Hybrid Systems Engineer

Are you a technical wizard with cloud and on prem?

Here at Epson we are looking for a Hybrid Systems Engineer to join our Amsterdam based team (2 days in the office per week / 3 days WFH).

The Hybrid Systems Engineer operates and supports the organization’s cloud and on ‑ premises infrastructure, combining Azure cloud operations with server administration, identity management, configuration management, monitoring and backup oversight.

The role maintains on ‑ premises Active Directory and VMware/Hyper ‑ V environments, ensures compliance with security baselines and resolves operational issues through ITSM (Jira/Ivanti) and ITIL processes. The engineer provides On-Call support, works proactively to improve service reliability and collaborates with internal teams and vendors to deliver stable, secure and efficient hybrid IT services.

• Manage Azure workloads, virtual machines, storage and platform services
• Operate identity and access management through Entra  a Zero Trust mindset
• Ensure compliance with Azure security baselines and secure configurations
• Administer Windows 365 cloud PCs and maintain stable operations
• Administer Azure Active Directory (Entra ), Conditional Access policies, and hybrid identity integrations with on-premises Active Directory.
• Optimize Azure resource consumption using Azure Cost Management, Reserved Instances, and right-sizing recommendations.
• Implement Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Azure Sentinel / Defender for Cloud for unified observability and security posture management.

• Administer and support VMware and Hyper V environments
• Implement and maintain Azure Arc to extend Azure management and governance to on-premises and multi-cloud resources
• Manage configuration management, patching, lifecycle updates and capacity planning
• Maintain on premises Active Directory including Group Policies for secure configuration and access control
• Oversee server monitoring, performance analysis, backups, recovery testing and system health
• Deploy, configure, and lifecycle-manage Dell EMC VxRail hyper-converged infrastructure clusters including node expansion and firmware updates.
• Administer VMware vSphere / vCenter integrated within the VxRail environment including ESXi host management, vMotion, DRS, HA, and vSAN configuration.
• Architect, deploy, and manage Windows Server Hyper‑V standalone hosts and Failover Clustering environments (WSFC).
• Configure and maintain Hyper‑V Replica for VM‑level replication between sites as part of DR strategy.
• Perform VM migrations between Hyper‑V hosts (Live Migration, Quick Migration) and between platforms (VxRail Hyper‑V) using tools such as MVMC or third‑party converters.
• Implement unified monitoring, alerting, and ITSM integration across Azure and on‑premises using System Center and Azure native tooling.
• Drive infrastructure automation using Power Shell, Azure CLI, and CI/CD pipelines (Azure Dev Ops / Git Hub Actions) to reduce manual effort.
• Lead capacity planning, performance baseline, and trend analysis for both cloud and on‑premises workloads.
• Participate in incident management, problem management, and root‑cause analysis (RCA) for P1/P2 infrastructure issues.
• Manage Intune endpoint policies, compliance, software deployment and device configuration
• Support remote and hybrid workforce using remote support tools
• Enforce endpoint security baselines across Windows 11, Windows 365 and mobile devices

• Resolve incidents, problems and service requests in ITSM
• Troubleshoot complex issues across cloud, server, identity, endpoint and hybrid environments
• Participate in on call rotations for rapid incident response and continuity
• Mitigate operational problems proactively and…