Senior Virtualization & Cloud Infrastructure Specialist

Overview

Senior Virtualization & Cloud Infrastructure Specialist

1. VMware Infrastructure Administration

• Deploy, configure, and administer VMware vSphere environments, including ESXi and vCenter.
• Manage VMware vSAN clusters and hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI), including Dell VxRail.
• Perform virtual machine lifecycle management, including provisioning, cloning, snapshots, migrations (P2V/V2V), and decommissioning.
• Configure and maintain High Availability (HA), Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS), and Fault Tolerance (FT).
• Administer virtual networking, including Standard and Distributed Virtual Switches (vSS/vDS) and VMkernel networking.
• Plan and execute ESXi and vCenter upgrades, patching, and maintenance.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize infrastructure performance using VMware monitoring tools such as vRealize Operations.

2. Windows Server Administration

• Install, configure, and maintain Windows Server environments (2008 R2–2022).
• Administer Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, DFS, and file/print services.
• Manage Hyper-V infrastructure, failover clustering, and enterprise virtualization services.
• Configure and maintain NTFS/share permissions and server security.
• Perform server patching, upgrades, troubleshooting, and performance tuning.
• Support enterprise hardware platforms, including HPE Synergy, HPE C7000, and Dell PowerEdge servers.

3. Backup & Disaster Recovery

• Administer enterprise backup solutions, including Veeam, Commvault, Cohesity, and Dell EMC Networker.
• Configure VMware- and Windows-aware backups (VSS, vCenter integration).
• Monitor backup operations, resolve failures, and ensure backup integrity.
• Design, maintain, and document backup and disaster recovery strategies.
• Implement and manage disaster recovery solutions using VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) and Zerto.
• Conduct disaster recovery testing and ensure business continuity readiness.

4. Storage Administration

• Provision and manage enterprise storage infrastructure, including SAN and NAS environments.
• Configure and maintain VMFS, NFS datastores, storage clusters, and storage connectivity.
• Administer enterprise storage platforms such as Dell EMC, HPE 3PAR/MSA, Unity, and Pure Storage.
• Optimize storage performance, capacity utilization, RAID configurations, and storage tiering.

5. Microsoft Azure Administration

• Deploy and manage Azure Virtual Machines, Virtual Machine Scale Sets, and core infrastructure services.
• Configure Azure networking, including VNets, NSGs, VPN Gateways, Load Balancers, and subnets.
• Manage Azure Storage services, including Blob Storage, Managed Disks, and Azure Files.
• Monitor cloud environments using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Azure Advisor.
• Implement security controls using Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Azure Policy.
• Manage Azure Backup, Azure Site Recovery (ASR), and Azure Update Manager.

6. Network Infrastructure

• Support enterprise LAN/WAN environments.
• Configure VLANs, routing, switching, VPNs, and firewall policies.
• Administer Cisco switches and routers.
• Troubleshoot network connectivity and security-related issues.

7. Leadership & Strategic Responsibilities

• Lead infrastructure upgrades, migrations, consolidation, and transformation initiatives.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers and system administrators.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, SOPs, architecture diagrams, and operational runbooks.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, network, security, database, and DevOps teams.
• Perform infrastructure capacity planning, forecasting, and lifecycle management.
• Participate in on-call support, incident response, and root cause analysis for critical issues.
• Identify opportunities for automation, optimization, and continuous improvement.

Required Technical Skills

• VMware vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, vSAN, HA, DRS, FT, SRM
• Windows Server Administration and Active Directory
• Hyper-V Virtualization

• Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Services

• VMware and Hyper-V Virtualization Technologies

• Enterprise Networking Fundamentals

• Infrastructure Monitoring, Performance Optimization, and Capacity Planning
• Patch Management and Infrastructure Automation

Preferred Skills

• VMware NSX-T (logical networking, T0/T1 gateways, overlay networking)
• Hybrid cloud infrastructure and migrations
• High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery architecture design
• Scripting and automation using PowerShell or similar tools

Preferred Certifications

• VMware Certified Professional – Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV)
• Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) or equivalent Microsoft certification
• Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) or Azure Administrator (AZ-104)

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Electronics, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline.

Experience

• **10–15+ years of hands-on experience**
• in enterprise IT infrastructure, virtualization, cloud technologies, and systems administration.
• Proven experience supporting large-scale, multi-site enterprise environments.