Hybrid Cloud Automation Engineer

Ampcus Inc. is a certified global provider of a broad range of Technology and Business consulting services. We are in search of a highly motivated candidate to join our talented Team.

Job Title: Hybrid Cloud Automation Engineer

Job Location: Richmond, VA

• Hybrid Cloud Automation Strategy
  • Design and implement automation frameworks for Azure and VMware environments.
  • Build reusable Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) modules and Ansible playbooks to standardize provisioning.
  • Establish automation standards, guardrails, and policies across hybrid platforms.
  • Enable secure self-service infrastructure capabilities.
• Azure Cloud Engineering & Day-to-Day Maintenance
  • Azure Cloud Engineering
    • Automate deployment of Azure resources:
      • Virtual Networks, Subnets, NSGs
      • Virtual Machines
      • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
      • Azure App Services
      • Azure Storage, SQL, and other PaaS services
    • Develop and maintain Azure Landing Zones.
    • Implement Azure Policy and governance guardrails.
    • Integrate Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Defender for Cloud.
  • Day-to-Day Azure Cloud Maintenance & Operations
    • Maintain documentation of architecture, runbooks, and support procedures.
    • Support audit evidence collection for SOX/SOC2 compliance.
    • Conduct monthly cloud operational health reviews.
    • Ensure disaster recovery configurations (Azure Site Recovery, backup policies).
    • Manage subscription hygiene (resource cleanup, tagging compliance).
    • Respond to Azure service advisories and implement mitigations.
    • Troubleshoot production incidents impacting Azure workloads.
    • Perform routine maintenance activities including:
      • VM patching (via Azure Update Management)
      • Backup validation and restore testing
      • Capacity monitoring and scaling adjustments
      • Cost monitoring and optimization reviews
    • Monitor Azure resource health, performance, and availability.
• VMware Private Cloud Automation
  • Automate provisioning and lifecycle management of:
    • vSphere VMs
    • vCenter
    • ESXi hosts
    • vSAN and NSX
  • Standardize VM templates and golden images.
  • Automate patching and lifecycle management for on-prem resources.
• Infrastructure as Code & Dev Ops
  • Develop IaC using:
    • Terraform
    • Bicep / ARM Templates
    • Power Shell
    • Python
  • Build CI/CD pipelines using Azure Dev Ops or Git Hub Actions.
  • Implement Git Ops and automated validation.
  • Maintain version-controlled infrastructure repositories.
• Security, Governance & Compliance
  • Implement policy-as-code and compliance automation.
  • Enforce security baselines across Azure and VMware.
  • Partner with Security and Enterprise Architecture teams.
  • Ensure adherence to enterprise availability and resilience standards.

Ampcus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veterans or individuals with disabilities.