Senior Virtualization & Cloud Infrastructure Specialist (Filipino / African)

About the role

A senior virtualization and cloud infrastructure specialist is sought with strong expertise in VMware, Windows Server, Azure, storage, backup and disaster recovery. The role covers managing enterprise infrastructure, leading technical projects, troubleshooting complex environments and supporting infrastructure modernization. Candidates should have 10-15+ years of experience and a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Electronics or a related field.

Key responsibilities

• Administer VMware vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, vSAN and Dell VxRail environments, including HA, DRS, Fault Tolerance, VM migrations, virtual networking, upgrades and performance tuning.
• Manage Windows Server, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, Hyper-V and failover clustering.
• Manage enterprise backup and disaster recovery solutions such as Veeam, Commvault, Cohesity, SRM and Zerto.
• Administer SAN/NAS storage on Dell EMC, HPE and Pure Storage platforms.
• Manage Microsoft Azure infrastructure including VMs, VNets, NSGs, VPNs, Load Balancers, Storage, Azure Monitor, Backup and Site Recovery.
• Support enterprise LAN/WAN, Cisco networking, VLANs, routing, switching, VPNs and firewalls.
• Lead infrastructure upgrades, migrations, consolidation, DR testing and modernization projects.
• Perform capacity planning, performance monitoring, patching, troubleshooting, root cause analysis and lifecycle management.
• Develop technical documentation, SOPs and architecture diagrams, guide junior engineers and identify automation and optimization opportunities.

Required profile

• 10-15+ years of hands-on enterprise infrastructure experience.
• Experience supporting large-scale, multi-site enterprise environments.
• Strong troubleshooting, leadership, documentation and project management skills.

Required skills

• VMware vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, vSAN, HA, DRS, FT, SRM
• Windows Server, Active Directory and Hyper-V
• Azure infrastructure services
• Enterprise storage, backup and disaster recovery
• Cisco networking
• Infrastructure monitoring, performance optimization and capacity planning
• PowerShell and automation; preferred: VMware NSX-T, hybrid cloud migration, DR architecture
• Preferred certifications: VCP-DCV, AZ-104/AZ-900, ZCA or equivalent