Senior Virtualization Engineer
Ronit DanielUnited StatesSENIORPosted 7d ago
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About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Senior Virtualization Engineer to join our team in Richmond, VA. This role focuses on managing and maintaining enterprise virtualization infrastructure, with a focus on VMware vSphere and related technologies.
Key Responsibilities
• Design, implement, and manage VMware vSphere environments
• Configure and maintain VMware HA, DRS, clustering, and VM lifecycle management
• Implement and manage virtual networking solutions including vSwitches, vDS, VLANs, and network segmentation
• Manage storage technologies including SAN, NAS, iSCSI, NFS, VMFS, and vSAN
• Perform Windows Server and Linux administration tasks
• Conduct infrastructure capacity planning, performance tuning, and resource optimization
• Implement VMware patching, upgrades, lifecycle management, and security hardening
• Develop and maintain backup, disaster recovery, fault tolerance, and high availability solutions
• Automate tasks using PowerCLI, Ansible, Terraform, or similar tools
• Manage enterprise server hardware including Dell, Cisco UCS, and HPE
• Utilize hardware management tools such as iDRAC, iLO, and CIMC
• Manage Windows Server provisioning, Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, and DHCP
• Implement Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, documentation, and change management
• Provide technical troubleshooting, infrastructure project leadership, and mentoring
Requirements
• Strong hands-on experience with VMware vSphere, ESXi, and vCenter Server
• Experience with enterprise virtualization and infrastructure
• Knowledge of virtual networking, storage technologies, and Windows Server administration
• Experience with automation tools and Infrastructure as Code
• Strong troubleshooting skills and ability to lead infrastructure projects
Preferred Qualifications
• VMware VCP, VCAP/VCIX or equivalent hands-on experience
• Enterprise data center experience
• Linux certifications such as RHCSA/RHCE
• Exposure to Hyper-V, OpenShift, or other virtualization platforms