Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Our culture is defined by our values and our deep commitment to help our clients succeed. We are a division of the 38th largest company in the world and bring to bear the strength of a very large network of interconnected Hitachi companies. At the same time we remain absolutely committed to the nimble agility that helped us grow Hitachi Solutions from three founding partners to nearly 2,000 consultants, developers and support personnel all around the globe.

Hitachi Solutions is a leader in providing industry solutions based on Microsoft Dynamics AX and Microsoft Dynamics CRM. Hitachi Solutions provides its customers with industry focus, software industry domain expertise, and proven tier-1 people. Hitachi Solutions works with its customers to understand their unique formula for success and develops solutions that improve their business and attain measurable results.2011, 2009, 2006 & 2005 Microsoft Dynamics Partner of the Year (Finalist 2008, 2007). Microsoft Global Dynamics Award (Global Dynamics Partner of the year) 2014. 

Hitachi Solutions is a core IT company of the Hitachi Group, which employs some 400,000 people worldwide. Through systems integration, we provide ideal solutions and products for customers. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Hitachi Solutions' reach extends to group companies in Japan and abroad, working with a worldwide network of alliance partners. We bring solutions and products to diverse countries and regions including Asia, the United States and Europe. The flagship company in the Hitachi Group's information and communication system solutions business, Hitachi Solutions also offers solutions for social innovation such as smart cities.  

For more information on Hitachi Solutions, please visit: https://web.hitachi-solutions.com

Job Description

This role delivers technical architecture and support to customers, allowing them to maximize their investment in Microsoft cloud technology. The ideal candidates will have experience leading in a customer-facing consulting role and proven success in implementing and supporting Microsoft solutions including Azure and Microsoft 365.

What we expect from you

Professional Experience

‘General Requirements’ experience required, plus at least one additional ‘Focus Area’. The ideal candidate will have some experience in both Azure and Microsoft 365 with a deep understanding of at least one of them.

General Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in customer-facing, IT consulting roles
• Ability to align customer’s business needs with Microsoft technology solutions, focusing on Azure and Microsoft 365
• Experience with creating client-facing deliverables, including solution architectures, project documentation, and/or root cause analysis documents
• Experience leading projects in a direct customer-facing role
• Experience in migrating enterprise-size clients to Azure and/or Microsoft 365 solutions

Focus Area: Azure Infrastructure

5 years’ experience in working with Azure workstreams as part of primary responsibilities.

• Experience with designing enterprise-scale Azure environments, with a focus on infrastructure
• Deep familiarity with governance, networking, and scalability in Azure (for example, tagging, management groups, billing, ExpressRoute/VPN connections, etc.)
• Experience with Compute-related concepts in Azure: VMs, disks and storage, etc.
• Understanding of secure configurations in Azure and ability to consistently design and implement secure environments
• Experience designing and implementing Azure landing zones aligned to Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) and Well-Architected Framework
• Strong experience with Azure networking architectures, including hub-and-spoke, vWAN, private endpoints, DNS strategy, and hybrid connectivity patterns
• Hands-on experience with infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools such as Bicep, ARM templates, or Terraform for repeatable deployments
• Experience with cost management strategies in Azure, including budgeting, reservations, and optimization of compute/storage resources
• Ability to evaluate and modernize legacy infrastructure for cloud migration (rehost, replatform, refactor patterns)
• Experience with hybrid cloud scenarios, including integration with on-premises datacenters and multi-cloud considerations where applicable
• Ability to lead architecture reviews, governance boards, and design authority discussions with senior client stakeholders

Focus Area: Microsoft 365

5 years’ experience in working with Microsoft 365 workstreams as part of primary responsibilities.

Technical skills:

• Deep expertise and familiarity with the M365 suite including but not limited to Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Teams, OneDrive for Business and related services.
• Knowledge of Microsoft 365 licensing
• Hands on experience with implementation or management of Entra ID (Azure AD), including MFA, Conditional Access Policies, and hybrid identity solutions (via Entra Connect sync)
• Strong understanding of different authentication protocols like SAML, OAuth, etc.
• Experience with Microsoft Endpoint Manager (Intune)
• Experience delivering solutions with Microsoft Security including but not limited to the Microsoft Defender Suite, Cloud App Security, Information Protection,
• Understanding of Microsoft Governance and Compliance tools like Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Priva, DLP policies, etc.
• Hands-on experience planning and executing migrations to Microsoft 365
• Teams Voice experience is nice to have

Other Skills & Responsibilities:

• Prior consulting and advisory experience with clients
• Technical troubleshooting skills.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree Preferred

Certifications in any of the following would be nice to have (not mandatory):

• Microsoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expert (MS102)
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ102)
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ305)
• Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals (SC900)
• Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Administrator Associate (MS700)

Bachelor’s Degree Preferred

Certifications in any of the following would be nice to have (not mandatory):

• Microsoft Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert (MS102)
• Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals (SC900)
• Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Administrator Associate (MS700)

Beware of scams

Our recruiting team may communicate with candidates via our @hitachisolutions.com domain email address and/or via our SmartRecruiters (Applicant Tracking System) [email protected] domain email address regarding your application and interview requests.  

All offers will originate from our @hitachisolutions.com domain email address. If you receive an offer or information from someone purporting to be an employee of Hitachi Solutions from any other domain, it may not be legitimate.