Job Description
Senior Hybrid Infrastructure Engineer
Hybrid contract at Seattle WA (3 days/week onsite)
7+ Months contract
We are looking for a Senior Hybrid Infrastructure Engineer with deep hands-on expertise across enterprise on-premises platforms and Microsoft Azure. This role demands a strong foundation in Windows Server, enterprise storage, security, and data protection platforms combined with solid Azure and infrastructure-as-code capabilities — operating across both environments to design, deliver, and maintain solutions that serve the teams and customers we support. The right candidate bridges the on-premises and cloud worlds with a forward-looking mindset, embracing AI-assisted workflows and contributing to the evolution of how infrastructure is delivered across our hybrid ecosystem.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
· Manage and maintain core Microsoft infrastructure services including Windows Server, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and file services; working knowledge of Linux; design and implement enhancements and dependent solutions as the environment evolves toward a unified hybrid infrastructure model.
· Administer, support, enhance, and implement new solutions for hypervisor and hyperconverged environments including Hyper-V and Azure Local; manage clustering and high availability configurations across both platforms.
· Administer and enhance storage platform configurations including NetApp SAN and HPE Nimble; leverage NetApp Cloud Insights for storage and compute monitoring.
· Administer existing SQL Server Enterprise platforms including high availability and disaster recovery configurations; design and implement new solutions spanning onpremises and Azure SQL services, with a horizon toward enhancing and extending onpremises clustering to Azure SQL instances as part of a broader hybrid database strategy.
· Administer and maintain data protection and recovery platforms including Rubrik Security Cloud, on-premises CDM appliances, and Azure Site Recovery as part of an integrated hybrid DR strategy.
· Administer and enhance security platforms including Tanium endpoint security and Microsoft Defender for Cloud; leverage Arc-enabled capabilities to extend security visibility and continuously improve security posture across hybrid environments.
· Manage and maintain certificate lifecycle and PKI infrastructure using Palo Alto certificate management; support public certificate management through DigiCert and assist in the design and delivery of enhanced certificate solutions as part of the broader hybrid infrastructure strategy.
· Administer and enhance infrastructure monitoring, alerting, and observability platforms including New Relic and Azure Monitor; respond to alerts and incidents while driving improvements to monitoring coverage and capabilities as legacy tools like SCOM are evaluated and replaced as part of the hybrid strategy.
· Administer, enhance, and where needed design and implement new solutions for secure file transfer and data services including Cerberus SFTP and associated file service platforms.
· Design, deliver, and maintain hybrid infrastructure solutions across Azure and Azure Arc environments using established IaC practices with Terraform, Terraform Cloud, and GitHub; implement supporting components including managed identities, Key Vault, diagnostic logging, and NSGs in compliance with established policies and standards.
· Contribute to the design and delivery of modular, self-service infrastructure solutions across the hybrid ecosystem that enable application teams and end users to consume services seamlessly across on-premises and cloud environments.
· Leverage AI-assisted workflows and tooling as an integral part of solution design, delivery, and maintenance — including code generation, automation, and documentation; contribute to the development of AI-driven engineering workflows including agentic capabilities as the hybrid infrastructure strategy evolves.
· Collaborate with application teams, security, and operations to deliver well-architected, production-ready solutions across both environments.
REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
· 5+ years of hands-on experience managing enterprise on-premises infrastructure including Windows Server, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Hyper-V, and clustering.
· Experience with hyperconverged infrastructure solutions including Azure Local or equivalent.
· 3+ years of hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure working across compute, storage, networking, and governance within existing enterprise environments; working knowledge of Azure Arc and Azure Policy sufficient to build and deliver compliant hybrid infrastructure solutions.
· Solid understanding of core networking concepts including TCP/IP, DNS, VLANs, subnetting, and firewall rules sufficient to design and deliver hybrid infrastructure solutions alongside a dedicated network team.
· Demonstrated experience with enterprise storage platforms including NetApp SAN, HPE Nimble, or equivalent enterprise storage solutions.
· Experience managing SQL Server Enterprise environments including high availability and disaster recovery configurations.
· Experience with data protection and recovery platforms including Rubrik Security Cloud or equivalent; familiarity with Azure Site Recovery as part of a hybrid DR strategy.
· Experience with endpoint security and security posture tooling including Tanium and Microsoft Defender for Cloud.
· Experience with certificate lifecycle and PKI management in an enterprise environment.
· Experience with infrastructure monitoring and observability platforms including New Relic and Azure Monitor.
· Experience with Terraform and GitHub as part of an IaC-based delivery workflow.
· Experience with AI-assisted tooling in engineering workflows — code generation, automation, or documentation.
· Strong communication skills and the ability to translate business needs into technical solutions across both on-premises and cloud environments.
NICE TO HAVE
· Experience with advanced Azure networking design including VNet architecture, ExpressRoute, and Private Link.
· Experience architecting and designing hyperconverged infrastructure solutions including Azure Local or equivalent.
· Experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines including pipeline design, workflow automation, and pipeline-as-code practices.
· Proficiency with Terraform module development, state management, and workspace organization using Terraform Cloud.
·Azure certifications (AZ-104, AZ-305, AZ-500, AZ-800, AZ-801).
· Familiarity with Azure PaaS services including App Services, Functions, API Management, and Front Door as part of end-to-end solution delivery.
Experience with platform engineering practices and methodologies — building or consuming internal developer platforms and self-service infrastructure catalogs.