Sr. Engineer, Cloud

POSITION

Sr. Engineer, Cloud

LOCATION

Must already live in Plano TX

First two weeks in office everyday for training. After that it is hybrid, 2 days onsite only. This could change down the road (possibly become 3 days onsite a week)

DURATION

6mo CTH

PAY RATE

Conversion salary is $150K max so I think c2c pay rate is $80-90/hour

INTERVIEW TYPE

Video

VISA RESTRICTIONS

No Sponsorship

REQUIRED SKILLS

Ansible platform

Nutanix knowledge is a plus

Dell infrastructure/dell Powerflex (dell hardware)

Cross responsibility between stores and datacenters

Culture is HUGE. One of the questions they ask is what you do in your spare time. They really want diverse people that are easy to get along with.

What you will do – Essential Responsibilities

Work with the architect team regarding design, implementation, and management of IT infrastructure projects, focusing on server management, virtualization technologies, and storage solutions.

Manage and optimize Nutanix AHV and Azure Stack HCI, including configuration, maintenance, and performance tuning.

Demonstrate expertise in Hyper-V virtualization, including Virtual Machine Manager, and ensure efficient operation of virtual environments.

Manage and optimize Dell infrastructure, including Dell PowerFlex Hardware, Dell Data Domain, dHCI Storage, and Nutanix AHV infrastructure.

Administer Windows OS clustering and utilize Windows Admin Center for system management.

Conduct performance and capacity planning to anticipate infrastructure growth needs and ensure high availability.

Automate routine and complex tasks using PowerShell to increase efficiency and reduce manual intervention.

Document infrastructure configurations, changes, and procedures to ensure knowledge sharing and compliance with industry standards.

Participate in On-Call rotation as required.

Purpose of the role

It takes a passion for technology to develop and iterate on innovative solutions to problems. Working collaboratively and creatively as part of the hybrid-cloud infrastructure team, you will partner with others in product and technology to contribute to the patterns, guidance and design for building and deploying hybrid-cloud infrastructure to support our customer facing applications. You should have strong communications skills, a strong sense of ownership, a passion for customer service, and the technical understanding of how the cloud platform can contribute to the overall successful of our infrastructure development.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related Technology field or equivalent experience and 5+ years of work experience or

• Master's degree in Computer Science or related Technology field or equivalent experience and 3+ years of work experience.

• Specific Qualifications and Requirements

• Proven expertise in managing both physical and virtual server environments.

• Deep knowledge of Nutanix AHV and Hyper-V virtualization technologies.

• Strong experience in managing Dell infrastructure.

• Proficient in Windows OS Clustering and administration.

• Skilled in performance and capacity planning.

• Expertise in scripting and automating tasks using PowerShell.

• Experience with Linux OS, particularly RHEL.

• Knowledge of Ansible AWX.

• Experience with Veeam Backup Platform (v12+).