Virtualization & Infrastructure Engineer

• The Virtualization & Infrastructure Engineer will join the Infrastructure Operations team and will be responsible for the
• day-to-day operation, maintenance, monitoring and support of enterprise virtualization platforms
• .
• The team operates a heterogeneous infrastructure environment covering
• VMware, Nutanix AHV and containerization platforms
• .
• The current primary focus of this position will be the
• operation and support of the Nutanix AHV platform
• , while maintaining a broader understanding of virtualization and infrastructure technologies.
• The engineer will work closely with
• Infrastructure Engineering, OS teams and other technical teams
• to ensure the availability, stability, performance and continuous improvement of the virtualization infrastructure.
• The role is primarily focused on
• RUN and operational activities
• , with opportunities to participate in platform evolution, automation and new technology initiatives.
• Virtual machine provisioning and operating system administration are performed by the dedicated OS teams.
• The Virtualization & Infrastructure Engineer is responsible for the underlying virtualization platform and provides the required infrastructure support to the OS teams.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Virtualization Platform Operations

• Operate and maintain enterprise virtualization platforms in production.
• Primarily operate and support

Nutanix AHV

environments.

Administer

Nutanix AOS, AHV, Prism Element and Prism Central

• .
• Contribute to the operation of VMware environments when required.
• Monitor cluster health, capacity, performance and availability.
• Ensure the underlying virtualization infrastructure provides the required resources and availability for hosted workloads.
• Troubleshoot virtualization platform issues affecting hosted workloads.
• Support OS and application teams when issues are related to the virtualization layer.
• Escalate complex issues to Infrastructure Engineering or vendors when required.

1. Nutanix AHV Operations

• Operate and maintain Nutanix AHV clusters.
• Monitor cluster health, capacity and performance using Prism.
• Manage and troubleshoot the virtualization layer supporting hosted workloads.
• Monitor and maintain Nutanix storage and networking components related to the virtualization platform.
• Manage platform-level replication and resilience mechanisms.
• Analyse Nutanix alerts, events and logs.
• Investigate performance and availability issues affecting AHV clusters.
• Provide technical support to OS teams for issues related to the virtualization infrastructure.

1. Capacity and Resource Management

• Monitor cluster capacity and resource utilisation.
• Analyse CPU, memory and storage consumption at infrastructure level.
• Identify capacity constraints and potential infrastructure bottlenecks.
• Contribute to capacity planning and infrastructure forecasting.
• Provide recommendations regarding infrastructure expansion or optimisation.
• Work with Engineering teams on infrastructure sizing and capacity requirements.

1. Lifecycle Management

Perform lifecycle management activities on virtualization platforms.

For Nutanix, perform activities including

• AOS upgrades
• AHV/hypervisor upgrades
• Firmware updates
• Compatibility checks
• Cluster health validation
• Apply security patches and recommended updates.
• Plan and execute maintenance activities while minimising service disruption.
• Validate cluster health following upgrades and maintenance activities.
• Maintain platform configurations according to operational and security standards.

1. Monitoring and Incident Management

• Monitor virtualization infrastructure and respond to alerts.
• Analyse events, logs and performance indicators.
• Investigate incidents related to the virtualization layer.
• Perform initial root cause analysis.
• Participate in incident, problem and change management processes.
• Provide technical support during major incidents involving virtualization infrastructure.
• Coordinate with OS, Network, Storage, Backup and Engineering teams when incidents span multiple infrastructure layers.
• Work with vendors, including Nutanix and VMware, when required.

1. Fault Tolerance and Resilience

• Maintain the availability and resilience of virtualization clusters.
• Perform operational activities related to high availability.
• Replace failed infrastructure components and restore cluster capacity.
• Participate in recovery activities following hardware or platform failures.
• Support disaster recovery and business continuity activities.
• Participate in backup and recovery tests.
• Validate the health and resilience of the virtualization platform following recovery operations.

1. Storage and Backup Integration

• Operate and troubleshoot storage services supporting virtualization platforms.
• Work with Storage teams on capacity, performance and connectivity issues.
• Support the integration of virtualization platforms with enterprise backup solutions.
• Investigate backup and replication issues affecting the virtualization layer.
• Participate in recovery and disaster recovery exercises.
• Ensure the virtualization platform is correctly integrated with the required data protection mechanisms.

1. Support to OS and Application Teams

• Provide infrastructure-level support to the OS teams responsible for VM provisioning and operating system administration.
• Investigate issues where the virtualization layer may impact operating system or application performance.
• Support troubleshooting involving CPU, memory, storage, network and hypervisor-related issues.
• Provide technical information and infrastructure metrics to OS teams during incident investigation.
• Collaborate with OS teams during workload migrations or infrastructure changes.
• Ensure clear ownership and escalation between the virtualization and OS layers.

