Senior Systems Engineer (VMware and Storage)

About the role

Aubrant Digital is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer, VMware and Storage, to own the virtualization platform and the storage and backup behind it for a large US-based client. You will administer vSphere and vCenter across 17 datacenter hosts and 200+ remote site hosts; run the host lifecycle, with hypervisor updates across about 250 hosts through the year; script host lifecycle and compliance checks; configure and test HA and DR; lead the technical work on a VMware platform migration that is under way; operate Pure Storage FlashArray and FlashBlade (about 1 PB) and Rubrik backup and recovery, including off-site backup to Azure; and handle capacity planning, replication, and retention. You will join Aubrant's cloud and infrastructure engineering group (we call it a studio), which gives you a technical leader to escalate to, peers on other engagements to call on, and a shared catalog of scripts and hardened builds to start from.

Must-Have Requirements

• 7+ years administering VMware vSphere and vCenter in enterprise environments.

• ESXi host lifecycle and upgrades across a large host estate.

• HA and DR design, configuration, and testing on vSphere.

• At least one VMware platform upgrade or migration.

• Enterprise storage and backup operations.

• Scripting in PowerShell (PowerCLI) or Python, with changes kept in a Git repository (the client uses GitHub).

• Networking fundamentals (server IP addressing, subnets, firewall rules) and the ability to explain a needed network change to the network team.

• Ability to triage and resolve tickets and alerts independently through incident, change, and problem management, escalating only when needed.

• Willingness and availability to participate in the client's seven-day on-call rotation and to shift working hours for planned overnight maintenance windows.

• Professional written and spoken English; daily collaboration with a US-based client team.

Should-Have Requirements

• Pure Storage FlashArray or FlashBlade.

• Rubrik backup and recovery.

• Capacity planning, replication, and retention policy.

• Datadog monitoring.

• Azure, including backup targets.

Could-Have / Nice-to-Have Requirements

• VMware vSphere or Pure Storage certification (not required).

• NSX or vSAN 

• Experience with other hypervisors (he client is evaluating a different hypervisor for its remote sites).

Ideal Candidate Traits:

• Curious, proactive, and collaborative.

• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

• Committed to delivering solutions together, not in competition.

• Works comfortably inside the client's incident, change, and problem management, keeps looking for the next thing to automate, and promotes a one-team culture.