Job Description: Azure Public Cloud & Azure Stack HCI Engineer

Overview:

We are seeking a highly skilled Azure Public Cloud & Azure Stack HCI Engineer to design, deploy, and manage hybrid cloud infrastructure solutions. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with multiple versions of Azure Stack HCI and Azure Local, strong expertise in Storage Spaces Direct (S2D), and a proven ability to maintain high availability and scalability in enterprise environments.

Key Responsibilities:

- Work with various versions of Azure Stack HCI (23H2, 24H2/Azure Local).

- Manage deployments, upgrades, and daily operations in hybrid cloud environments.

- Evaluate and explain differences between Azure Stack HCI 23H2 and 24H2 in architecture, deployment, and management.

- Provide recommendations for migration and adoption strategies.

- Configure and manage S2D within Azure Stack HCI clusters.

- Optimize storage pools and ensure high performance and resiliency.

- Define hardware, network, and software requirements for successful deployment.

- Collaborate with vendors to validate compatibility and performance.

- Implement step-by-step configuration of S2D clusters.

- Ensure proper fault tolerance and redundancy.

- Create, expand, and manage volumes from S2D storage pools.

- Monitor performance and capacity utilization.

- Develop patching approaches to minimize downtime using Cluster-Aware Updating (CAU).

- Scale clusters up to supported node limits and optimize resource allocation.

- Manage Control Plane VM in Azure Stack HCI 23H2 and ensure orchestration of cluster services.

- Maintain critical services such as Hyper-V, SDN, S2D, and Azure Arc integration.

- Ensure seamless connectivity with Azure Public Cloud.

- Use Azure Monitor, Windows Admin Center, and third-party tools for proactive monitoring.

- Perform regular health checks, capacity planning, and troubleshooting of cluster-level issues.

Required Skills & Qualifications :

- Strong experience with Azure Stack HCI (23H2, 24H2/Azure Local).

- Expertise in Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) configuration and management.

- Knowledge of Cluster-Aware Updating (CAU) and patching strategies.

- Familiarity with Azure Arc, Windows Admin Center, and Azure Monitor.

- Hands-on experience with networking, virtualization (Hyper-V), and hybrid cloud integration.

- Ability to troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues using logs and diagnostic tools.

- Excellent communication and documentation skills.

Preferred Experience :

- Prior work in enterprise-scale hybrid cloud deployments.

- Experience with cluster scalability planning and performance optimization.

- Familiarity with control plane VM orchestration in Azure Stack HCI 23H2.

- Strong background in patching challenges resolution and automation.