Virtualization Lead

Ampcus Inc. is a certified global provider of a broad range of Technology and Business consulting services. We are in search of a highly motivated candidate to join our talented Team.

Job Title: Virtualization Lead

Location(s): Chicago, IL
(Remote)

Job Description
A Virtualization Lead (or Lead Virtualization SME) is responsible for the high-level design, implementation, and management of an organization's virtualized infrastructure. This role provides technical leadership to a team of engineers to ensure the stability, scalability, and security of virtual environments, including servers, desktops (VDI), and storage.

• Technical Leadership: Serve as the lead over a team of engineers, directing mission requirements and overseeing technical implementations.
• Architectural Design: Design and implement hypervisor solutions (e.g., VMware ESXi, Hyper-V) and virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) like VMware Horizon or Citrix.
• Performance & Capacity Management: Monitor CPU, memory, and storage utilization to ensure optimal performance and project future capacity needs.
• Disaster Recovery (DR): Design, deploy, and test High Availability (HA) and Business Continuity Plan (BCP) virtual environments to ensure data integrity and availability.
• Escalation Management: Act as a senior-level escalation point for complex technical issues related to virtual machine performance, connectivity, and security.
• Automation: Drive efficiency by creating scripts and automation workflows using tools like PowerShell, Python, Terraform, or Ansible.

• Technical Expertise: Advanced knowledge of VMware technologies (vCenter, vSAN, vSphere), Microsoft Hyper-V, or Nutanix.
• Infrastructure Knowledge: Proficiency in networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP) and storage solutions like SAN and NAS.
• Leadership Experience: Typically requires 3+ years of technical leadership experience and 8+ years in systems administration or engineering.
• Education:
  • A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field is standard.
• Certifications: Valuable credentials include:
  • VMware Certified Professional (VCP).
  • Citrix Certified Professional - Virtualization (CCP-V).
  • Nutanix Certified Professional (NCP).
  • Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate.

Ampcus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veterans or individuals with disabilities.