Infrastructure & Cloud Systems Engineer

About the role

The Infrastructure & Cloud Systems Engineer will support and enhance a hybrid technology environment spanning Microsoft Azure and HPE-based on-premises infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Maintain secure, reliable, and scalable infrastructure while driving automation, operational improvements, and cloud adoption initiatives.
• Manage and support enterprise server infrastructure across physical and virtual environments.
• Oversee VMware vSphere/vCenter environments, including ESXi hosts, virtual machine deployment, cluster administration, DRS/HA configuration, licensing, and overall resource optimization.
• Administer enterprise SAN and NAS storage platforms, including LUN creation, storage allocation, performance optimization, and capacity forecasting.
• Support core data center networking functions, including VLAN administration, switching, and connectivity with routing and firewall infrastructure.
• Develop, document, and execute disaster recovery and business continuity procedures, including scheduled failover testing and validation of recovery objectives.
• Administer Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), RBAC, Conditional Access, and hybrid identity solutions.
• Monitor and optimize Azure spending through resource right-sizing, reserved capacity planning, licensing optimization, and governance standards.
• Create and maintain infrastructure deployment pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
• Manage HPE ProLiant, Synergy, and BladeSystem server environments, including server provisioning, BIOS updates, firmware maintenance, iLO administration, and hardware monitoring.
• Utilize HPE OneView to manage server profiles, firmware baselines, infrastructure templates, and composable infrastructure resources.
• Configure and maintain Virtual Connect modules, chassis infrastructure, and enclosure management.
• Support HPE 3PAR, Nimble Storage, and similar storage technologies, including replication, snapshots, provisioning, cloning, performance optimization, and capacity management.
• Maintain data center networking components supporting HPE infrastructure, including segmentation and VLAN configuration.
• Leverage HPE InfoSight, CloudPhysics, or comparable AI-driven monitoring platforms for predictive analytics and infrastructure optimization.
• Coordinate directly with HPE support organizations for hardware maintenance, replacement activities, and warranty support.
• Monitor enterprise infrastructure using centralized monitoring platforms and proactively resolve system issues through root cause analysis.
• Automate administrative tasks such as provisioning, patch management, compliance reporting, and remediation using PowerShell, Python, Azure CLI, or Ansible.
• Implement and maintain enterprise security standards, including encryption, vulnerability remediation, firewall administration, audit logging, and regulatory compliance.
• Administer foundational infrastructure services including: Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Certificate Services, File & Print Services, Backup and Replication, Endpoint Configuration Management.
• Ensure backup and recovery solutions are regularly tested and documented for both cloud and on-premises environments.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience supporting enterprise infrastructure, systems engineering, or cloud platforms.
• Strong VMware administration experience, including vSphere, vCenter, ESXi, DRS, HA, vSAN, resource pools, and licensing management.
• At least 5 years of hands-on Microsoft Azure experience supporting: Compute, Storage, Networking, Microsoft Entra ID, Azure Monitor, Key Vault, Hybrid connectivity (VPN and ExpressRoute).
• Experience developing and executing disaster recovery strategies using technologies such as Azure Site Recovery, Veeam, Zerto, or similar replication platforms.
• Hands-on administration of HPE infrastructure, including ProLiant, Synergy, BladeSystem, OneView, and iLO.
• Experience supporting HPE storage platforms such as 3PAR, Nimble, or MSA with knowledge of replication, LUN management, and performance tuning.
• Familiarity with HPE Aruba networking technologies and HPE InfoSight or comparable AI operations platforms.
• Strong Windows Server administration skills, including Active Directory, IIS, DNS, DHCP, and file services.
• Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, ARM Templates, or Bicep.
• Configuration management experience using Ansible, DSC, or comparable automation tools.
• Strong scripting skills with PowerShell, Python, Azure CLI, or Bash.
• Knowledge of enterprise storage technologies (SAN/NAS).
• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals including TCP/IP, VPNs, firewalls, load balancing, switching, and routing.
• Experience working within ITIL/ITSM environments such as ServiceNow.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration skills.