{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"8181ea0caa27e2d4f6d6b6f3","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/8181ea0caa27e2d4f6d6b6f3","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/8181ea0caa27e2d4f6d6b6f3","title":"Hybrid Cloud Engineer","description":"Arnold & Porter is seeking a Hybrid Cloud Engineer to join its Information Technology team in the Washington, D.C. office.\nReporting to the Senior Manager of Enterprise Systems Infrastructure, this role partners with IT engineering teams to design, implement, and evolve the firm’s hybrid cloud environment. The Hybrid Cloud Engineer will play a key role in modernizing infrastructure across on-premises systems, global data center colocation sites, and Microsoft Azure platforms. This includes compute, storage, virtualization, and cloud services, with a focus on performance, scalability, security, and reliability.\nThe role also works closely with network engineering, security, and compliance teams to ensure solutions meet firm standards, including ISO 27001 requirements.\nKey Responsibilities\nDesign and implement hybrid cloud infrastructure across compute, storage, and global data center environments.\nEvaluate existing systems and recommend improvements for scalability, performance, and security.\nDevelop and enhance policies and procedures to ensure high availability across all offices.\nLead integration of cloud services into existing and future infrastructure architectures.\nEnsure stability and reliability by applying best practices and lessons learned post-implementation.\nMaintain compliance with IT policies, including change management, disaster recovery, and business continuity.\nPartner with Information Security and Compliance teams to meet ISO 27001 and other audit requirements.\nCollaborate with infrastructure, networking, security, and applications teams to define and execute a global technology roadmap.\nCoordinate across teams to deliver projects efficiently and effectively.\nMaintain accurate system documentation, including architecture, procedures, and configurations.\nOversee implementation of new infrastructure services and enhancements to existing environments.\nStay current with emerging technologies and engage with vendors to support and evolve the firm’s infrastructure.\nQualifications\nBachelor’s degree in Information Technology or related field, or equivalent experience.\nMinimum of five (5) years of experience implementing enterprise IT infrastructure (compute, storage, data centers).\nExperience supporting large, global, multi-office environments across multiple time zones.\nDemonstrated expertise in hybrid cloud environments, including systems, networking, security, and software engineering.\nPrior experience in a legal or professional services environment is a plus.\nTechnical Expertise\nAzure Hybrid Cloud: Hands-on experience with Azure VMware Solution (AVS), Azure Arc, Landing Zones, Azure Policy, and Azure Monitor.\nInfrastructure as Code & Automation: Experience with Bicep and/or Terraform, Ansible plus scripting with PowerShell or similar tools.\nVirtualization & Core Infrastructure: Deep expertise in VMware (vSphere, ESXi, NSX, vCenter, SRM) and enterprise compute, storage, networking, and Active Directory.\nLinux Systems Engineering: Strong experience administering enterprise Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu, SUSE), including performance tuning, security, and automation.\nCloud Operations & Reliability: Experience designing highly available systems using Azure-native tools for monitoring, backup, disaster recovery, and cost optimization.\nSecurity & Identity: Knowledge of IAM, Azure AD/Entra ID, RBAC, and secure hybrid connectivity.\nOperational Intelligence: Ability to leverage monitoring and telemetry for troubleshooting and optimization; exposure to AI-assisted operational tooling is a plus.\nData Protection & Storage: Experience with platforms such as Pure Storage, Nasuni, Veeam, or similar solutions.\nNetworking: Working knowledge of HPE, Brocade, and enterprise networking concepts.\nCore Competencies\nAdvanced troubleshooting and problem-solving across complex infrastructure environments.\nStrong analytical thinking and process improvement mindset.\nAbility to manage competing priorities and complex technical challenges.\nEffective collaboration across engineering, security, compliance, and business teams.\nExcellent communication skills, including the ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.\n\nThe anticipated base salary for this position is $102,160 to $145,000. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.\n\nThe firm may provide a discretionary bonus annually.