience with additional cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP)
• Exposure to containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) in hybrid or on-premises deployments
• Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and observability platforms spanning hybrid environments (e.g., Datadog, Azure Monitor, Prometheus, Grafana)
• Azure certifications (e.g., Azure Administrator, Azure Solutions Architect, Azure Hybrid) are a plus
• Experience with configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Chef) for on-premises automation
• Familiarity with storage area networks (SAN), backup/recovery solutions, and enterprise data center operations