Hyper-V Administrator

Summary: The role of Hyper-V Administrator involves managing and optimizing a Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization environment on a part-time contract basis. Key responsibilities include troubleshooting performance issues, ensuring high availability of virtualized workloads, and implementing disaster recovery strategies. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in Hyper-V and Windows Server administration, along with strong troubleshooting skills. This position requires effective communication and collaboration with IT teams to support business-critical applications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage, monitor, and maintain a Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization environment.
• Perform regular maintenance, patching, and updates to ensure a stable and secure Hyper-V infrastructure.
• Troubleshoot performance, storage, and networking issues within virtualized environments.
• Optimize Hyper-V host configurations for performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Configure and manage virtual machines (VMs), virtual networks, and storage in Hyper-V.
• Ensure proper backup and replication of VMs using Veeam, DPM, or other backup solutions.
• Develop and implement disaster recovery (DR) strategies for Hyper-V environments.
• Perform VM restores and disaster recovery tests as needed.
• Apply security best practices for Hyper-V host and guest environments.
• Implement and maintain role-based access control (RBAC) for virtualization environments.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies and industry standards for virtualization security.
• Maintain detailed documentation of virtualization configurations, policies, and procedures.
• Provide recommendations for capacity planning and resource optimization.
• Assist IT teams with troubleshooting and root cause analysis of virtualization-related incidents.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support business-critical applications running on Hyper-V.

Key Skills:

• 5+ years of experience as a Hyper-V Administrator or Virtualization Engineer.
• Strong expertise in Microsoft Hyper-V, Windows Server (2016/2019/2022), and Failover Clustering.
• Experience with SCVMM (System Center Virtual Machine Manager) is a plus.
• Knowledge of Hyper-V networking, storage configurations, and performance tuning.
• Familiarity with PowerShell scripting for automation and VM management.
• Expertise in Hyper-V replication, clustering, and live migration.
• Strong troubleshooting skills in virtualization, storage, and networking.
• Experience with backup and disaster recovery solutions for Hyper-V environments.
• Ability to work independently and communicate effectively with remote teams.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: undetermined

Country: undetermined

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT