Azure Cloud Engineer at Washington, DC location (Hybrid)

Location: Washington, D.C.

Department: Information Technology

Reporting to the Senior Manager of Enterprise Systems Infrastructure, the Hybrid Cloud Engineer partners with IT engineering teams to design, implement, and evolve the firm s hybrid cloud environment. You will play a key role in modernizing infrastructure across on-premises systems, global data center colocation sites, and Microsoft Azure platforms. This includes compute, storage, virtualization, and cloud services, with a focus on performance, scalability, security, and reliability.

The role works closely with network engineering, security, and compliance teams to ensure solutions meet firm standards, including ISO 27001 requirements.

• Design and implement hybrid cloud infrastructure across compute, storage, and global data center environments.

• Evaluate existing systems and recommend improvements for scalability, performance, and security.

• Lead integration of cloud services into existing and future infrastructure architectures.

• Develop and enhance policies and procedures to ensure high availability across all offices.

• Maintain compliance with IT policies, including change management, disaster recovery, business continuity, and ISO 27001 audit requirements.

• Partner with infrastructure, networking, security, and applications teams to define and execute a global technology roadmap.

• Maintain accurate system documentation, including architecture, procedures, and configurations.

• Oversee implementation of new infrastructure services and enhancements to existing environments.

• Education/Experience: Bachelor s degree in IT (or equivalent experience) with a minimum of five (5) years implementing enterprise IT infrastructure.

• Enterprise Environment: Proven experience supporting large, global, multi-office environments across multiple time zones. Professional services or legal industry experience is a plus.

• Azure & Hybrid Cloud: Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure platforms, Azure VMware Solution (AVS), Azure Arc, Landing Zones, Azure Policy, and Azure Monitor.

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & Automation: Hands-on experience with Bicep, Terraform, ARM templates, Ansible, and PowerShell scripting.

• Virtualization & Core Infrastructure: Deep background in enterprise compute, storage, networking, Active Directory, and VMware (vSphere, ESXi, NSX, vCenter, SRM).

• Linux Engineering: Experience administering enterprise Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu, SUSE), including performance tuning and security.

• Security & Identity: Solid understanding of IAM, Azure AD / Microsoft Entra ID, RBAC, and secure hybrid connectivity.

• Data Protection & Storage: Knowledge of platforms such as Pure Storage, Nasuni, Veeam, or similar solutions.