Position: Senior Infrastructure - Hybrid Compute Lead
Location: Plymouth Michigan - Hybrid
Mode of Hire: Contract
Job description
Hybrid Compute Lead is a senior IT professional who manages maintains secures and optimizes hybrid IT environments combining Windows servers VMware virtualization Linux systems storage and cloud platforms like AWS and Azure. This lead role often involves technical leadership mentoring and strategic contributions to infrastructure design and automation.
Hybrid Compute Leads responsibilities include:
- Oversee the design deployment configuration and maintenance of server infrastructure (Windows Server and Linux such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux Ubuntu CentOS) virtualization (VMware vSphere/ESXi vCenter) cloud platforms (AWS Azure) and storage solutions (SAN/NAS).
- Provide expert-level administration configuration troubleshooting and support for all infrastructure components including hardware and software upgrades patching and security compliance.
- Manage the virtualization infrastructure including platform services associated ecosystem components and virtual machine management.
- Administer and troubleshoot VMware environments (ESXi vSphere vCenter vMotion DRS HA) ensuring optimal performance and resource utilization.
- Deploy configure and manage workloads in cloud platforms like AWS or Azure including cloud networking storage backup and security controls.
- Support hybrid cloud strategies cloud adoption/migration efforts and platform modernization initiatives.
- Configure and maintain SAN (Fiber Channel iSCSI) NAS and software-defined storage (SDS) solutions (Dell Technologies NetApp Pure Storage VMware vSAN).
- Manage and optimize enterprise backup and disaster recovery systems.
- Understand and troubleshoot TCP/IP VLANs DNS DHCP firewalls routing and cloud networking constructs (VPCs subnets gateways).
- Implement and maintain security measures to protect systems and data including network security system hardening identity and access management and vulnerability assessments.
- Identify repetitive tasks and develop automation solutions using scripting languages like PowerShell Python or Bash and configuration management tools like Ansible or Terraform.
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to manage and provision cloud and virtual environments.
- Implement robust monitoring and alerting strategies to ensure system availability redundancy and performance.
- Troubleshoot complex issues perform root cause analysis and proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks.
- Collaborate with IT operations DevOps application security and business teams to gather requirements and deliver solutions.
- Translate business needs into technical requirements and provide clear documentation and implementation guidance.
- Lead and mentor junior technical team members sharing best practices and architectural patterns.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation for infrastructure designs implementation processes operational procedures and knowledge base articles.
Qualifications and skills
- Education: Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
- Experience:
- Significant experience (often 10 years or more) in enterprise IT infrastructure roles.
- Proven experience designing deploying and managing infrastructure in both on-premises and public cloud environments.
- Experience leading or participating in infrastructure projects (migrations upgrades new deployments).
- Technical Skills:
- Deep expertise in Windows Server and Linux (RHEL Ubuntu CentOS) operating systems.
- Strong understanding of directory services (Active Directory Red Hat Enterprise Linux environments environments).
- Expertise in VMware vSphere/ESXi vCenter vMotion DRS HA and other virtualization technologies.
- Hands-on experience with public cloud platforms like AWS or Azure.
- Strong knowledge of SAN/NAS platforms (Dell EMC HPE NetApp Pure Storage).
- Proficiency in scripting and automation tools (PowerShell Python Bash Ansible Terraform).
- Familiarity with monitoring and alerting tools (e.g. SolarWinds Zabbix).
- Soft Skills:
- Strong problem-solving analytical and troubleshooting skills.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills (verbal and written).
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks efficiently.
- Leadership mentoring and team-building skills.
- Passion for continuous learning and staying updated with emerging technologies