Promox Engineer

We are looking for a highly experienced Proxmox VE Engineer to design implement and manage scalable secure and hybrid (on-prem cloud) infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Linux virtualization networking security and cloud platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Design deploy and manage Proxmox VE clusters in production environments
• Configure and maintain KVM-based virtual machines and LXC containers
• Implement and manage High Availability (HA) and live migration
• Manage storage integrations (Ceph NFS iSCSI ZFS)
• Configure and manage VPNs (IPSec OpenVPN WireGuard) for secure access
• Implement network security controls firewall rules and access policies
• Design and manage virtual networking (VLANs bridges bonding)
• Deploy and manage Kubernetes clusters for container orchestration
• Work with Docker for containerization and application deployment
• Integrate and manage workloads across Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure
• Support hybrid cloud architecture (on-prem Proxmox cloud environments)
• Ensure secure access via IAM RBAC and SSH hardening
• Perform backup restore and disaster recovery planning
• Monitor system performance and optimize infrastructure
• Automate tasks using Bash Python or Ansible
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure network cloud and security issues
• Collaborate with DevOps and application teams
• Maintain documentation and SOPs

Required Skills

• Strong hands-on experience with Proxmox VE
• Deep expertise in Linux system administration
• Strong knowledge of networking concepts:
• TCP/IP DNS DHCP
• VLANs routing switching
• Firewalls and load balancing
• Hands-on experience with VPN technologies (IPSec / OpenVPN / WireGuard)
• Experience with Kubernetes (deployment scaling troubleshooting)
• Strong experience with Docker and container ecosystems
• Experience with cloud platforms:
• Amazon Web Services (EC2 VPC S3 IAM)
• Microsoft Azure (VMs VNets Storage Azure AD)
• Expertise in storage systems (Ceph ZFS preferred)
• Experience with security best practices and access control (IAM/RBAC)
• Scripting/automation (Bash Python Ansible)
• Monitoring tools (Prometheus Grafana etc.)

Preferred / Good to Have

• Experience in hybrid cloud architecture
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tools
• Exposure to Terraform or Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Experience in security compliance and audits
• Relevant certifications (AWS / Azure / Kubernetes / Linux)

Soft Skills

• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
• Ability to lead and mentor team members
• Good communication and stakeholder management

Work Location: Chennai (Work from home)

Notice Period: below 30 days