Senior Virtualization Engineer managing enterprise VMware environments. Designing and overseeing virtualization solutions while collaborating with various technology teams.
Responsibilities
Design, deploy, and manage enterprise VMware vSphere and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) environments hosting Windows and Linux workloads.
Implement and maintain vSphere HA, DRS, Site Recovery Manager, and NSX-T for network virtualization and micro-segmentation.
Support SAN/NAS (Pure Storage, NetApp, HPE Nimble) solutions across multiple sites and manage HPE servers using HPE OneView.
Perform capacity planning, lifecycle management, and both proactive and reactive maintenance of the VMware environment.
Develops and maintains monitoring and alerting for compute and storage infrastructure, including VMware ESXi, VMware Aria, and enterprise storage platforms (Pure Storage, HPE Nimble, NetApp), with a focus on automating responses to performance thresholds, capacity trends, and environmental events.
Monitor and optimize VM performance using VMware Aria Automation, vCenter tools, and other monitoring applications.
Maintain and provision Omnissa Horizon VDI and Azure Virtual Desktop environments.
Design hybrid cloud architectures with workload portability between on-premises VCF and public clouds (VMware Cloud on AWS, Azure VMware Solution).
Implement cloud automation and orchestration using VMware Aria Automation, Cloud Assembly, and PowerCLI/PowerShell scripting.
Apply security hardening standards following VMware and industry best practices (STIG, CIS, HIPAA benchmarks).
Conduct regular security assessments and vulnerability patching across VMware infrastructure including ESXi hosts.
Manage NSX firewall policies, VM security policies, and network segmentation in collaboration with security and network teams.
Implement security logging and alerting through Aria Operations for Logs and SIEM integration.
Serve as VMware subject matter expert and technical liaison for cross-functional initiatives.
Collaborate with Windows, Linux, and application development teams to ensure platform performance requirements are met.
Develop and maintain virtualization standards, procedures, and technical documentation including diagrams.
Other duties as required.
Requirements
8+ years of hands-on experience with VMware vSphere, ESXi, and related VMware technologies.
Strong proficiency with Windows Server (2016/2019/2022), Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and Group Policy in virtualized environments.
Experience with vSphere networking (VDS, NSX-T), storage technologies (VMFS, vSAN, SAN, NAS), and shared storage protocols.
Experience managing data centers and hardware/software such as HPE servers, HPE OneView, and enterprise storage (Pure, NetApp, HPE Nimble).
Proficiency in PowerCLI and PowerShell scripting for automation.
Experience with Omnissa Horizon and Azure Virtual Desktop.
Strong problem-solving, troubleshooting, and project management skills.
Excellent communication skills with ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
Ability to prioritize workloads for projects and operations in fast-paced environments.
Core networking knowledge and ability to troubleshoot connectivity issues with network teams.
Flexibility for after-hours work and participation in on-call rotation.
Must be able to work on-site at Chicago office and/or regional data centers as needed.
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