Job DescriptionAs our Senior Microsoft Engineer, you will be the technical authority driving our hybrid cloud architecture. You will be responsible for bridging our highly available on-premises infrastructure with the cloud by integrating deep, hands-on Hyper-V administration with the centralized governance of Azure Arc. If you excel at transforming traditional datacenter footprints into cohesive, cloud-managed environments-bringing Azure security, observability, and policy to bare-metal and virtualized workloads-this role is for you.
Key Responsibilities- Hybrid Cloud Leadership: Architect, deploy, and lifecycle-manage our enterprise Hyper-V virtualization environments while seamlessly extending Azure management and services to them via Azure Arc.
- Unified Governance: Implement and enforce Azure Policy, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, and centralized RBAC across all Arc-enabled servers and Hyper-V clusters.
- Performance & Reliability: Engineer highly available Hyper-V failover clusters, optimizing storage (e.g., S2D, CSVs) and software-defined networking for peak performance.
- Automation & Provisioning: Leverage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation tools (PowerShell, ARM templates, Bicep) to streamline the provisioning of on-premises VMs and their onboarding into Azure Arc.
- Observability: Design and maintain unified monitoring strategies using Azure Monitor and Log Analytics to ensure comprehensive visibility across the entire hybrid boundary.
Required Technical Expertise- Hyper-V Architecture: 5+ years of senior-level experience designing, deploying, and troubleshooting Windows Server Hyper-V environments, including Failover Clustering, Storage Spaces Direct (S2D), and Hyper-V Replica.
- Azure Arc Mastery: Proven experience deploying and managing Azure Arc-enabled infrastructure (Servers, Kubernetes, or Data Services). You should deeply understand the Connected Machine agent architecture and troubleshooting.
- Hybrid Management Tools: Proficiency with Windows Admin Center (WAC), System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM), and Azure Portal for hybrid fleet management.
BenefitsWe offer a comprehensive benefits package which may include:
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match (annual dollar cap applied)
- Flexible time off plan
- 15 paid holidays
- Sick leave (amount varies by state requirements and is at least the minimum required by any state)
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Life insurance
- Paid parental leave
The pay range for this role is:
120,000 - 160,000 USD per year (Remote (United States))
