Role Purpose

The Senior Virtualization & Containerization Expert will lead the design, implementation, and optimization of the organization’s virtualization, hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI), private cloud, and container platforms.

The role will drive the transformation from legacy virtualization environments toward modern private cloud and Kubernetes-based platforms, ensuring high availability, performance, security, and cost optimization across the data center infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

1. Virtualization & HCI Architecture

• Design, deploy, and manage enterprise virtualization platforms across multiple data centers
• Lead adoption and optimization of Nutanix HCI (AHV) and private cloud architecture
• Manage and optimize existing VMware stack (vSphere, vCenter, NSX, vSAN, Horizon where applicable)
• Drive VMware exit or coexistence strategies where required
• Define capacity planning, performance tuning, and lifecycle management

2. Private Cloud & Infrastructure Modernization

• Design and implement private cloud platforms on HCI infrastructure
• Define infrastructure standards, automation frameworks, and governance models
• Support hybrid cloud integration (Azure/OCI/other if applicable)
• Ensure scalability, resilience, and cost optimization of infrastructure

3. Containerization & Kubernetes Platforms

• Lead deployment and operations of Kubernetes and OpenShift platforms
• Design and manage container platform architecture (bare metal or HCI)
• Implement multi-cluster, high availability, and DR designs
• Support CI/CD, DevSecOps, and microservices enablement
• Manage container storage platforms (e.g., Portworx, ODF, Ceph)

4. Automation & Orchestration

• Implement automation using:
• Ansible
• Nutanix automation tools
• Kubernetes automation
• Drive Infrastructure-as-Code and self-service provisioning

5. Security & Compliance

• Ensure virtualization and container platforms comply with:
• Security standards
• Regulatory requirements
• Internal governance frameworks
• Implement:
• RBAC
• Network segmentation
• Zero-trust principles
• Backup and DR strategies

6. Operations & Governance

• Provide L3/L4 technical leadership and escalation support
• Define operational procedures, monitoring, and SLA frameworks
• Support audits and compliance reviews
• Work closely with:
• Security teams
• Application teams
• Cloud teams
• Vendors and system integrators

7. Vendor & Technology Strategy

• Evaluate new technologies and define roadmap
• Manage vendor relationships (Nutanix, VMware, Red Hat, etc.)
• Support RFPs, technical evaluations, and solution selection
• Contribute to cost optimization and TCO reduction initiatives

Required Technical Skills

Virtualization & HCI

• Nutanix HCI & AHV (mandatory)
• VMware vSphere, NSX, vSAN
• Hypervisor performance tuning
• Data center infrastructure design

Cloud & Automation

• Private cloud architecture
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Ansible)
• CI/CD integration
• API-driven infrastructure

Storage & Networking

• SDS (Portworx, Ceph, Nutanix Storage)
• Software-defined networking
• Load balancers and ingress controllers

Experience Required

• 10+ years in infrastructure/virtualization engineering
• 5+ years in Kubernetes/container platforms
• Strong experience in Nutanix HCI and VMware enterprise environments
• Experience in large enterprise/telco/banking environments
• Proven track record in data center transformation or cloud migration