Nutanix VMWare Administrator

We are seeking a skilled Virtualization Administrator with hands-on experience in both Nutanix and VMware environments. The role involves managing, maintaining, and optimizing enterprise virtualization platforms, ensuring high availability, performance, and security of infrastructure systems.

Experience

• 5 8 years (relevant virtualization experience)
• Strong exposure to Nutanix AHV and VMware vSphere

Key Responsibilities

Virtualization Management

• Administer Nutanix clusters (AHV, Prism, storage, networking)
• Manage VMware infrastructure (ESXi hosts, vCenter, clusters)
• Perform VM provisioning, cloning, migration (vMotion / Nutanix Move)

Infrastructure Operations

• Monitor system performance, capacity planning, and optimization
• Handle patching, upgrades, and lifecycle management
• Maintain high availability and fault tolerance

Backup & Disaster Recovery

• Configure and manage backup solutions (e.g., Veeam, snapshots)
• Implement and test disaster recovery strategies

Incident & Problem Management

• Troubleshoot virtualization, storage, and network issues
• Perform root cause analysis and implement preventive measures
• Work with ITSM tools (e.g., ServiceNow)

Documentation & Compliance

• Maintain SOPs, runbooks, and architecture diagrams
• Ensure compliance with security and audit standards

Required Skills

Core Skills

• Nutanix AHV, Prism (Element/Central)
• VMware vSphere, ESXi, vCenter
• Virtual machine lifecycle management

Infrastructure Skills

• Storage concepts (SAN/NAS, replication)
• Networking (VLANs, IP management, basic NSX knowledge)
• Backup tools (Veeam or similar)

Tools & Technologies

• Monitoring tools (Nutanix Prism, vRealize, etc.)
• ITSM tools (ServiceNow preferred)
• Basic scripting (PowerShell / Bash good to have)