Infra Azure Stack Engineer

We are hiring for our client into Design and Development for Infra Azure Stack HCI + Azure Local Engineer to deliver customer-facing implementations and support in enterprise environments. This role requires deep expertise across compute, storage, networking, Azure Arc, and hybrid operations, with hands-on delivery experience in partner or managed services models.

Location: Mumbai

Travel: Up to 75%

Responsibilities

• Azure Stack HCI / Azure Local
• Design, deploy, expand, upgrade, and decommission environments (21H2, 22H2, 23H2+).
• Manage Azure subscription registration, licensing, billing, and Arc dependencies.
• Work with validated OEM hardware (Dell, HPE, Lenovo, Cisco).
• Perform lifecycle management, cluster-aware updating, and in-place upgrades.
• Compute & Virtualization
• Expertise in HyperV VM provisioning, tuning, and HA.
• Support Windows/Linux workloads, GPU enablement (GPUP, DDA), and AVD architectures.
• Storage & Data Services
• Hands-on with Storage Spaces Direct (S2D), cache/capacity tiering, NVMe/SSD/HDD design.
• Disaster recovery with Storage Replica and stretch clusters.
• Networking
• Advanced knowledge of RDMA, SMB Direct, QoS.
• Host networking design (SET, VLANs, Jumbo Frames).
• Troubleshoot latency, throughput, and packet loss issues.
• Azure Arc & Hybrid Management
• Onboard/manage Arc Resource Bridge, VM management, and extensions.
• Integrate with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Policy.
• Implement RBAC and governance models.
• Security & Identity
• Configure Secure Boot, TPM, BitLocker, Shielded VMs.
• Apply security baselines and hybrid identity with Microsoft Entra ID.
• Integrate Defender for Cloud.
• Kubernetes & Modern Workloads
• Deploy and operate AKS on Azure Stack HCI.
• Manage Arc-enabled Kubernetes and GitOps workflows.
• Monitoring & Support
• Set up observability with Azure Monitor and Log Analytics.
• Provide L2/L3 troubleshooting across compute, storage, and networking.
• Handle escalations and break/fix scenarios.
• Automation & Delivery Enablement
• Strong PowerShell scripting for deployment and operations.
• Apply CI/CD concepts to infrastructure.
• Standardize deployments with repeatable patterns.

Candidate Profile

• Proven track record in end-to-end Azure Stack HCI delivery.
• Strong troubleshooting and customer-facing skills.
• Experience in partner delivery, managed services, or MSP environments.

If this role aligns with your experience and interests, please share your updated CV to: archana.thakur@gateway-search.com