Compute Engineer – Server Engineering Team

Role Overview: We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Compute Engineer to lead enterprise-scale infrastructure initiatives. This role is ideal for a seasoned professional with deep expertise in virtual server platforms, capacity management, workload migration from VMware, and automation development across large-scale environments (10,000+ servers). The ideal candidate will also guide junior engineers and drive operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities: Virtual Server Infrastructure Leadership Design, deploy, and manage Virtual Server Clusters (Nutanix) across enterprise environments. Lead migration efforts from VMware to Nutanix, ensuring minimal disruption and optimal performance. Capacity Management Monitor and forecast infrastructure capacity needs.

Develop and maintain dashboards and reporting tools to track utilization and performance metrics. Automation & Orchestration Build and maintain automation scripts and frameworks (e.g., using Terraform/Ansible) to streamline infrastructure provisioning, patching, and monitoring. Integrate Nutanix with enterprise automation platforms, observability toolsets, and CI/CD pipelines. 24x7 Operations & Incident Management Build and manage a team responsible for 24x7 operations including software patching, technology currency, and vulnerability management.

Oversee incident response, root cause analysis, and resolution processes to ensure infrastructure resilience and compliance. Proactive Observability Leverage enterprise observability toolsets to automate detection of performance issues and monitor the overall health of the compute environment. Audit & Compliance Automation Support internal and external audits by developing and maintaining CIS benchmarks.

Incorporate benchmark-driven changes into automation pipelines and deploy them at scale across the enterprise. Mentorship & Collaboration Mentor junior engineers and foster a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence. Collaborate with cross-functional teams including network, security, and application teams to ensure seamless infrastructure operations.

Operational Excellence Ensure high availability, scalability, and security of Nutanix environments. Participate in incident response and root cause analysis for infrastructure-related issues. Qualifications 7+ years of experience in IT infrastructure engineering, with at least 3 years focused on Virtual Server environments like VMware or Nutanix.

Strong background in capacity planning and performance tuning. Proficiency in automation tools and scripting languages (Python, PowerShell, Ansible, Terraform). Experience working in a large-scale enterprise supporting environments with 10,000+ servers.

Excellent communication and leadership skills. Ability to solve technical problems, guide junior teammates, and partner with US based engineering leads and management. Preferred Certifications Proven experience migrating workloads from VMware to Nutanix.

Nutanix Certified Professional (NCP) or higher VMware Certified Professional (VCP) Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or similar