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Lifted, an Upwork Company™ is hiring a Senior Compute & Cloud Engineer

Responsibilities

  • Architect, deploy, and manage enterprise-level Windows Server, VMware, and Microsoft Azure platforms.
  • Build and sustain Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) solutions, including hybrid identity setups.
  • Design and manage Remote Desktop Services (RDS) deployments.
  • Develop and enforce platform standards, architectural blueprints, and implementation methodologies.
  • Lead efforts to modernize infrastructure, adopt cloud technologies, and refresh aging systems.
  • Own the strategy for backups, recovery, and disaster recovery using Veeam Backup & Replication.
  • Develop and test recovery processes to ensure system resilience and operational preparedness.
  • Apply security-first design principles and contribute to vulnerability management programs.
  • Enforce identity and access management standards, including role-based access, conditional access, and privileged account controls.
  • Create automation workflows for system provisioning, configuration, patching, and operational checks.
  • Enhance system visibility through monitoring, logging, and performance analysis tools.
  • Provide technical guidance, mentor engineering staff, and support long-term infrastructure planning.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 7 years in enterprise infrastructure, virtualization, cloud engineering, or related fields.
  • Extensive hands-on work with Windows Server environments.
  • Extensive hands-on work with VMware vSphere.
  • Extensive hands-on work with Active Directory.
  • Extensive hands-on work with Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD).
  • Extensive hands-on work with Veeam Backup & Replication.
  • Extensive hands-on work with Remote Desktop Services (RDS).
  • Proven experience designing highly available, scalable, and fault-tolerant infrastructure.
  • Solid knowledge of identity management, authentication protocols, and access control models.
  • Experience supporting distributed, multi-location, or large-scale enterprise environments.
  • Ability to produce architecture diagrams, technical policies, and platform evolution plans.
  • Strong analytical, communication, and cross-functional collaboration abilities.

Nice to Have

  • Experience working with Microsoft Azure infrastructure and hybrid cloud setups.
  • Proficiency in PowerShell scripting, APIs, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices.
  • Hold relevant certifications from Microsoft, VMware, or Azure.
  • Familiarity with ITIL-based service management frameworks.
  • Background supporting cloud migrations, infrastructure transformations, M&A integrations, or major modernization efforts.
  • Experience operating in manufacturing or tightly regulated enterprise settings.

Responsibilities

  • Architect, deploy, and manage enterprise-level Windows Server, VMware, and Microsoft Azure platforms.
  • Build and sustain Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) solutions, including hybrid identity setups.
  • Design and manage Remote Desktop Services (RDS) deployments.
  • Develop and enforce platform standards, architectural blueprints, and implementation methodologies.
  • Lead efforts to modernize infrastructure, adopt cloud technologies, and refresh aging systems.
  • Own the strategy for backups, recovery, and disaster recovery using Veeam Backup & Replication.
  • Develop and test recovery processes to ensure system resilience and operational preparedness.
  • Apply security-first design principles and contribute to vulnerability management programs.
  • Enforce identity and access management standards, including role-based access, conditional access, and privileged account controls.
  • Create automation workflows for system provisioning, configuration, patching, and operational checks.
  • Enhance system visibility through monitoring, logging, and performance analysis tools.
  • Provide technical guidance, mentor engineering staff, and support long-term infrastructure planning.

Required

  • Minimum of 7 years in enterprise infrastructure, virtualization, cloud engineering, or related fields.
  • Extensive hands-on work with Windows Server environments.
  • Extensive hands-on work with VMware vSphere.
  • Extensive hands-on work with Active Directory.
  • Extensive hands-on work with Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD).
  • Extensive hands-on work with Veeam Backup & Replication.
  • Extensive hands-on work with Remote Desktop Services (RDS).
  • Proven experience designing highly available, scalable, and fault-tolerant infrastructure.
  • Solid knowledge of identity management, authentication protocols, and access control models.
  • Experience supporting distributed, multi-location, or large-scale enterprise environments.
  • Ability to produce architecture diagrams, technical policies, and platform evolution plans.
  • Strong analytical, communication, and cross-functional collaboration abilities.

Preferred

  • Experience working with Microsoft Azure infrastructure and hybrid cloud setups.
  • Proficiency in PowerShell scripting, APIs, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices.
  • Hold relevant certifications from Microsoft, VMware, or Azure.
  • Familiarity with ITIL-based service management frameworks.
  • Background supporting cloud migrations, infrastructure transformations, M&A integrations, or major modernization efforts.
  • Experience operating in manufacturing or tightly regulated enterprise settings.
Job Details
Location Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Work mode On-site
Employment Contract
Department Compute & Cloud Platform
Category DevOps & SRE
Posted 3 months ago
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