Senior Nutanix Resident Engineer

Job description / Role

Job summary

The Nutanix and VMware senior operation engineer will manage and operate the customer’s Nutanix HCI and VMware environment, ensuring performance, security, automation, and 24/7 operational continuity. The role covers HCI operations, patching, disaster recovery, security hardening, storage and network operations, and Nutanix Calm automation.

Key responsibilities:

• Monitor Nutanix and VMware platforms, optimize performance, and manage capacity.
• Apply regular patches and upgrades; coordinate patch plans with cybersecurity.
• Manage backup and disaster recovery operations including RTO/RPO compliance and disaster recovery failover testing.
• Enforce security controls (role-based access control, multi-factor authentication, encryption, vulnerability scanning, security patching).
• Handle storage operations: performance tuning, tiering automation, and cluster replication.
• Perform cluster lifecycle tasks (provisioning, scaling, workload balancing).
• Manage virtual networking and ensure high availability across HCI networks.
• Generate health, service level agreement, utilization, and forecasting reports.
• Develop Calm automation (virtual machine provisioning, scaling, backup workflows, orchestration).
• Provide 24/7 incident and problem management with root cause analysis and vendor escalation.
• Maintain documentation, standard operating procedures, and operational runbooks.

Requirements

• Seven plus years in IT infrastructure, datacenter, or HCI operations.
• Five plus years hands-on experience with Nutanix HCI (AOS, AHV, Prism).
• Two plus years Nutanix Calm automation experience.
• Experience in mission-critical environments and 24/7 operations.