Virtualization Platform Automation Engineer and Admin

This is a Fully Remote Job
About Our Client:
The organization operates a globally positioned, on-premises cloud platform, focusing on virtualization services. It addresses the challenges of maintaining stable, high-performance virtualized workloads by implementing and managing VMware and OpenShift virtualization technologies. The team aims to ensure operational excellence, security, and automation in a complex, large-scale environment.
About the Opportunity:
The VIRTUALIZATION PLATFORM AUTOMATION ENGINEER AND ADMIN is responsible for designing, automating, implementing, administering, and managing virtualization services within the cloud platform. This role contributes by enhancing the stability, performance, and security of virtualized workloads through automation and operational best practices. The position plays a critical role in improving efficiency, reliability, and scalability of the virtualization infrastructure.
Responsibilities:
Develop automation solutions for virtualization tasks including configuration, auditing, and remediation.
Implement Site Reliability Engineering principles to enhance platform stability and efficiency.
Manage role-based access control, namespace, and resource quotas.
Develop and maintain automation scripts using PowerShell, Bash, Python, and C.
Design, consume, and troubleshoot APIs for service integration and workflow automation.
Securely handle authentication tokens and credentials.
Write and maintain unit tests for code verification.
Build and support GitOps workflows for configuration and deployment management.
Automate build, test, deployment, and operational processes.
Troubleshoot scripts, applications, APIs, and automation pipelines.
Collaborate with developers, operations teams, and stakeholders to deliver solutions.
Document tools, integrations, tests, and procedures.
Apply AI tools responsibly to support coding, troubleshooting, and workflow improvements.
Implement and maintain observability solutions including monitoring, logging, and tracing.
Explore Event Driven Architecture for real-time monitoring and response.
Perform root cause analysis to resolve issues in the global compute environment.
Monitor VM health, resource usage, and detect unusual activities.
Provide technical consulting for virtualization solutions to application teams.
Design and validate clusters and VM solutions for complex application requirements.
Conduct capacity planning and forecasting to ensure scalable resource management.
Analyze resource utilization and recommend infrastructure optimization.
Collaborate on future demand projections and capacity needs.
Maintain comprehensive internal and customer-facing documentation.
Requirements:
Associate's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent experience.
Demonstrated ownership, continuous improvement, security awareness, and accountability.
8+ years programming experience in scripting languages (Bash, PowerShell, Python).
8+ years experience in development and IT infrastructure specializing in virtualization solutions.
2+ years focused experience with Kubernetes and/or OpenShift Virtualization.
Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools like Ansible, Terraform, or GitOps.
Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps methodologies.
Proven experience engineering, administering, and automating VMware in production.
Understanding of OpenShift Virtualization (KubeVirt) and Kubernetes concepts.
Linux administration and networking fundamentals experience.
Familiarity with monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace.
Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
Pay Range and Compensation Package:
The pay range and compensation package for this role will be determined based on the candidate's experience, skills, and other relevant factors.
Equal Opportunity Statement: Our client is an equal opportunity employer. They celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or national origin.
Note:
TalentHop is a recruitment partner of this role. Please note that all employment decisions, including candidate assessment, interviews, hiring, compensation, and employment terms, are made exclusively by the hiring employer.

Work arrangement
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