Virtualization Lead

Location: Tampa, Florida OR Coppell, Texas OR Jersey City, NJ (Partial Remote)

About the role

We are seeking a Virtualization Lead to drive modernization and efficiency within our virtualization infrastructure. This role involves designing, managing, and optimizing virtualized platforms to ensure performance, availability, and scalability. The ideal candidate will be a hands-on engineer with a strategic mindset, capable of leading change and contributing to the design and architecture of new projects.

Responsibilities

• Design, manage, and optimize virtualized infrastructure platforms to ensure performance, availability, and scalability.
• Lead modernization initiatives, transforming legacy platforms into modern, cloud-aligned or hybrid architectures.
• Define and execute technology roadmaps to reduce technical debt and improve operational resilience.
• Drive continuous improvement through automation and standardization using tools like Ansible and Terraform.
• Develop and implement automation and orchestration strategies with Ansible Tower and Autosys.
• Collaborate with application, infrastructure, security, and operations teams to embed reliability and observability into system design.
• Provide design and senior-level engineering support for the Private Cloud infrastructure.
• Ensure platforms meet security, compliance, and regulatory requirements.
• Support capacity planning, performance optimization, and disaster recovery strategies, including VMware Live Site Recovery.

Requirements

• A minimum of 8 years of related experience in systems engineering.
• A proven background in server virtualization planning and design, primarily with VMware (vSphere, VCF).
• Experience modernizing legacy environments and implementing target-state architectures.
• Hands-on involvement in design, architecture, and strategic planning.

Skills

• Proficiency with automation and orchestration tools such as Ansible, Terraform, and Ansible Tower.
• Knowledge of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) and ESXi operating systems.
• Experience with disaster recovery solutions like VMware Site Recovery Manager (VMware Live Site Recovery).
• Understanding of storage technologies and HP hardware platforms.
• Knowledge of networking principles (Layer 2 and Layer 3).
• Experience with Windows and Linux environments.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree (preferred).
• Experience with VMware in both public and private cloud environments (preferred).
• Knowledge of monitoring, telemetry, and observability practices (preferred).

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance plans.
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP).
• 401K program with company match after 12 months of tenure.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) on the HDHP plan.
• SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions.
• Corporate discount savings program and other discounts.
• On-demand training program and access to certification prep, technical and leadership courses/books/seminars after 6+ months of tenure.
• Certification discounts and perks for associations including CompTIA and IIBA.
• Dedicated customer service team for consultants and a certified Career Coach.