Nutanix Architecture Refresh Engineer

Overview

On Site
Depends on Experience
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - W2
Contract - Independent
Contract - 12 Month(s)
Able to Provide Sponsorship

Skills

Nutanix AHV
Nutanix Prism Element
Nutanix Prism Central
Nutanix AOS Upgrade
CVM Troubleshooting
Distributed Storage Fabric
DSF
ACLI Commands
NCLI Commands
VM Hot-Add
vDisk
vNIC
Data Protection Domain
Snapshots & Replication
Failover
Disaster Recovery
Node Failure
Cluster Expansion
Network Segmentation
VLAN
Nutanix Flow Security Policies
Erasure Coding
Deduplication
Compression
Storage Container Management
Capacity Planning
Linux
Ubuntu
CentOS
RedHat
Windows Server Administration
Prism Reporting
Automation
Encryption
File Systems
Firewall
Data Deduplication
Data Integrity
Data Security
Hardening
Hypervisor
Licensing
Command-line Interface
Computer Networking
Data Compression
Debugging
Management
Access Control
Backup
Backup Administration
Caching
Capacity Management
Red Hat Linux
Regulatory Compliance
Replication
Scripting
Storage
Network Design
Network Protocols
Performance Tuning
Prism
Pure Data
SAN
Microsoft Operating Systems
Microsoft Windows Server
Network
Network Administration
Systems Analysis
Virtual Machines

Job Details

We are seeking a highly skilled Nutanix Architect / Senior Nutanix Infrastructure Engineer to support a complete Nutanix Architecture Refresh initiative. This role requires deep expertise in Nutanix compute, storage, networking, and hands-on experience with Prism Element (PE) and Prism Central (PC) administration.

The ideal consultant will be responsible for system analysis, troubleshooting, capacity planning, performance optimization, security enforcement, and disaster recovery automation within a mission-critical Nutanix environment.
Key Responsibilities
Nutanix Architecture & System Operations
  • Possess in-depth knowledge of Nutanix platform architecture, including AHV hypervisor, distributed storage fabric, and networking components.
  • Perform installation, configuration, expansion, and support of Nutanix PE (Prism Element) and PC (Prism Central).
  • Execute advanced troubleshooting, debugging, and system behavior analysis.
Storage, Data Protection & Capacity Planning
  • Configure and troubleshoot storage policies, replication, snapshots, and data protection domains (PD).
  • Manage capacity planning, proactively scale infrastructure based on growth patterns.
  • Work with CVM failures, node/block failures, data path issues, and cluster health alerts.
Prism Management & Feature Administration
  • Administer Prism features:
    • Compression (inline/offline)
    • Deduplication (cache/capacity)
    • Erasure Coding (EC)
    • Filesystem listing at global & container level
  • Perform VM operations:
    • Hot-add/hot-remove vDisk & vNIC
    • VM updates
    • vDisk extension
Command Line Operations
  • Execute acli commands for VM power operations, network creation, multi-VM actions.
  • Execute ncli commands for storage containers, time zone changes, network config (NIC/bridge modifications).
Network Architecture & Security
  • Strong understanding of network protocols, VLANs, network segmentation, and Flow policies.
  • Manage and troubleshoot environment isolation policies, firewall rules, and access control.
  • Ensure compliance with security best practices, including encryption and role-based controls.
Backup, DR & Replication
  • Design and implement Disaster Recovery using Nutanix features (replication, failover).
  • Manage data backups and maintain data integrity across clusters.
  • Register remote sites, create PD policies, define schedules, activate/migrate PD.
Upgrades, Licensing & Reporting
  • Perform Hypervisor / AOS / Prism Central upgrades and related troubleshooting.
  • Manage cluster licensing, entitlement, feature enablement/removal.
  • Create reports and scheduled jobs in Prism Central.
OS Administration
  • Hands-on administration of:
    • Linux (Ubuntu, CentOS, RedHat)
    • Windows Server platforms
Required Skills & Experience
  • 8 12+ years overall infrastructure experience with 5+ years in Nutanix.
  • Strong knowledge of AHV, AOS, DSF (Distributed Storage Fabric).
  • Expertise in CVM management, cluster lifecycle operations, and failure remediation.
  • Strong scripting/CLI hands-on experience (acli, ncli).
  • Experience with security hardening, VLAN configuration, and network isolation.
  • Ability to manage DR, replication, backup strategies, and multi-site setups.
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