Presidio

Senior Manager – Virtualization

Presidio

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Chennai • 🇮🇳 India

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AnsibleAWSAzureCloudKubernetesTerraformVMware

About the role

  • Provide technical direction across VCF deployments, datacenter modernization, cloud integrations, automation, and migration programs.
  • Oversee design reviews, implementation plans, deployment standards, runbooks, and reusable templates.
  • Serve as the technical escalation point for complex issues spanning VCF technology stack – SDDC Manager, vSphere, vSAN, NSX, VCF Operations, VCF Automation, hybrid cloud, and data protection platforms.
  • Guide teams in delivering large-scale, multi-site projects with consistent quality and adherence to Modern Platforms best practices.
  • Collaborate closely with US engineering and architecture teams to align delivery methodologies and platform strategy.
  • Manage a team of Lead Engineers and Senior Engineers across multiple technology tracks: VCF, Data Protection, Cloud Infra, Migration, Nutanix, and DevOps.
  • Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, skill assessments, and career development planning.
  • Foster a culture of ownership, innovation, collaboration, and accountability.
  • Provide oversight on resource allocation, workload balancing, utilization, and project staffing.
  • Ensure proper project planning, risk management, dependency tracking, and milestone alignment.

Requirements

  • 10–15 years of experience in virtualization, cloud, or hybrid IT delivery, including 3–5 years in a team leadership or engineering management role.
  • Strong technical understanding of VMware SDDC technologies: vSphere, NSX-T, vSAN, SDDC Manager, VCF Operations, VCF Automation and vSphere Kubernetes Services (VKS).
  • Exposure to at least one adjacent domain: Data Protection (Veeam, Rubrik, Zerto, Cohesity, Commvault) Cloud (AWS, Azure, AVS, VMC) Datacenter modernization (Nutanix, NC2, HCI platforms) Automation (Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD)
  • Experience working with globally distributed teams, especially US counterparts.
  • Strong project governance, delivery management, and customer communication skills.
  • Preferably certified: VCP-DCV, VCP-VCF Administrator, VCAP (preferred) Data Protection vendor certifications like Rubrik, Commvault, Zerto etc. (optional but required) AWS/Azure Fundamentals or Architect-level (preferred)
Benefits
  • Health insurance
  • Professional development opportunities

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
virtualizationcloud deliveryhybrid IT deliveryVMware SDDC technologiesvSphereNSX-TvSANSDDC ManagerVCF OperationsVCF Automation
Soft skills
team leadershipengineering managementproject governancedelivery managementcustomer communicationcollaborationinnovationaccountabilityperformance reviewscareer development
Certifications
VCP-DCVVCP-VCF AdministratorVCAPAWS FundamentalsAzure Fundamentals