Azure Cloud Engineer - Hybrid Cloud & Global Infra

Stone Search, LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Stone Search, LLC is seeking a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer in Washington, DC. The role focuses on designing and maintaining hybrid cloud infrastructure, assessing existing systems, and ensuring compliance with IT policies. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor’s degree in IT/Computer Science and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in enterprise environments. The company offers an inclusive atmosphere and looks for expertise in automation, security, and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in enterprise IT infrastructure design and implementation.
• Experience in legal or professional services is a plus.
• Proficient in hybrid cloud environments and automation tools.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain hybrid cloud infrastructure.
• Assess systems for scalability, performance, and security.
• Collaborate with teams to define a global technology roadmap.

Skills

Hybrid cloud environments

Enterprise IT infrastructure

Information Security compliance

Automation and Infrastructure as Code

Large, global environment support

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology/Computer Science

Tools

Terraform

VMware

Azure

Veeam

Job description

• Design, deploy, and maintain hybrid cloud infrastructure encompassing compute, storage, and global data center operations.
• Assess existing systems and provide recommendations for scalability, performance, and security improvements.
• Develop and refine policies and procedures to ensure high availability and operational excellence across all offices.
• Lead integration of cloud services into current and future infrastructure architectures.
• Apply best practices to maintain stability, reliability, and resilience post-implementation.
• Ensure compliance with IT policies, including change management, disaster recovery, and business continuity.
• Collaborate with Information Security and Compliance teams to meet ISO 27001 and other audit requirements.
• Work closely with infrastructure, networking, security, and applications teams to define and execute a global technology roadmap.
• Coordinate cross-functional efforts to deliver projects efficiently and effectively.
• Maintain comprehensive system documentation, including architecture diagrams, procedures, and configurations.
• Oversee the rollout of new infrastructure services and enhancements to existing environments.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and maintain relationships with vendors to evolve the firm’s infrastructure.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5 years of experience designing and implementing enterprise IT infrastructure (compute, storage, data centers).
• Experience supporting large, global, multi-office environments across multiple time zones.
• Proven expertise in hybrid cloud environments, including systems, networking, security, and software engineering.
• Experience in legal or professional services environments is a plus.

Technical Expertise:

• Infrastructure as Code & Automation: Bicep and/or Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell or similar scripting.
• Virtualization & Core Infrastructure: VMware (vSphere, ESXi, NSX, vCenter, SRM), enterprise compute, storage, networking, Active Directory.
• Cloud Operations & Reliability: High-availability systems design, monitoring, backup, disaster recovery, cost optimization using Azure-native tools.
• Operational Intelligence: Monitoring, telemetry, troubleshooting, optimization; exposure to AI-assisted operational tools is a plus.
• Data Protection & Storage: Pure Storage, Nasuni, Veeam, or similar solutions.
• Networking: HPE, Brocade, and enterprise networking concepts.