Vmware and Nutanix SME

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About this opportunity:

We are seeking an experienced Vmware & Nutanix SME to support and manage enterprise infrastructure environments across VMware, Nutanix, Microsoft Azure, and Windows Server platforms. The role involves day-to-day operations, administration, troubleshooting, lifecycle management, and automation, while ensuring high availability of critical infrastructure services.

What you will do:

• Administer, monitor, and support VMware environments, including ESXi hosts, vCenter, clusters, storage, and virtual machines.
• Manage and maintain Nutanix infrastructure, including Prism Central, AHV, cluster health, capacity management, and lifecycle activities.
• Administer Microsoft Azure cloud services, including virtual machines, networking, storage, monitoring, backup, and security controls.
• Perform Windows Server administration, including installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, performance tuning, and troubleshooting.
• Manage infrastructure lifecycle activities such as patching, upgrades, vulnerability remediation, and technology refresh initiatives.
• Monitor infrastructure health and proactively address performance, availability, and capacity issues.
• Support incident, problem, change, and service request management in accordance with ITIL best practices.
• Perform root cause analysis for infrastructure incidents and implement preventive measures.
• Support disaster recovery, backup, restoration, and business continuity activities.
• Identify and implement automation opportunities to improve operational efficiency and reduce manual effort.
• Maintain operational documentation, standard operating procedures, and technical knowledge articles.
• Collaborate with application, network, security, and cloud teams to deliver infrastructure services and projects.

What you will bring:

• BSc in Telecommunications, Computer Science, or equivalent.
• 8-10 years of IT infrastructure operations experience.
• Minimum 6 years of hands-on VMware administration experience and minimum of 3 years each in Nutanix and Microsoft Azure administration.
• Experience in VMware: ESXi and vCenter administration, HA/DRS, VM provisioning, patching, performance, capacity, and security management.
• Experience in Nutanix: Prism Central and Prism Element, AHV administration, Lifecycle Manager (LCM), capacity monitoring, and data protection.
• Experience in Microsoft Azure: Virtual machines, virtual networks, storage, monitoring, backup, identity and access management, security, and governance.
• Experience in Windows Server: DNS, DHCP, file services, patching, security management, performance monitoring, and PowerShell scripting.
• Infrastructure automation using PowerShell, Ansible, or Terraform is a plus.
• Azure Automation and Azure Monitor is a plus.
• Monitoring tools such as SCOM or HP Service Assurance is a plus.
• ITIL Foundation, VMware VCP, Nutanix NCP, or Microsoft AZ-104 certifications is a plus.
• Ability to manage critical incidents and high-pressure production environments.
• Customer-focused with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proactive, detail-oriented, with strong ownership and operational discipline.

Why join Ericsson?At Ericsson, you´ll have an outstanding opportunity. The chance to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what´s possible. To build solutions never seen before to some of the world's toughest problems. You´ll be challenged, but you won't be alone. You´ll be joining a team of diverse innovators, all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what comes next.

Primary country and city: United Arab Emirates (AE) || Dubai

Req ID: 786633