Senior Azure Systems Engineer: Hybrid Cloud & Automation

Webhosting; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 76,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity awards

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Annual bonus

Job summary

Rackspace Technology seeks a Senior Azure Systems Engineer to build, operate, and maintain enterprise‑grade infrastructure on Microsoft Azure and hybrid environments. You will bridge traditional SysAdmin work with cloud operations, focusing on OS management, hybrid connectivity, virtualization, and identity systems.

The role emphasizes automation, secure configurations, and resiliency, with compensation announced across geographic markets and potential bonuses/equity incentives as part of a

Qualifications

• Expertise in Azure and hybrid cloud architectures.
• Experience scripting and automation with PowerShell and cloud tooling.
• Strong understanding of identity services (Entra ID/AD) and RBAC.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage scalable hybrid cloud architectures linking on‑premises systems to Azure using Arc and ExpressRoute.
• Oversee deployment, configuration, licensing, and security patching of enterprise OS (Windows Server and Enterprise Linux) in Azure compute layers.
• Manage enterprise identity services including Entra ID, Domain Services, AD sync, and RBAC.
• Write robust automation scripts using PowerShell, Azure CLI, and ARM/Bicep templates.
• Architect and test backup/topology DR using Azure Backup and ASR.
• Monitor OS performance, troubleshoot bottlenecks, and configure alerts via Azure Monitor.

Skills

Azure

PowerShell

Azure CLI

ARM templates

Azure Bicep

RBAC

Windows Server

Linux

Azure Arc

ExpressRoute

Log Analytics

Microsoft Entra ID

Tools

Azure Arc

ExpressRoute

ARM templates

Azure Bicep

PowerShell

Azure CLI

Log Analytics

Job description

Rackspace Technology seeks a Senior Azure Systems Engineer to build, operate, and maintain enterprise‑grade infrastructure on Microsoft Azure and hybrid environments. You will bridge traditional SysAdmin work with cloud operations, focusing on OS management, hybrid connectivity, virtualization, and identity systems.

The role emphasizes automation, secure configurations, and resiliency, with compensation announced across geographic markets and potential bonuses/equity incentives as part of a