Senior Compute & Virtualization Administrator
21 days ago
Greensboro
Compensation & Location \n Location: Greensboro, NC \n Schedule: Full-time contract \n Work Type: Onsite \n Pay Range: $67.00 – $74.00 per hour (based on experience, geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills & internal equity) \n \n 📍 Must be willing to work onsite in Greensboro, NC \n 🛂 Sponsorship NOT is available for this role \n 🚫 W2 ONLY — No C2C, No 3rd Parties \n \n Position Summary \n We are seeking an experienced Senior Compute & Virtualization Administrator to own the reliability, lifecycle, security, resilience, and continuous improvement of enterprise server, virtualization, VDI, cloud compute, and disaster recovery platforms. \n \n This is a highly technical, hands-on infrastructure role requiring deep expertise across VMware vSphere, Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Cisco UCS, Nutanix, AWS EC2, and enterprise disaster recovery. The ideal candidate brings 10+ years of enterprise infrastructure experience and can independently lead complex incidents, infrastructure recovery, platform upgrades, and data-center activities. \n \n What This Person Will Be Working On \n\n • Own enterprise OS, virtualization, compute, VDI, cloud workload, and DR operations\n, • Administer VMware vSphere, Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Cisco UCS, Nutanix, and AWS EC2\n, • Manage VMware ESXi hosts, clusters, datastores, virtual switches, VLANs, capacity, and performance\n, • Lead incident response, RCA, vulnerability remediation, patching, and service restoration\n, • Perform hands-on data-center work including rack/stack, cabling, hardware installation/removal, diagnostics, RMA, and decommissioning\n, • Plan and execute platform upgrades, capacity reviews, DR exercises, failover, recovery testing, and corrective actions\n, • Manage Cisco UCS server profiles/templates and Fabric Interconnect network/storage connectivity\n, • Support infrastructure automation using Ansible, scripting, and configuration-management tools\n, • Coordinate platform integrations and changes across application, network, security/IAM, and data-platform teams\n, • Manage vendor/MSP escalations and maintain runbooks, architecture documentation, lifecycle plans, and technical standards\n\n \n Work Environment, Travel & Availability \n\n • Work Location: Hybrid remote/on-site in Greensboro, NC. Current requirement is approximately 80% on-site, subject to change based on business and operational needs.\n, • Travel: Requires approximately 5–10% travel annually to key locations throughout North America.\n, • Overtime: Average overtime is estimated at approximately 5–10 hours per week, based on business and operational needs.\n, • On-Call Support: Participates in an after-hours on-call and escalation rotation and may be required to support critical incidents outside of normal business hours.\n, • Physical/On-Site Support: Must be capable of performing on-site work involving physical infrastructure, recovery testing, hardware replacement, and incident support, including lifting and racking/unracking equipment.\n, • Access Requirement: Must meet applicable U.S. Person requirements for access to the supported environment.\n\n \n Required Skills & Experience \n\n • 10+ years of progressive enterprise infrastructure or systems administration experience\n, • 5+ years administering enterprise server and virtualization platforms\n, • 3+ years supporting Disaster Recovery planning, failover, exercises, or infrastructure recovery\n, • Advanced VMware vSphere administration experience\n, • Experience installing/upgrading ESXi hosts and configuring host/datastore clusters\n, • Experience with virtual switches, VLAN configuration, capacity management, and performance management\n, • Advanced Windows Server 2016+ administration experience\n, • Advanced Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7+ (RHEL) administration experience\n, • Advanced Cisco UCS administration, including server profiles/templates and Fabric Interconnects\n, • Experience with Nutanix AOS and enterprise x86 server hardware\n, • Experience supporting AWS EC2 workloads and platform integrations\n, • Experience with Ansible, scripting, automation, or configuration management\n, • Working knowledge of SAN, NAS, storage, and enterprise backup platforms\n, • Experience with ITSM, 24x7 operations, change control, patching, vulnerability remediation, major incidents, and RCA\n, • Strong technical documentation, stakeholder communication, and management-level presentation skills\n, • Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; or Associate degree/military/industry training with equivalent professional experience\n\n \n Desired Skills \n\n • Experience with Red Hat Satellite\n, • Experience with GitHub, GitLab, or similar SCM platforms\n, • Experience supporting Horizon VDI and NVIDIA vGPU\n, • Knowledge of Windows Group Policy and DHCP\n, • Experience with HPC hardware and infrastructure monitoring platforms\n, • Familiarity with Dell PowerStore, Isilon/OneFS, Avamar, Data Domain, and Cisco SAN switching\n, • Experience creating technical standards, runbooks, architecture diagrams, and lifecycle plans\n, • Strong infrastructure recovery and Disaster Recovery leadership experience\n, • VMware VCP, RHCSA/RHCE, Microsoft, and/or ITIL Foundation certifications\n, • Experience mentoring infrastructure engineers and supporting cross-training\n\n