Vmware & Nutanix SME

Overview

What You Will Do

• Administer, monitor, and support VMware environments, including ESXi hosts, vCenter, clusters, storage, and virtual machines.
• Manage and maintain Nutanix infrastructure, including Prism Central, AHV, cluster health, capacity management, and lifecycle activities.
• Administer Microsoft Azure cloud services, including virtual machines, networking, storage, monitoring, backup, and security controls.
• Perform Windows Server administration, including installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, performance tuning, and troubleshooting.
• Manage infrastructure lifecycle activities such as patching, upgrades, vulnerability remediation, and technology refresh initiatives.
• Monitor infrastructure health and proactively address performance, availability, and capacity issues.
• Support incident, problem, change, and service request management in accordance with ITIL best practices.
• Perform root cause analysis for infrastructure incidents and implement preventive measures.
• Support disaster recovery, backup, restoration, and business continuity activities.
• Identify and implement automation opportunities to improve operational efficiency and reduce manual effort.
• Maintain operational documentation, standard operating procedures, and technical knowledge articles.
• Collaborate with application, network, security, and cloud teams to deliver infrastructure services and projects.
• What you will bring:
• BSc in Telecommunications, Computer Science, or equivalent.
• 8–10 years of IT infrastructure operations experience.
• Minimum 6 years of hands-on VMware administration experience and minimum of 3 years each in Nutanix and Microsoft Azure administration.
• Experience in VMware: ESXi and vCenter administration, HA/DRS, VM provisioning, patching, performance, capacity, and security management.
• Experience in Nutanix: Prism Central and Prism Element, AHV administration, Lifecycle Manager (LCM), capacity monitoring, and data protection.
• Experience in Microsoft Azure: Virtual machines, virtual networks, storage, monitoring, backup, identity and access management, security, and governance.
• Experience in Windows Server: DNS, DHCP, file services, patching, security management, performance monitoring, and PowerShell scripting.
• Infrastructure automation using PowerShell, Ansible, or Terraform is a plus.
• Azure Automation and Azure Monitor is a plus.
• Monitoring tools such as SCOM or HP Service Assurance is a plus.
• ITIL Foundation, VMware VCP, Nutanix NCP, or Microsoft AZ-104 certifications is a plus.
• Ability to manage critical incidents and high-pressure production environments.
• Customer-focused with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proactive, detail-oriented, with strong ownership and operational discipline.
• **Why join Ericsson?**At Ericsson, you´ll have an outstanding opportunity.
• The chance to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what´s possible.
• To build solutions never seen before to some of the world’s toughest problems.
• You´ll be challenged, but you won’t be alone.
• You´ll be joining a team of diverse innovators, all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what comes next.
• **What happens once you apply?**Click Here to find all you need to know about what our typical hiring process looks like.Encouraging a diverse and inclusive organization is core to our values at Ericsson, that's why we champion it in everything we do.
• We truly believe that by collaborating with people with different experiences we drive innovation, which is essential for our future growth.
• We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our Ericsson team.
• Ericsson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. learn more.
• **Primary country and city:** United Arab Emirates (AE) \|\| Dubai