Responsibilities
- Manage daily operations of VMware environments, including lifecycle management, capacity planning, performance optimization, patching, upgrades, backup coordination, and incident resolution
- Collaborate on virtualization strategy, leading the planning and execution of migrations from VMware to Nutanix platforms with minimal disruption
- Operate and enhance compute and storage systems such as Cisco UCS and NetApp FAS/AFF, ensuring performance, scalability, and fault tolerance
- Optimize Microsoft Azure deployments across networking, compute, storage, security, cost, and monitoring functions
- Maintain and troubleshoot Kubernetes clusters, focusing on reliability, networking, ingress, policy enforcement, and workload performance
- Develop, deploy, and support containerized applications using Docker, including infrastructure for registries, image management, runtime security, and scaling
- Implement and monitor Layer 4 and Layer 7 load balancing solutions, including TLS setup and traffic management
- Design and support enterprise-grade data, voice, and video networks across local, wide, and wireless networks
- Configure and manage routing, switching, and core network protocols such as TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, VLANs, QoS, DHCP, and DNS
- Administer and secure firewall and VPN systems from vendors like SonicWall, Cisco ASA, and Palo Alto, enabling secure remote access
- Ensure secure internal and external file transfers via SFTP or managed file transfer solutions, managing certificates, access policies, and audit trails
- Support remediation of vulnerabilities and implement security hardening measures in line with compliance standards such as PCI and SOC
- Oversee the full lifecycle of SSL/TLS certificates across all infrastructure components
- Develop automated, repeatable operational processes using Infrastructure-as-Code and configuration management tools to reduce manual effort and errors
- Enhance system observability through monitoring, alerting, packet analysis, and traffic inspection to prevent and resolve root causes
- Coordinate with internal teams and external vendors or clients to plan changes, execute upgrades, resolve incidents, and document results
- Produce and maintain detailed technical documentation including runbooks, network diagrams, and operational standards
Work Arrangement
On-site — Charlotte, NC
Other
Participate in on-call and after-hours support rotations to address critical incidents and scheduled maintenance activities
