Cloud Engineer
XPT Software
· Must Have Skills:
Cloud Engineer with 12+ years’ experience supporting enterprise Windows, VMware, Azure, and hybrid cloud environments
· Strong hands-on experience with VMware ESXi/vSphere 7 & 8, vCenter, HA/DRS, VM migration, lifecycle maintenance, and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF 9) aligned infrastructure operations.
· Experienced in Windows Server 2016/2019/2022, Server Core, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, GPO, patching, and enterprise security hardening.
· Experience in Azure infrastructure, including Azure VMs, VNets, Storage Accounts, Azure Monitor, Azure Automation, Entra ID, RBAC, Conditional Access, and hybrid cloud integration.
· Knowledge on backup and recovery experience using Commvault, Veeam, Rubrik, and exposure to Cohesity backup platforms.
· Technically expert to business communication skills, adept at clearly explaining technical subject matter to business user.
· Should be experience on infrastructure automation using PowerShell and Azure Automation, with working knowledge of VMware vRealize Automation (vRA) for automated VM provisioning.
Requirements
· Nice to Have Skills:
· VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF 9) – Exposure to VCF architecture, workload domains, lifecycle management, SDDC concepts, and VMware private cloud infrastructure operations.
· VIRTUALISATION - (VMWARE GSX, ESXi 3, 4, 5, 6, 6.5 & 6.7) VMWARE Infrastructures. (Microsoft HYPER-V 2008 -2019) MS Virtual Server.
· VMware ESXi 3.x to 8.x, vCenter Server, vSphere HA/DRS, VM templates, cluster management, lifecycle patching, VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF 9) architecture exposure, workload domain concepts, SDDC Manager awareness, and Hyper-V 2008–2022.
· BACKUP & RECOVERY – Commvault, Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Cohesity exposure, Acronis, ShadowProtect, Backup Exec/NetBackup, backup validation, restore testing, and repository management.
· Network Systems/OS’s Management - (GPO/WINS/DNS/DHCP/ACTIVE DIRECTORY) SCCM 2007-2012 Deployment OS Win 7/10, Office 07/2010 and Third-party Apps.
· Server Hardware – Blade Servers IBM/HP/DELL, HUAWEI, Intel Tower/Rack Servers, Nutanix, Cisco UCS and Brocade.
· SAN Storage – EMC VNX, NIMBLE, HUAWEI OCEAN STORE.
· Migration Tools – Platespin / Zerto / Veeam / DoubleTake.
· IAM Management – App Management / B2B/ Conditional Access / Hybrid Identity/ Azure Identity resources.
Benefits