Senior Systems Engineer

Responsibilities

• Execute large-scale hypervisor refresh projects, including architecture, design, cluster builds, and VM migrations.
• Manage private cloud virtual estates across multiple datacenters, with a focus on scaling to public cloud providers.
• Oversee hosted Kubernetes solutions and virtualization-native automation for self-service.
• Perform capacity management and performance engineering for HCI, 3-tier, and cloud deployments.
• Adopt a customer-centric approach to product management for the virtualization offering.
• Implement FinOps and reporting for the virtualization platform.
• Configure hypervisors to maintain security baselines and automate processes.
• Train and mentor junior engineers, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to ensure smooth project execution.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in enterprise systems engineering, with deep virtualization expertise (Nutanix, VMware, Hyper-V) in large-scale environments.
• Proven track record in planning and executing large hypervisor migrations, with experience in environments exceeding 100 hosts/1000 VMs.
• Strong grasp of VM capacity and performance analysis, including right-sizing memory and CPU allocations.
• Experience with private cloud solutions from Nutanix or VMware, and HCI deployments.
• Proficiency in PowerShell/scripting for reporting and automation tasks.
• Ability to operate in a regulated environment with formal change management processes.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work independently on complex technical problems.
• Enthusiasm for AI tooling and automation, with a focus on improving operational efficiency.
• Experience with Kubernetes on hypervisors and expanding virtualization to public cloud is desirable.
• Familiarity with charge-back/show-back for virtual offerings and micro-segmentation technologies is a plus.

Compensation Expectations: $205,000 - $230,000 Base Salary

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