What are the responsibilities and job description for the Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)-Microsoft Hyper-V & Private Cloud position at Centstone?
Location: Jersey City, NJ / Houston, TX / San Francisco, CA
Job Type: Contract
Experience: Minimum 8 Years Required
About the RoleWe are seeking an experienced Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) with expertise in Microsoft Hyper-V, private cloud infrastructure, and virtualization technologies. This role focuses on maintaining highly available, secure, and scalable infrastructure through automation, proactive monitoring, incident management, and performance optimization. The ideal candidate will collaborate with infrastructure, networking, and application teams to improve platform reliability and operational efficiency.
ResponsibilitiesAdminister and maintain Microsoft Hyper-V, Storage Spaces Direct, and Failover Clustering environments.
Support VDI platforms, private cloud infrastructure, and enterprise virtualization services.
Automate infrastructure management using PowerShell and other automation tools.
Monitor system health, troubleshoot incidents, and perform root cause analysis to improve reliability.
Plan capacity, support disaster recovery processes, and optimize infrastructure performance.
Minimum 8 years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering or Infrastructure Engineering.
Strong experience with Microsoft Hyper-V, Windows Server, SCVMM, Storage Spaces Direct, and Failover Clustering.
Hands-on experience with PowerShell scripting, infrastructure automation, and VDI environments.
Knowledge of enterprise monitoring, networking, capacity planning, and disaster recovery practices.
Strong troubleshooting, analytical, communication, and documentation skills.
Employment Type: Contract
Work Location: Hybrid/Onsite
Infrastructure: Microsoft Hyper-V Private Cloud
Virtualization: Hyper-V, SCVMM, VDI
Automation: PowerShell
Monitoring: Azure Monitor, Grafana, Prometheus, Splunk (preferred)
Backup & Recovery: Veeam (preferred)
Industry Experience: Banking or Financial Services preferred
Candidates with strong Microsoft virtualization, automation, and infrastructure reliability experience are encouraged to apply.