Sr Virtualization Engineer

  • Denver, CO
  • Posted 27 days ago | Updated 16 hours ago

Overview

On Site
Depends on Experience
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2

Skills

Vmware
Wind River
Kubernetes
Ansible
Terraform
Jenkins
OpenStack

Job Details

Hi,

I have urgent reqt with one of our client. Pl see the job description below, if interested, pl send me the resume in MS word format along with your expected hourly rate?

Position Name : Sr Virtualization Engineer

Duration : 6 Months with high possibility of extension

Location : Plano,TX / Denver,CO

Must be Onsite from the day one.

Job Duties and Responsibilities
A Principal Cloud Virtualization Engineer will directly contribute to building and managing scalable, robust, and efficient virtualized environments. This role involves architecting, deploying, and optimizing private cloud infrastructures utilizing VMware and Wind River technologies. The position emphasizes virtualization technologies as the backbone of our 5G network, leveraging tools like Kubernetes, Ansible, Terraform, GitLab, Jenkins, and more to ensure reliability and automation across the infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities

  • Design, deploy, and manage scalable, fault-tolerant virtual environments using VMware, OpenStack, and Wind River.
  • Implement zero-touch provisioning and automated recovery with Ansible, Terraform, and Jenkins.
  • Ensure seamless integration with Kubernetes and cloud-native services while mentoring junior engineers.
  • Monitor performance, optimize resources, and implement automated incident responses.
  • Establish backup, recovery, and failover mechanisms to ensure data integrity and uptime.
  • Define best practices, maintain virtualization frameworks, and produce detailed documentation.

Skills And Qualifications

  • Demonstrable expertise in bare-metal and virtualized deployments of VMware, Wind River, OpenStack, and/or OpenShift infrastructures
  • Hands-on experience in managing virtual environments across multiple remote locations and data centers
  • Advanced knowledge of cluster management, resource allocation, and virtual networking within highly dynamic infrastructures

Preferred Additional Experience

  • Advanced experience with VMware on Cloud (VMC) on AWS and hybrid cloud virtualization strategies
  • Deep understanding of Kubernetes and its integration with virtualized platforms for containerized workloads
  • Proficiency in Wind River, OpenStack, and Kubernetes for telecom-grade virtualization and orchestration
  • Expertise in producing, maintaining, and versioning detailed virtualization and system documentation
  • Experience with virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and software-defined networking (SDN) within virtualized ecosystems

Thank you

Sincerely

Rick P.

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