What are the responsibilities and job description for the Virtualization Engineer position at TriCom Technical Services?
Our client is migrating from VMware to Nutanix and is looking for a strong Virtualization Engineer to help drive that effort while building hands-on Nutanix skills along the way. This role will own core on-prem Windows infrastructure (Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, certificates/PKI, and file services) and is a great fit for a current VMware Engineer with high aptitude who wants to grow into Nutanix as the migration gets underway.
Responsibilities
- Operate and support the existing VMware environment (vSphere/ESXi/vCenter) while helping execute the migration to Nutanix.
- Build and apply hands-on Nutanix AHV/HCI skills through the migration including cluster operations, lifecycle activities, and troubleshooting.
- Provide senior-level technical leadership, guidance, and escalation support to a distributed team of offshore operational support engineers.
- Provide engineering support for Microsoft Active Directory, Domain Controllers, Group Policy, and DNS (Microsoft DNS and Cloudflare).
- Manage internal and external PKI certificates including issuance, renewals, validation, and remediation of expirations.
- Administer file servers and permissions (NTFS/share permissions, security group design, least-privilege models).
- Partner with infrastructure, application, and vendor teams to plan and deliver changes and document operational procedures.
Requirements
- 5 years of infrastructure engineering experience with a strong hands-on VMware/virtualization background (vSphere, ESXi, vCenter).
- High aptitude, drive, and a genuine interest in learning and developing skills on the Nutanix platform.
- Experience supporting Windows Server infrastructure in an enterprise environment.
- In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Active Directory (Domain Services, DCs, Group Policy, DNS integration, troubleshooting).
- Experience managing internal and public certificates (PKI, TLS, certificate chains, renewals).
- Experience administering file servers and permissions.
- Strong troubleshooting skills and demonstrated clear communication during incidents and planned changes.
Preferred
- Any exposure to Nutanix or prior virtualization platform migrations.
- Backup, replication, and disaster recovery experience (Rubrik a plus).
- Microsoft 365 Administration experience (Entra ID, Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint/OneDrive).
This is a 12-month Contract opportunity with extensions with our Overland Park, KS client. Employee benefits include Medical/Dental Benefits, Paid time off, Paid Holidays, and 401(k) (with immediately-vested company match) available with TriCom during the contract period. H1-B Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. No third-parties, please.