Cloud Engineer

Gateway Search; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Gateway Search in Mumbai is looking for an Azure Local / Azure Stack HCI Engineer who will work hands-on in a customer-facing role. The ideal candidate will manage and troubleshoot Azure Local environments at scale for enterprise customers.

Key responsibilities include delivery expertise across compute, storage, networking, Azure Arc, and hybrid operations. Candidates should be skilled in design, deployment, and lifecycle management for Azure Stack HCI in production environments.

Qualifications

• Customer-facing delivery expertise in Azure Stack HCI / Azure Local.
• Ability to design, deploy, operate, and troubleshoot Azure Local environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, operate, and troubleshoot Azure Local environments at scale.
• Manage Azure Stack HCI as an Azure hybrid service.
• Deep expertise in VM provisioning and performance tuning.

Skills

Hands-on expertise with Azure Stack HCI

Deep expertise in Hyper-V

Strong hands-on experience with Storage Spaces Direct

Advanced understanding of Azure Stack HCI networking

Knowledge of Azure Stack HCI security features

Experience deploying and operating AKS on Azure Stack HCI

Strong PowerShell scripting skills

Job description

Overview

Azure Local / Azure Stack HCI Engineer (Partner Delivery). The engineer must be hands-on, customer-facing, with strong depth across compute, storage, networking, Azure Arc, and hybrid operations. The role involves designing, deploying, operating, and troubleshooting Azure Local environments at scale for enterprise customers.

Responsibilities

• Azure Stack HCI / Azure Local Core Skills: Hands-on expertise with Azure Stack HCI / Azure Local (21H2, 22H2, 23H2+) in customer-facing production environments. End-to-end delivery including design, deployment, expansion, upgrades, and decommissioning. Manage Azure Stack HCI as an Azure hybrid service (subscription registration, per-core licensing and billing, Azure Arc dependency model). Work with validated OEM hardware (Dell, HPE, Lenovo, Cisco, etc.). Proficiency with Windows Admin Center, PowerShell-based deployments, and environment validation tooling. Experience performing in-place upgrades, cluster-aware updating (CAU), and lifecycle management (LCM).
• Compute & Virtualization: Deep expertise in Hyper‑V on Azure Stack HCI. VM provisioning, performance tuning, high availability. Experience running Windows and Linux workloads on HCI clusters. Knowledge of GPU enablement on Azure Stack HCI (GPU-P and DDA). VDI, AI/ML, and compute-intensive workloads. Familiarity with Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) on Azure Stack HCI architectures.
• Storage & Data Services: Strong hands-on experience with Storage Spaces Direct (S2D). Cache/capacity tiering, NVMe/SSD/HDD design, fault domain awareness. Experience with storage performance tuning, capacity planning, and repair workflows. Knowledge of Storage Replica for disaster recovery and stretch cluster scenarios.
• Networking: Advanced understanding of Azure Stack HCI networking (RDMA/ RoCE / iWARP, SMB Direct). Network QoS. Experience designing host networking using SET (Switch Embedded Teaming), VLAN segmentation, MTU / Jumbo Frames. Familiarity with SDN concepts and VM network security (NSGs, tag-based segmentation). Strong troubleshooting skills across latency, throughput, and packet loss issues.
• Azure Arc & Hybrid Management: Hands-on experience with Azure Arc–enabled Azure Stack HCI. Onboard, manage, and troubleshoot Arc Resource Bridge, Arc VM management, Arc extensions. Integrate HCI with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Azure Policy. Understanding of RBAC and governance models in Arc-enabled environments.
• Security & Identity: Knowledge of Azure Stack HCI security features (Secure Boot, TPM, BitLocker, Shielded VMs). Implement security baselines and hardened configurations. Familiarity with Active Directory and hybrid identity (Microsoft Entra ID). Understanding of Defender for Cloud integration for hybrid infrastructure.
• Kubernetes & Modern Workloads: Experience deploying and operating AKS on Azure Stack HCI. Understanding of container networking, persistent storage, and upgrades. Familiarity with Arc-enabled Kubernetes and GitOps-based management.
• Monitoring, Operations & Support: Set up monitoring and observability for Azure Stack HCI (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics). Proactive logging. Strong L2/L3 troubleshooting across compute, storage, and network layers. Understanding of support boundaries, version supportability, and upgrade paths. Experience supporting customer escalations and break/fix scenarios.
• Automation & Delivery Enablement: Strong PowerShell scripting skills for deployment and day-2 operations. Familiarity with automation and CI/CD concepts for infrastructure. Ability to standardize deployments using repeatable delivery patterns. Experience operating in partner delivery, managed services, or MSP models.

Qualifications

• Hands-on, customer-facing delivery expertise in Azure Stack HCI / Azure Local with strong depth across compute, storage, networking, Azure Arc, and hybrid operations.
• Ability to design, deploy, operate, and troubleshoot Azure Local environments at scale for enterprise customers.