\n#LI-HYBRID","company":"Arnold","rawCompany":"arnold","city":"Washington","state":"DC","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-05T11:43:24.338Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1244.00","title":"Network and Computer Systems Administrators","slug":"network-and-computer-systems-administrators"},{"code":"15-1241.00","title":"Computer Network Architects","slug":"computer-network-architects"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"518210","title":"Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services","slug":"computing-infrastructure-providers-data-processing-web-hosting-and-related-services"},{"code":"541513","title":"Computer Facilities Management Services","slug":"computer-facilities-management-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Hybrid Cloud Engineer","description":"Arnold & Porter is seeking a Hybrid Cloud Engineer to join its Information Technology team in the Washington, D.C. office.\nReporting to the Senior Manager of Enterprise Systems Infrastructure, this role partners with IT engineering teams to design, implement, and evolve the firm’s hybrid cloud environment. The Hybrid Cloud Engineer will play a key role in modernizing infrastructure across on-premises systems, global data center colocation sites, and Microsoft Azure platforms. This includes compute, storage, virtualization, and cloud services, with a focus on performance, scalability, security, and reliability.\nThe role also works closely with network engineering, security, and compliance teams to ensure solutions meet firm standards, including ISO 27001 requirements.\nKey Responsibilities\nDesign and implement hybrid cloud infrastructure across compute, storage, and global data center environments.\nEvaluate existing systems and recommend improvements for scalability, performance, and security.\nDevelop and enhance policies and procedures to ensure high availability across all offices.\nLead integration of cloud services into existing and future infrastructure architectures.\nEnsure stability and reliability by applying best practices and lessons learned post-implementation.\nMaintain compliance with IT policies, including change management, disaster recovery, and business continuity.\nPartner with Information Security and Compliance teams to meet ISO 27001 and other audit requirements.\nCollaborate with infrastructure, networking, security, and applications teams to define and execute a global technology roadmap.\nCoordinate across teams to deliver projects efficiently and effectively.\nMaintain accurate system documentation, including architecture, procedures, and configurations.\nOversee implementation of new infrastructure services and enhancements to existing environments.\nStay current with emerging technologies and engage with vendors to support and evolve the firm’s infrastructure.\nQualifications\nBachelor’s degree in Information Technology or related field, or equivalent experience.\nMinimum of five (5) years of experience implementing enterprise IT infrastructure (compute, storage, data centers).\nExperience supporting large, global, multi-office environments across multiple time zones.\nDemonstrated expertise in hybrid cloud environments, including systems, networking, security, and software engineering.\nPrior experience in a legal or professional services environment is a plus.\nTechnical Expertise\nAzure Hybrid Cloud: Hands-on experience with Azure VMware Solution (AVS), Azure Arc, Landing Zones, Azure Policy, and Azure Monitor.\nInfrastructure as Code & Automation: Experience with Bicep and/or Terraform, Ansible plus scripting with PowerShell or similar tools.\nVirtualization & Core Infrastructure: Deep expertise in VMware (vSphere, ESXi, NSX, vCenter, SRM) and enterprise compute, storage, networking, and Active Directory.\nLinux Systems Engineering: Strong experience administering enterprise Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu, SUSE), including performance tuning, security, and automation.\nCloud Operations & Reliability: Experience designing highly available systems using Azure-native tools for monitoring, backup, disaster recovery, and cost optimization.\nSecurity & Identity: Knowledge of IAM, Azure AD/Entra ID, RBAC, and secure hybrid connectivity.\nOperational Intelligence: Ability to leverage monitoring and telemetry for troubleshooting and optimization; exposure to AI-assisted operational tooling is a plus.\nData Protection & Storage: Experience with platforms such as Pure Storage, Nasuni, Veeam, or similar solutions.\nNetworking: Working knowledge of HPE, Brocade, and enterprise networking concepts.\nCore Competencies\nAdvanced troubleshooting and problem-solving across complex infrastructure environments.\nStrong analytical thinking and process improvement mindset.\nAbility to manage competing priorities and complex technical challenges.\nEffective collaboration across engineering, security, compliance, and business teams.\nExcellent communication skills, including the ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.\n\nThe anticipated base salary for this position is $102,160 to $145,000. 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