1. Collaboration with Infrastructure Engineering

Work closely with

Infrastructure Engineering

• on platform changes, technical issues and improvements.
• Provide operational feedback to Engineering regarding platform configuration, reliability and performance.
• Participate in technical reviews and implementation activities.
• Support the implementation of new virtualization capabilities.
• Contribute operational requirements to infrastructure design activities.
• Develop technical knowledge through close interaction with Engineering specialists.
• Contribute ideas and technical proposals to improve platform reliability and operational efficiency.

1. Automation and Continuous Improvement

• Identify repetitive or manual operational activities that can be automated.
• Develop scripts and automation using technologies such as

PowerShell, Ansible, Bash or REST APIs

• .
• Automate monitoring, reporting and operational tasks where appropriate.
• Contribute to standardisation and automation initiatives.
• Improve operational procedures and technical documentation.
• Identify opportunities to improve reliability, efficiency and service quality.

1. Security and Compliance

• Apply security and hardening standards to virtualization platforms.
• Manage access according to established security policies.
• Ensure platform changes follow the required change management processes.
• Maintain accurate technical and operational documentation.
• Support audit and compliance activities when required.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience
• in infrastructure, virtualization or systems administration, or equivalent hands-on experience.

Mandatory

Hands-on experience with

Nutanix AHV

• in a production, project or operational environment.
• Good knowledge of

Nutanix AOS, AHV and Prism

• .
• Experience operating and troubleshooting virtualization infrastructure.
• Good understanding of virtualization concepts covering
• compute, storage and networking
• .
• Experience with infrastructure monitoring, incident management and troubleshooting.
• Understanding of patching, upgrades and lifecycle management processes.
• Knowledge of high availability, backup, replication and disaster recovery concepts.
• Ability to work effectively with Infrastructure Engineering, OS and other technical teams.
• Good troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• Ability to document technical activities and follow operational procedures.
• VMware vSphere experience is an asset
• , particularly ESXi and vCenter.

Personal Profile

• We are looking for a
• dynamic, curious and technology-oriented engineer
• who is motivated by learning and continuous improvement.

The successful candidate should

• Demonstrate a genuine
• interest in technology and infrastructure
• .
• Be curious and willing to understand how things work rather than simply applying procedures.
• Be motivated to
• develop and expand their technical skills
• .
• Demonstrate a proactive attitude and the ability to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Be comfortable learning new technologies and working outside their initial area of expertise when required.
• Be willing to progressively develop deeper expertise in
• Nutanix AHV and virtualization technologies
• .
• Enjoy working with experienced engineers and sharing technical knowledge.
• Be able to take ownership of assigned activities while knowing when to seek support.
• Demonstrate good communication and collaboration skills.

Have a

• continuous learning mindset
• and be willing to invest in their own technical development.
• The position is particularly suitable for an engineer who already has a good foundation in virtualization or infrastructure and wants to
• grow into a strong virtualization and infrastructure specialist
• .

Nice-to-Have Skills

Nutanix certification such as

NCA or NCP

• .
• Experience with Nutanix LCM.
• Experience with Nutanix Move or workload migration.
• Experience with Nutanix replication or Metro Availability.
• Experience with enterprise backup solutions such as Veeam.
• Experience with Ansible, PowerShell, Bash or REST APIs.
• Experience with large-scale or multi-site infrastructure environments.
• Experience with ITIL-based operational processes.

Experience with

• VMware vSphere
• .

Exposure to

Kubernetes or OpenShift

• .
• Interest or experience in automation, observability or cloud platforms.

Key Competencies

Virtualization & Infrastructure Operations

Nutanix AHV / AOS / Prism

Cluster Administration

Capacity & Performance Management

Monitoring & Troubleshooting

Lifecycle Management

Incident & Problem Management

Infrastructure Resilience

Storage & Backup Integration

Automation & Scripting

Continuous Improvement

Technology Curiosity

Continuous Learning

Cross-team Collaboration

Expected Profile

• The successful candidate should be a
• hands-on and motivated infrastructure engineer
• who enjoys working with technology and solving technical problems.
• We are not necessarily looking for someone who already knows every aspect of Nutanix or virtualization.
• Technical curiosity, motivation and the ability to learn are important parts of the profile.
• The candidate should be comfortable working in a production environment, taking ownership of operational activities and progressively increasing their level of responsibility.
• The role offers the opportunity to
• develop strong expertise in virtualization and Nutanix AHV while working alongside experienced Infrastructure Engineering and OS teams
• and gaining exposure to a broad range of enterprise infrastructure technologies, including VMware and containerization platforms.
• A proactive attitude, willingness to learn and genuine interest in technology are considered as important as the candidate's current technical skillset.

General Information

Location

Luxembourg

Workload

Full-time

Start date

ASAP

Languages

English required; French is an asset

On-call

May be required according to operational needs

Working model

Infrastructure Operations / RUN