Job Title: Azure Local / Azure Stack HCI Architect Job Type: Contract Duration: 960 Hours (Approximately 6 Months) Experience: 10+ Years (Preferred) Job Description: We are looking for an experienced Azure Local / Azure Stack HCI Architect to design, implement, and modernize enterprise hybrid cloud infrastructure environments. Key Responsibilities: Design and implement Azure Local (formerly Azure Stack HCI) environments. Architect and deploy Azure Landing Zones with enterprise governance, networking, security, and identity standards. Lead hybrid cloud modernization by integrating on-premises datacenters with Azure services. Design disaster recovery, business continuity, backup, high availability, and failover solutions. Migrate workloads from on-premises infrastructure to Azure. Establish infrastructure operational readiness and support processes. Required Technical Skills: Azure Local / Azure Stack HCI Azure Landing Zones Windows Server Administration Hyper-V Virtualization Failover Clustering Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) Active Directory (AD) Hybrid Cloud Architecture Azure Migration Disaster Recovery & High Availability Enterprise Infrastructure Operations Preferred Additional Skills: Azure Arc Azure Site Recovery (ASR) Azure Backup Azure Networking PowerShell Automation Infrastructure Modernization Note: Candidates should have strong hands-on experience with Windows Server, Hyper-V, Failover Clustering, and Azure Local / Azure Stack HCI architecture.