Hybrid Senior Virtualization Engineer – Team Lead

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About the role

  • Senior Technical Leader for enterprise virtualization platform at ComPsych. Leading virtualization engineers, guiding design decisions, and managing infrastructure initiatives.

Responsibilities

  • Design, deploy, and manage enterprise VMware vSphere and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) environments hosting Windows and Linux workloads
  • Implement and maintain vSphere HA, DRS, Site Recovery Manager, and NSX-T for network virtualization and micro-segmentation
  • Support SAN/NAS (Pure Storage, NetApp, HPE Nimble) solutions across multiple sites and manage HPE servers using HPE OneView
  • Perform capacity planning, lifecycle management, and both proactive and reactive maintenance of the VMware environment
  • Monitor and optimize VM performance using VMware Aria Suite, vCenter tools, and other monitoring applications
  • Maintain and provision Omnissa Horizon VDI and Azure Virtual Desktop environments
  • Design hybrid cloud architectures with workload portability between on-premises VCF and public clouds (VMware Cloud on AWS, Azure VMware Solution)
  • Implement cloud automation and orchestration using VMware Aria Suite Automation, Cloud Assembly, and PowerCLI/PowerShell scripting
  • Configure federation between private and public cloud deployments with strategies for cloud bursting and disaster recovery
  • Apply security hardening standards following VMware and industry best practices (STIG, CIS, HIPAA benchmarks)
  • Conduct regular security assessments and vulnerability patching across VMware infrastructure including ESXi hosts
  • Manage NSX firewall policies, VM security policies, and network segmentation in collaboration with security and network teams
  • Implement security logging and alerting through VMware Aria Suite Log Insight and SIEM integration
  • Lead VMware infrastructure projects from inception through implementation with full documentation, adhering to BC/DR best practices
  • Serve as VMware subject matter expert and technical liaison for cross-functional initiatives
  • Collaborate with Windows, Linux, and application development teams to ensure platform performance requirements are met
  • Develop and maintain virtualization standards, procedures, and technical documentation including diagrams
  • Mentor team members and provide technical leadership on virtualization initiative

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree required, preferably in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field
  • 5+ years of experience providing technical leadership to engineering teams
  • 10+ years of hands-on experience with VMware vSphere, ESXi, and related VMware technologies
  • Strong proficiency with Windows Server (2016/2019/2022), Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and Group Policy in virtualized environments
  • Experience with vSphere networking (VDS, NSX-T), storage technologies (VMFS, vSAN, SAN, NAS), and shared storage protocols
  • Experience managing data centers and hardware/software such as HPE servers, HPE OneView, and enterprise storage (Pure, NetApp, HPE Nimble)
  • Proficiency in PowerCLI and PowerShell scripting for automation
  • Experience with Omnissa Horizon and Azure Virtual Desktop
  • Strong problem-solving, troubleshooting, and project management skills
  • Excellent communication skills with ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical audiences
  • Ability to prioritize workloads for projects and operations in fast-paced environments
  • Core networking knowledge and ability to troubleshoot connectivity issues with network teams
  • Flexibility for after-hours work and participation in on-call rotation
  • Must be able to work on-site at Chicago office and/or regional data centers as needed
  • VMware Certified Professional (VCP) or higher (VCAP, VCDX) preferred
  • VMware Cloud Foundation certification preferred
  • Experience with VMware Aria Suite (Operations, Automation, Log Insight) preferred
  • Familiarity with VMware Cloud on AWS, Azure VMware Solution preferred
  • Understanding of security compliance frameworks (STIG, CIS, NIST, HIPAA) preferred

Benefits

  • Full benefits package, including Paid Time Off (PTO), medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with match, robust EAP, wellness program, and much more
  • Competitive pay with annual increases

Job title

Senior Virtualization Engineer – Team Lead

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$120,000 - $145,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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