Vmware System Admin

Senior Infrastructure Engineer – VMware & Hybrid Platforms

We are looking for a highly skilled Infrastructure Engineer with deep expertise in VMware virtualization and strong L2 capabilities across cloud, storage, containers, OS, and network domains. The role involves managing enterprise scale environments, ensuring high availability, performance optimization, and supporting incident management across multiple infrastructure layers.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as single point of contact for the Site/Infra
• Lead VMware platform operations (vSphere, ESXi, vCenter) including provisioning, performance tuning, patching, and troubleshooting
• Handle complex incidents (P1/P2) and drive RCA and permanent fixes across infrastructure layers
• Perform L2-level support for:
• NetApp Storage (volumes, snapshots, performance checks)
• OpenShift (cluster health, pods, nodes, deployments)
• Linux (RHEL/CentOS) and Windows Server environments
• Network issues (basic routing, firewall, connectivity debugging)
• Ensure infrastructure availability, capacity planning, and compliance adherence
• Collaborate with L3 teams/vendors for critical issues and escalations
• Automate repetitive tasks using scripts/tools (PowerCLI, Shell, Ansible)
• Support DR activities, failover testing, and backup validation
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives (automation, monitoring optimization, alert reduction)
• Maintain technical documentation, SOPs, and runbooks

Technical Skills Required

Primary (Must Have)

• Expert-level VMware
• vSphere, ESXi, vCenter administration
• HA, DRS, vMotion, snapshots, datastore management
• Performance tuning and troubleshooting

Secondary (L2 Level – Must Have)

• NetApp Storage
• Basic administration, volume management, snapshots, replication awareness
• OpenShift / Containers
• Cluster monitoring, pod troubleshooting, basic deployments
• Linux
• System administration, logs analysis, patching, troubleshooting
• Windows Server
• AD basics, services troubleshooting, patching
• Networking
• TCP/IP, DNS, routing fundamentals, firewall basics

Good to Have

• Exposure to cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP)
• Experience in monitoring tools (Grafana, Dynatrace, Prometheus, etc.)
• Automation using PowerCLI, Ansible, Python
• Knowledge of ITIL processes (Incident, Change Management)
• Certification in any of the above technologies
• Knowledge of AI /LLM/ML