Senior System Engineer – Virtualization (Remote)

About the role

This senior infrastructure position focuses on designing, operating, and continuously improving enterprise‑grade virtualization environments. The role is fully remote and supports globally distributed, high‑availability digital products used by millions of users.

Key responsibilities

• Design, deploy, administer and optimise VMware (ESXi, vCenter) and Microsoft Hyper‑V platforms.
• Manage Hyper‑Converged Infrastructure (vSAN) and traditional SAN‑based storage, ensuring high availability and performance.
• Lead lifecycle activities such as upgrades, patching, migrations and hybrid/cloud integration.
• Monitor system performance, conduct capacity planning and apply reliability‑engineering practices.
• Collaborate with SRE, DevOps, networking and support teams to resolve production incidents and perform root‑cause analysis.
• Implement and maintain backup, disaster‑recovery and storage solutions following best practices.
• Develop automation scripts to reduce manual effort and improve operational efficiency.
• Maintain accurate technical documentation and drive continuous‑improvement of procedures.

Required profile

• Strong hands‑on experience with VMware virtualization technologies at enterprise scale.
• Proven expertise in VMware vSAN deployment, administration and performance tuning.
• Solid background with Microsoft Hyper‑V and System Center Virtual Machine Manager.
• Deep understanding of virtual networking concepts such as vSwitches, Distributed Switches, VLANs and NIC teaming.
• Practical experience with SAN storage technologies (iSCSI, Fibre Channel, FCoE).
• Proficiency in automation and scripting using PowerShell, PowerCLI, Python or Bash.

Required skills

• VMware ESXi
• VMware vCenter
• VMware vSAN
• Microsoft Hyper‑V
• SCVMM
• Virtual networking (vSwitches, Distributed Switches, VLANs, NIC teaming)
• SAN storage (iSCSI, Fibre Channel, FCoE)
• PowerShell
• PowerCLI
• Python
• Bash