Virtualization Engineer

Position Summary

A Virtualization Engineer responsible for operating, maintaining, and evolving the client's virtualization platforms. This includes VMware-based infrastructure, Nutanix-based clusters, automation, observability, capacity planning, and disaster recovery activities. The engineer ensures a secure, resilient, and efficient virtualization environment supporting mission‑critical services.

Duties and responsibilities

• Operate, maintain, and optimize VMware vSphere clusters across LAN, iDMZ, and eDMZ zones.

• Manage and support Nutanix‑based virtualization clusters.

• Perform hypervisor lifecycle management: patching, hotfixing, version upgrades, and obsolescence handling.

• Manage vCenter instances, ESXi clusters, VSAN clusters, SRM configurations, and related tooling.

• Ensure capacity planning and performance monitoring using Aria Operations.

• Develop and maintain PowerCLI scripts and automation workflows using vRealize Automation Orchestrator.

• Support disaster recovery scenarios using SRM and Metro Availability.

• Automate provisioning tasks delegated to front‑office teams (VM creation, resource changes, snapshots…).

• Apply CISO policies and architectural design updates provided by APC.

• Collaborate with SAN and network teams during ongoing evolution studies (virtual LUNs, synchronous replication, metro clustering).

Key Competencies

• Virtualization Platforms: VMware vSphere, Nutanix.

• Automation & Scripting: PowerCLI, Orchestrator workflows.

• Monitoring & Observability: Aria Operations.

• Disaster Recovery: SRM Array-based, Metro Availability.

• Operational Excellence: Capacity planning, lifecycle management, incident resolution.

• Security & Compliance: Application of CISO policies, secure configuration baselines.

• Collaboration: Work with storage, network, and architectural teams.

General information

Start date: ASAP

Duration: FULL Time

Shift: YES

On Call: YES

Language: ENGLISH / FRENCH

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in virtualization engineering and infrastructure operations.

• Deep expertise with VMware vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, SRM, VSAN.

• Experience managing Nutanix clusters in production environments.

• Strong skills in PowerCLI scripting and automation workflows.

• Experience with observability tools such as Aria Operations.

• Solid understanding of SAN, virtual storage, synchronous replication, and DR architectures.

• Knowledge of automation orchestrators and infrastructure provisioning pipelines.

• Experience in highly available multi‑site architectures.