Virtualization & Cloud Platform Engineer

Title: Virtualization & Cloud Platform Engineer
Location: San Jose, CA (4 days/week onsite required)

About The AES Group
The AES Group is a premier technology and engineering consulting company that has been bringing businesses and talent together for over 20 years to deliver innovative solutions that have the greatest positive impact on society. AES has helped over 40 business enterprises, including Fortune 500 companies, engage their customers, empower their employees, and transform their business operations with the power of cloud, data, AI, engineering, and other emerging technologies.

Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Virtualization & Cloud Platform Engineer to design, implement, maintain, and support enterprise infrastructure across cloud and on-premises environments.
The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with Azure Local (Azure Stack HCI), Microsoft Hyper-V, Windows Server, SQL Server, SUSE Linux, PowerShell, Bash, SCCM/MECM, and infrastructure monitoring tools. This role requires strong troubleshooting, automation, and systems administration skills in a hybrid infrastructure environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, configure, and maintain virtualized infrastructure using Microsoft Hyper-V and Azure Local (Azure Stack HCI).
• Administer and optimize Windows Server environments, including performance, security, patching, and troubleshooting.
• Manage SQL Server environments, including maintenance, backups, performance tuning, and issue resolution.
• Configure and support enterprise file sharing and storage services with appropriate security and access controls.
• Administer SUSE Linux systems within mixed Windows/Linux infrastructure environments.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts using PowerShell and Bash for infrastructure deployment, administration, monitoring, and maintenance.
• Implement and manage infrastructure monitoring and alerting solutions such as Azure Monitor, Nagios, Zabbix, or similar platforms.
• Administer SCCM/Microsoft Configuration Manager (MECM) for software deployment, patch management, system inventory, configuration, and reporting.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure, virtualization, operating system, and platform-related issues.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, security, application, and other IT teams to deliver scalable and secure solutions.
• Participate in infrastructure upgrades, migrations, optimization initiatives, and hybrid cloud projects.
• Maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and infrastructure standards.
   

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in infrastructure, virtualization, and cloud platform engineering.
• Strong hands-on experience with Azure Local / Azure Stack HCI and Microsoft Hyper-V.
• Strong administration and troubleshooting experience with Windows Server environments.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft SQL Server administration.
• Experience administering SUSE Linux in enterprise or hybrid environments.
• Strong scripting and automation skills using PowerShell and Bash.
• Hands-on experience with SCCM/MECM for software deployment, patching, configuration management, inventory, and reporting.
• Experience with enterprise infrastructure monitoring tools such as Azure Monitor, Nagios, Zabbix, or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of virtualization, operating systems, networking, storage, security, and enterprise infrastructure concepts.
• Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
   

Preferred Qualifications

• Microsoft Azure, Azure Stack HCI, MCSE, or relevant Linux certifications.
• Experience working with hybrid cloud and on-premises environments.
• Experience with cloud migration and infrastructure modernization projects.
• Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, and DevOps practices.
• Experience with infrastructure automation and configuration management.