Virtualization Administrator

Virtualization (Nutanix Certification) Job Description

Skill: Virtualization & Nutanix Certification Mandatory

Experience : 5.5 to 8 years

Notice period : Immediate to less than 60 days

Location : Hyderabad & Bangalore

L2/L3 Responsibilities:

Infrastructure Administration

• Configure and manage hypervisors, virtual networks, and storage systems across cloud and on-prem platforms.
• Should be well versed with hybrid cloud concepts.
• Solid understanding of VCF product suites/
• Configure Vmware distributed switch, Standard switch. Good understanding of network services like TCP/IP, Port channels.
• Configure SAN storage and knowledge of various storage protocols like FC, ISCSI, NAS
• Solid understanding of CI / HCI concepts like v SAN, Nutanix AOS, Cisco UCS, HP synergy.
• Strong experience with Nutanix HCI, Prism Central, and Prism Element.
• Should be well versed with Disaster recovery concepts and tools like SRM, Zerto
• Should be well versed with various hardware platforms like Cisco UCS, HP, Dell, Hitachi, Super micro, Lenovo.
• Should be well versed with hardware concepts like HBA, NICS and should have exposure to real world data center environment.
• Should have worked on datacenter infrastructure with a solid understanding of environmental factors like cooling, rack spacing, DC floor management.

Performance Tuning, Troubleshooting & RCA

• Analyse VM performance, conduct root cause analysis, and optimize resource allocation
• Solid understanding of VMware HA / DRS concepts.
• Strong understanding of performance aspects like memory reclamation techniques (TPS, Ballooning, swap, compression)
• Strong understanding of Intel processor architecture and SMP systems including intel HT, VMware EVC, NUMA concepts.
• Must be able to interpret various types of ESXi / Vcenter logs & Performance graphs.
• Troubleshoot VMware-ESX related incidents.
• • Deep knowledge of and experience with VMware vSphere, vRA and component services such as vMotion, HA, DRS, vDS, Affinity rules, vCenter, storage vMotion.
• Extensive knowledge of configuring VMWare ESX/vCenter infrastructure.
• Hands on experience with ESXI and vCenter Update / Upgrade / Migration activity.
• VMware administration is responsible for configuration, maintenance, monitoring, and overall support of multiple VMware environments.
• Setup, install, configure, and triage ESXi Hosts (Rack Mount and Blade Servers).
• Knowledge of VMware to include vCenter, vSphere, and ESX 6.x. Solid
• Diagnose and resolve issues using Prism, NCC, and log analysis
• Troubleshoot storage path failures, network bottlenecks, and hypervisor-level issues.

Automation & DevOps

• Use Power CLI, vRealise suite of products to automate day to day tasks.

Security & Compliance

• Manage SSL/TLS certificates, firewall rules, and audit configurations for virtual environments.
• Solid understanding of ESXI security hardening in compliance with industry regulations.

Platform Engineering & Transformation

• Support cloud migration, image management and implement self-healing automation
• Actively Participate & contribute in engineering discussions and decision-making.
• Be well versed with virtualization and CI / HCI architecture.

Service Improvement & Knowledge Management

• Enrich KEDB, implement service improvement plans, and transfer repeatable tasks to L1.5 teams.
• Should be well versed with ITIL process like incident, change & problem management

Compliance & Audit Readiness

• Ensure platform follows Compliance requirements and Audit Readiness
• Lead and manage virtualization operations and ensure service delivery excellence.
• Oversee incidents, problems, change, and configuration management processes.
• Drive continuous improvement and automation initiatives in virtualization.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and policy standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

Skills:

• VMWare certified.
• Nutanix Certified Professional.
• Virtual Host OEM- Hitachi, Cisco, Dell, Lenovo, HPE, Quanta, VBlock, etc.
• SNOW
• ITIL certified

Services in Scope:

E2E Monitoring, Provisioning, Management and Decommissioning, Problem, Incident, Change, Configuration and Capacity mgmt., Availability & Project Management, Continuous Optimization; Service improvements; SLA & KPI management and Reporting, Audit Readiness, Management, Reporting and Evidence Handover, Maintain Regulatory and Policy Compliance, IT Service Continuity Management