Senior Cloud and Infrastructure Engineer

Eastvantage; Taguig; On-site; PHP 1,339,000 - 2,009,000; Full time

Job summary

Eastvantage is seeking a Senior Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer to deliver complex cloud transformations, migration projects, and DR/backup engagements for enterprise and mid-market clients. This role blends hands-on engineering with solution design, technical leadership and disciplined project delivery from assessment through cutover.

You will lead workshops, produce designs and runbooks, coordinate cross-functional teams, and apply security-by-design across Azure, hybrid cloud, AD, and modern

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive cloud, infrastructure or systems engineering experience.
• Experience delivering customer-facing infrastructure transformation and migration projects.
• Strong Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Windows Server, Active Directory and virtualization capability.
• Experience leading technical workstreams and coordinating multidisciplinary delivery teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to present technical recommendations to both technical and business stakeholders.
• Relevant Microsoft certifications are strongly preferred. Examples include Azure Administrator, Azure Solutions Architect, Windows Server, Microsoft 365 or Security certifications.
• ITIL Foundation and vendor certifications in backup, disaster recovery, virtualization or security are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical discovery workshops, infrastructure assessments, dependency analysis and requirements gathering with customer stakeholders.
• Design practical Azure, hybrid cloud, private cloud, Microsoft 365, identity, networking, backup and disaster recovery solutions aligned to business requirements.
• Produce high-level and low-level designs, implementation plans, migration runbooks, rollback plans, effort estimates and operational handover documentation.
• Deliver end-to-end server, application, file services, Active Directory, Microsoft 365 tenant and cloud infrastructure migrations.
• Plan and coordinate replication, cutover, validation and transition activities while minimising service disruption and delivery risk.
• Implement and improve Windows Server, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, VMware vSphere, Hyper‑V and related infrastructure platforms.
• Deliver backup, recovery and business continuity solutions using technologies such as Azure Backup, Azure Site Recovery, Veeam, Datto BCDR and Zerto.
• Apply security‑by‑design principles across identity, endpoint, network segmentation, vulnerability management and Microsoft security capabilities.
• Act as a trusted technical advisor, translating business needs into clear options, trade‑offs and implementation recommendations.
• Coordinate engineers, architects, project managers, vendors and customer teams; mentor peers and provide technical leadership during complex engagements.

Skills

Azure

Microsoft 365

Windows Server

Active Directory

VMware vSphere

Hyper-V

Networking & Security concepts

Education

Microsoft certifications (Azure Administrator / Solutions Architect)

ITIL Foundation

Tools

Datto RMM

Veeam

Datto BCDR

Zerto

Job description

Role Purpose

The Senior Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer will deliver complex cloud transformation, infrastructure modernisation, migration, security, backup and disaster recovery engagements for enterprise and mid-market customers. The role combines deep hands-on engineering with customer discovery, solution design, technical leadership and disciplined project delivery from assessment through cutover and operational handover.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead technical discovery workshops, infrastructure assessments, dependency analysis and requirements gathering with customer stakeholders.
• Design practical Azure, hybrid cloud, private cloud, Microsoft 365, identity, networking, backup and disaster recovery solutions aligned to business requirements.
• Produce high-level and low-level designs, implementation plans, migration runbooks, rollback plans, effort estimates and operational handover documentation.
• Deliver end-to-end server, application, file services, Active Directory, Microsoft 365 tenant and cloud infrastructure migrations.
• Plan and coordinate replication, cutover, validation and transition activities while minimising service disruption and delivery risk.
• Implement and improve Windows Server, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, VMware vSphere, Hyper‑V and related infrastructure platforms.
• Deliver backup, recovery and business continuity solutions using technologies such as Azure Backup, Azure Site Recovery, Veeam, Datto BCDR and Zerto.
• Apply security‑by‑design principles across identity, endpoint, network segmentation, vulnerability management and Microsoft security capabilities.
• Act as a trusted technical advisor, translating business needs into clear options, trade‑offs and implementation recommendations.
• Coordinate engineers, architects, project managers, vendors and customer teams; mentor peers and provide technical leadership during complex engagements.

Core Technical Requirements

• Cloud & Hybrid Microsoft Azure IaaS/PaaS; landing zones; Azure networking, storage, governance and security; hybrid architecture; cloud adoption and migration planning.
• Microsoft Infrastructure Windows Server 2008 R2‑2019 or later; Active Directory; DNS; DHCP; Group Policy; WSUS; identity and access management.
• Virtualisation VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper‑V administration, assessment, consolidation and migration experience; private cloud modernisation.
• Migration Server, application and file migrations; AD consolidation and multi‑forest migration; Microsoft 365 tenant‑to‑tenant migration; cutover and validation.
• Backup & DR Azure Backup, Azure Site Recovery, Veeam, Datto BCDR and/or Zerto; recovery architecture, testing and business continuity planning.
• Networking & Security VPNs, hybrid connectivity, segmentation, load balancing concepts, Microsoft Defender, vulnerability management and security uplift programs.
• Modern Workplace Microsoft 365, Intune, MDM/MAM, endpoint management, patching, monitoring and automation; Datto RMM exposure is advantageous.
• Documentation & Delivery HLD/LLD documentation, runbooks, estimation, technical assessments, project delivery governance and operational handover.

Experience & Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive cloud, infrastructure or systems engineering experience, ideally within an MSP, technology solution provider or professional services environment.
• Demonstrated success delivering customer‑facing infrastructure transformation and migration projects across multiple industries.
• Strong Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Windows Server, Active Directory and virtualisation capability.
• Experience leading technical workstreams and coordinating multidisciplinary delivery teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to present technical recommendations to both technical and business stakeholders.
• Relevant Microsoft certifications are strongly preferred. Examples include Azure Administrator, Azure Solutions Architect, Windows Server, Microsoft 365 or Security certifications.
• ITIL Foundation and vendor certifications in backup, disaster recovery, virtualisation or security are advantageous.