Virtualization Engineer
Posted Today by 1764149324
Negotiable
Outside
Remote
USA
Summary: The Virtualization Engineer role involves leading the architecture and maintenance of large-scale Hyper-V environments, optimizing performance, and ensuring high availability through various technologies. The position requires developing best practices for virtualization operations, managing security protocols, and integrating directory services with cloud solutions. Collaboration with cross-functional teams and thorough documentation of processes are also key components of the role.
Key Responsibilities:
- Architect and maintain large-scale Hyper-V environments.
- Optimize VM performance, storage, and networking within Hyper-V clusters.
- Implement Hyper-V Replica, Live Migration, and failover clustering for high availability.
- Develop and enforce best practices for Hyper-V deployment and lifecycle management.
- Monitor and troubleshoot Hyper-V hosts and guest VMs for performance and reliability.
- Automate Hyper-V provisioning and patching using PowerShell and System Center tools.
- Manage SSL certificates across internal and external systems.
- Ensure secure communications and compliance with certificate lifecycle policies.
- Administer and integrate Active Directory and Azure AD.
- Support hybrid identity solutions and role-based access controls in Azure.
- Work with cross-functional teams to support virtualization needs.
- Document Hyper-V configurations, recovery procedures, and operational workflows.
Key Skills:
- Expertise in Hyper-V architecture and management.
- Proficiency in PowerShell and System Center tools for automation.
- Strong understanding of SSL certificate management.
- Experience with Active Directory and Azure AD integration.
- Ability to monitor and troubleshoot virtualization environments.
- Excellent documentation and collaboration skills.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: USA
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Role: Virtualization Engineer
Location: US Remote
Duration :12+ Months
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
Hyper-V Infrastructure Leadership:
o Architect and maintain large-scale Hyper-V environments.
o Optimize VM performance, storage, and networking within Hyper-V clusters.
o Implement Hyper-V Replica, Live Migration, and failover clustering for high availability.
Virtualization Strategy and Operations:
o Develop and enforce best practices for Hyper-V deployment and lifecycle management.
o Monitor and troubleshoot Hyper-V hosts and guest VMs for performance and reliability.
o Automate Hyper-V provisioning and patching using PowerShell and System Center tools.
Security and Certificate Management:
o Manage SSL certificates across internal and external systems.
o Ensure secure communications and compliance with certificate lifecycle policies.
Directory Services and Cloud Integration:
o Administer and integrate Active Directory and Azure AD.
o Support hybrid identity solutions and role-based access controls in Azure.
Collaboration and Documentation:
o Work with cross-functional teams to support virtualization needs.
o Document Hyper-V configurations, recovery procedures, and operational workflows.