Server Virtualization Platform Operations Engineer
On-siteIndianapolis, Indiana, United States
Job Summary
Manage enterprise VMware ESX-based Infrastructure as a Service environments across on-premises and Microsoft Azure platforms, maintaining system stability, availability, and performance. Drive infrastructure automation initiatives using AI Operations, event-driven automation, and observability solutions to improve efficiency and streamline workflows. Improve infrastructure resiliency through repeatable operational patterns, architectural enhancements, and proactive monitoring while supporting multi-datacenter virtualization environments including replication and disaster recovery capabilities. Lead operational improvements that reduce recurring incidents and enhance platform reliability. Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and knowledge sharing across global engineering and operations teams to deliver enterprise infrastructure services.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical field
- Minimum of 4 years of experience as a VMware ESX or Platform Engineer
- Strong experience managing enterprise scale VMware vSphere environments
- Demonstrated experience with automated infrastructure availability and resiliency solutions
- Experience supporting virtualized Windows and Linux operating systems
- Experience leveraging AI enabled automation tools such as Claude Code, Codex, or similar platforms to streamline engineering workflows and improve operational efficiencies
- Experience providing technical leadership in enterprise infrastructure environments
- Strong analytical, problem solving, and communication skills
- Ability to work effectively with global and diverse teams
- Deep understanding of networking concepts including VLANs and trunking
- Experience configuring and managing VMware networking components including Distributed Switches
- Experience leading operations within large scale global VMware infrastructure environments
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