Senior Azure Systems Engineer

Overview

In this role you will design, operate, and optimize enterprise-grade infrastructure on Microsoft Azure, including hybrid cloud integrations. You’ll bridge traditional systems administration with cloud operations, tackling OS management, identity, and automation at scale. You’ll work with cross-functional teams to ensure resilient, automated, and auditable environments. This position offers hands-on impact in shaping our hybrid cloud capabilities and disaster recovery posture.

Pay / Benefits

• annual bonus or incentives
• equity awards
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• compensation reflecting market/location
• benefits package (per Rackspace)

Responsibilities

• Hybrid Systems Infrastructure: design and manage scalable links between on-premises, legacy data centers, and Azure (Azure Arc, ExpressRoute)
• OS & Workload Engineering: deploy and secure Windows Server and Enterprise Linux in Azure compute layers
• Identity & Directory Services: manage Entra ID, Entra Domain Services, AD sync, and RBAC
• Systems Automation: develop automation scripts using PowerShell and Azure CLI; implement ARM templates or Azure Bicep
• Business Continuity: architect and test backup and disaster recovery using Azure Backup and ASR
• Performance Operations: monitor OS performance, troubleshoot bottlenecks, manage logs via Log Analytics, and configure Azure Monitor alerts

Key requirements

• 5+ years of systems engineering experience
• 3+ years architecting/supporting enterprise workflows in Microsoft Azure
• Core server OS knowledge (Windows Server, Red Hat, Ubuntu)
• Foundational networking knowledge (DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, routing, load balancers, firewalls)
• Scripting in PowerShell or Python for automation
• Experience deploying core Azure IaaS components (VMs, Managed Disks, VNet, Key Vault, Blob Storage)

• Windows Server, Red Hat, Ubuntu
• DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, routing, load balancers, firewalls
• PowerShell, Python scripting
• Azure IaaS components: Virtual Machines, Managed Disks, Virtual Networks, Key Vault, Blob Storage
• Azure CLI, ARM templates, Azure Bicep
• Azure Backup, Azure Site Recovery

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