Consultant / Virtualization Engineer – Hyper-V & Nutanix

Job Summary:

As a Consultant within our Digital Infrastructure Practice, you will be at the forefront of driving digital transformation initiatives for our clients Alongside experts in infrastructure technologies, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative solutions that enhance operational efficiency, scalability, and security. From designing robust architectures to implementing cutting-edge technologies, you will play a critical role in helping our clients harness the power of digital infrastructure to achieve their business objectives.

Essential Functions:

• Engage with clients to understand their business goals, infrastructure challenges, and technology requirements.
• Translate client requirements into actionable recommendations and solution proposals, aligning with best practices and industry standards.
• Collaborate with solution architects and technical leads to design scalable, resilient, and cost-effective infrastructure solutions.
• Support the implementation and deployment of digital infrastructure solutions, working closely with engineering teams and third-party vendors.
• Configure and deploy cloud environments, virtual networks, and infrastructure components according to design specifications.
• Conduct testing, troubleshooting, and validation to ensure solution functionality, performance, and security.
• Assist project managers in planning, scheduling, and tracking project activities, milestones, and deliverables.

Microsoft Hyper-V Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, administer, and maintain Microsoft Hyper-V environments.
• Configure and manage Windows Failover Clustering for high availability.
• Administer Hyper-V Replica and disaster recovery solutions.
• Create, configure, and maintain virtual machines, virtual switches, and storage.
• Monitor Hyper-V host performance, resource utilization, and capacity planning.
• Perform Hyper-V host upgrades, patching, and lifecycle management.
• Troubleshoot Hyper-V, Windows Server, clustering, and virtualization-related issues.
• Support integration with Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and enterprise networking.
• Automate Hyper-V administration using PowerShell.
• Maintain documentation for Hyper-V infrastructure and operational procedures.

Hyper-V Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience administering Microsoft Hyper-V environments.
• Strong experience with:
• Microsoft Hyper-V, both Core and GUI installations
• Windows Server
• Windows Failover Clustering
• Hyper-V Replica
• PowerShell scripting
• System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM)
• Windows Admin Center
• Experience with enterprise storage technologies supporting Hyper-V.
• Experience implementing backup and disaster recovery solutions.
• Strong understanding of Windows networking and virtualization best practices.

Nutanix Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and administer Nutanix clusters utilizing AHV.
• Manage Prism Central and Prism Element environments.
• Configure and maintain Nutanix storage, compute, and networking resources.
• Monitor cluster health, performance, and capacity using Nutanix tools.
• Perform lifecycle management (LCM), firmware updates, and cluster upgrades.
• Troubleshoot Nutanix infrastructure, AHV, storage, and networking issues.
• Implement high availability, disaster recovery, and data protection solutions.
• Optimize workloads and resource utilization across Nutanix clusters.
• Collaborate with infrastructure teams on virtualization, networking, and storage initiatives.
• Maintain technical documentation and operational standards.

Nutanix Required Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of experience administering Nutanix infrastructure.
• Strong experience with:
• Nutanix AHV
• Prism Central
• Prism Element
• Nutanix Lifecycle Manager (LCM)
• Experience with Nutanix storage and distributed architecture.
• Experience performing Nutanix cluster upgrades and expansion.
• Understanding of Nutanix networking, virtual networking, and security.
• Experience with disaster recovery and backup solutions supporting Nutanix.

Desired Shared Skills and Experience

• Experience with enterprise virtualization technologies.
• Knowledge of TCP/IP networking, VLANs, DNS, and DHCP.
• Experience with enterprise backup solutions (Veeam, Rubrik, Commvault, etc.).
• Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills.
• Experience with infrastructure monitoring tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to automate repetitive tasks using PowerShell or similar scripting languages.
• Experience working in highly available, mission-critical environments.
• Ability to participate in after-hours maintenance and on-call support.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with both Microsoft Hyper-V and Nutanix AHV.
• Experience migrating workloads between virtualization platforms.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure or hybrid cloud solutions.
• Familiarity with VMware vSphere environments and migration strategies.
• Infrastructure as Code and automation experience.
• Industry certifications such as:  Nutanix Certified Professional (NCP)

Physical Requirements: 

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Employees hired under this position must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodation will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions, absent undue hardship. The Employer retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position at any time with or without notice.

Pellera provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.