Verisys

Senior Systems Administrator

Verisys

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States • Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AnsibleAWSCloudDNSEC2LinuxPrometheusPythonTCP/IPTerraform

About the role

  • Serve as the subject matter expert for Nutanix AHV, Prism Central, and related technologies.
  • Manage, monitor, and maintain the Nutanix cluster, including performance tuning, capacity planning, and troubleshooting.
  • Perform routine and major upgrades, patching, and firmware management for the Nutanix stack.
  • Design and implement scalable solutions using Nutanix to meet business needs.
  • Oversee the physical and virtual infrastructure within the datacenter, including servers and storage.
  • Perform hardware installations, maintenance, and decommissioning.
  • Manage and maintain datacenter systems such as power, cooling, and environmental monitoring.
  • Ensure compliance with physical and logical security protocols.
  • Administer and support virtualized environments, with a focus on Nutanix AHV and other hypervisors (e.g., AHV, Prism management console).
  • Manage the full lifecycle of virtual machines, including provisioning, configuration, monitoring, and decommissioning.
  • Implement and maintain backup and disaster recovery procedures for virtualized workloads.
  • Administer and manage core AWS services (e.g., EC2, S3, VPC, IAM).Assist in the migration of on-premises workloads to AWS.
  • Implement and enforce security best practices in the AWS environment.
  • Monitor cloud resource usage and performance to optimize costs and efficiency.
  • Provide advanced-level troubleshooting for complex technical issues across the infrastructure.
  • Develop and maintain automation scripts (e.g., PowerShell, Python, Bash) to streamline and improve operational efficiency.
  • Participate in an on-call rotation for after-hours support and planned maintenance windows.
  • Create and maintain comprehensive documentation, including system configurations, SOPs, and runbooks.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support application and business initiatives.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
  • Minimum of 7+ years of experience in systems administration, with at least 4 years in a senior or lead role.
  • Demonstrated hands-on experience with Nutanix AHV and Prism Central. Nutanix Certified Professional (NCP) is a plus.
  • In-depth knowledge of datacenter operations, including hardware, cabling, and environmental systems.
  • Strong expertise in virtualization technologies, particularly with VM management and administration.
  • Hands-on experience with core AWS services and cloud administration.
  • Proficiency in scripting and automation (e.g., PowerShell, Python).Experience with monitoring and alerting tools (e.g., SolarWinds, PRTG, Prometheus).Solid understanding of networking concepts (DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, VLANs, etc.).Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently or as part of a team.
  • Strong communication and documentation skills.