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Senior Compute & Cloud Engineer

Lifted, an Upwork Company™ · Monterrey, NL, Mexico

IT - Network / Systems / DB AdminSenior LevelQuick applyfull-time2 days ago

About The Role

This opportunity is ideal for experienced infrastructure and cloud professionals who enjoy building and improving enterprise platforms at scale.

What You'll Do

  • Design, implement, and maintain enterprise-grade Windows Server, VMware, and Microsoft Azure environments.
  • Develop and maintain Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) solutions, including hybrid identity architectures.
  • Design and support Remote Desktop Services (RDS) environments.
  • Create and maintain platform standards, architecture documentation, and implementation frameworks.
  • Lead infrastructure modernization initiatives, cloud adoption projects, and technology refresh programs.
  • Own backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies using Veeam Backup & Replication.
  • Develop and validate recovery procedures to ensure platform resilience and operational readiness.
  • Implement secure-by-design principles and support vulnerability management initiatives.
  • Apply identity and access management best practices, including RBAC, conditional access, and privileged access controls.
  • Build automation solutions for provisioning, configuration management, patching, and operational validation.
  • Improve platform observability through monitoring, logging, and performance analytics.
  • Provide technical leadership, mentor engineering teams, and support strategic infrastructure initiatives.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience in enterprise infrastructure, virtualization, cloud engineering, or related disciplines.
  • Strong hands-on experience with:
  • Windows Server
  • VMware vSphere
  • Active Directory
  • Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)
  • Veeam Backup & Replication
  • Remote Desktop Services (RDS)
  • Experience designing highly available, scalable, and resilient infrastructure platforms.
  • Strong understanding of identity management, authentication, and access control frameworks.
  • Experience supporting distributed, multi-site, or enterprise-scale environments.
  • Ability to create architecture documentation, technical standards, and platform roadmaps.
  • Strong problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Nice to Haves

  • Experience with Microsoft Azure infrastructure and hybrid cloud environments.
  • PowerShell scripting, APIs, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) concepts.
  • Microsoft, VMware, or Azure certifications.
  • Familiarity with ITIL-based operating models.
  • Experience supporting cloud migrations, infrastructure transformations, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), or large-scale modernization projects.
  • Experience working in manufacturing or highly regulated enterprise environments.
  • Opportunity to work on enterprise-scale infrastructure and cloud transformation initiatives.
  • Strategic platform engineering role with significant ownership and influence on technology direction.
  • Collaborative environment working alongside Infrastructure, Security, and Operations teams.
  • Focus on architecture, automation, modernization, and platform reliability.
  • Exposure to hybrid cloud technologies, identity services, virtualization, and enterprise resiliency programs.

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