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Sparibis · 18 hours ago

Virtualization Engineer

Melbourne, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

6+ years exp

Sparibis is seeking a Virtualization Engineer to lead the management of VMware and Hyper-V technologies. The role involves designing, implementing, and troubleshooting information systems and virtualization environments, while also providing guidance to junior staff and ensuring security and performance optimization of virtual infrastructures.

Cyber SecurityData ManagementDatabaseProperty Management

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Designing, building, implementing, and troubleshooting information systems hosted on VMware, AWS, and Azure

Planning, designing, troubleshooting and ongoing optimization of virtualization environment

Lead system upgrades, migrations, and continue to evolve the existing architecture

Assists in the creation, maintenance/administration, and troubleshooting of the Virtual Computing Environment (VCE)

Manage and balance virtual machine resources across hosts in the clusters

Maintains awareness of new virtualization products and administration methods

Lead the installation, configuration, and maintenance of virtual machines (VMs) and virtual infrastructure across on-prem and CSP provided data centers through VMware orchestration tools

Connect host or VM to network and storage components and configure

Monitoring and optimizing the performance of virtual environments, ensuring efficient resource allocation

Diagnosing and resolving complex issues related to virtualization, including VM performance, connectivity, and security

Implementing and managing advanced backup and disaster recovery solutions for virtual environments

Ensuring the security of virtual environments by applying patches, updates, and security configurations

Maintaining comprehensive documentation of virtualization configurations, procedures, and policies

Working closely with other IT teams to support virtualization needs and integrate virtual solutions with other systems

Using Ansible Automation, IaC and Version Control

Configure, troubleshoot, and design large, complex systems using RedHat Satellite servers

Maintain operating system reliability across RHEL 8, 9, and 10

Providing guidance and mentorship to junior virtualization administrators and other IT staff

Researching and reporting on new technologies and how they provide value to the organization

Implementing and managing backup and disaster recovery solutions to ensure data integrity and availability

Travels to sites as necessary for hands-on troubleshooting and support of new system fielding

Qualification

VMwareHyper-VVirtualization LeadAnsible AutomationInfrastructure as CodeRedHat SatelliteRHEL DeploymentPythonPerlBashCustomer serviceCommunication skillsDetail oriented

Required

Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust security clearance

6+ years of professional experience in Virtualization administration with focus on leading VMware, Hyper-V, and other similar technologies

Bachelor's degree in information technology or related field or equivalent professional experience

Must be able to be onsite in Melbourne, FL Monday – Friday for project execution

Experience as a Virtualization Lead, leading system upgrades, migrations, and continue to evolve the existing architecture

Experience leading the installation, configuration, and maintenance of virtual machines (VMs) and virtual infrastructure across on-prem and CSP provided data centers

Experience with overseeing on-prem hardware infrastructure (e.g., servers and storage), the on-prem hypervisor (Hyper-V) environment (e.g., VMWare, vSphere), and CSP infrastructure

Experience overseeing the installation, configuration, and maintenance of virtual machines (VMs), virtual infrastructure, and physical infrastructure (including rack mounting and hardware configuration)

Experience monitoring the performance of virtual environments and optimizing resource allocation to ensure efficient operation

Experience diagnosing and resolving issues related to virtualization, including VM performance, connectivity, and security

Experience with the automation of IT administration and server provisioning using tools such as: Infrastructure as Code (IaC): AWS CDK, Terraform, OpenTofu, and Puppet

Ansible Automation: Experience with Ansible Tower and Ansible Playbooks

Version Control: Git, GitLab, Bitbucket

Comprehensive understanding of RedHat Satellite Linux and ability to configure, troubleshoot, and design large systems using RedHat Satellite servers

RHEL Deployment and Maintenance: Understanding of deployment requirements for RHEL 8, 9, and 10

Scripting: Python, Perl, Bash

Experience integrating infrastructure management tools with APIs to enable deployment of Infrastructure as Code integrated into CI/CD deployment pipelines

Customer service driven

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Must be detail oriented