Senior Infra Engineer: Hybrid Cloud & Vmware Expert

West Recruitment; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

West Recruitment in Sydney seeks a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to design, build and support enterprise hosting across on-premises and hybrid cloud environments, focusing on performance, reliability and security. You will manage VMware, Azure, storage, backup and DR solutions, while collaborating with Security, Networking and Architecture teams.

You will lead infrastructure upgrades, migrations and technology refreshes, develop lifecycle plans and provide senior technical escalation when

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with enterprise hosting and virtualization.
• Experience delivering infrastructure upgrades and migrations.
• Strong communication and collaboration with external providers.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and support enterprise server, storage and hosting infrastructure.
• Manage VMware platforms (vSphere, NSX, VCF).
• Support Azure and private cloud infrastructure.
• Manage enterprise storage, backup and DR solutions (Veeam).
• Monitor infrastructure performance, capacity, availability and security.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues and provide senior escalation.
• Collaborate with Security, Networking and Architecture teams.

Tools

VMware vSphere

NSX

VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)

Microsoft Azure

Private cloud

Veeam Backup & Replication

Citrix

Active Directory

Windows Server

Linux

Infrastructure security

Vulnerability remediation

Job description

About Your New Employer

A well-known, enterprise-level Australian organisation that is at the forefront of its industry. Working with a team of accomplished IT professionals, this business continues to invest in modern technologies and infrastructure to improve operational performance and support an exciting period of technology transformation.

About Your New Role

As the Senior Infrastructure Engineer, you will play a key role in delivering and supporting enterprise hosting solutions across on-premises and hybrid cloud environments, with a focus on performance, reliability and security. Other tasks include:

• Design, build and support enterprise server, storage and hosting infrastructure.
• Manage VMware virtualisation platforms, including vSphere, NSX and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF).
• Support Microsoft Azure and private cloud infrastructure environments.
• Manage enterprise storage, backup and disaster recovery solutions, including Veeam.
• Support infrastructure upgrades, technology refreshes and migration to hybrid cloud platforms.
• Develop infrastructure lifecycle plans and contribute to technology roadmaps.
• Monitor infrastructure performance, capacity, availability and security.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues and provide senior technical escalation.
• Work with Security, Networking and Architecture teams on infrastructure projects and improvements.
• Manage external service providers and ensure infrastructure services meet operational requirements.

About You

An experienced Infrastructure Engineer with broad technical exposure across enterprise hosting, virtualisation and cloud environments. You have a strong track record of delivering infrastructure improvements and supporting complex, business-critical technology platforms.

You will be familiar with the following:

• Strong VMware experience, including vSphere, NSX and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF).
• Enterprise Windows Server and Linux administration.
• Microsoft Azure and hybrid cloud infrastructure.
• Enterprise storage technologies and infrastructure management.
• Veeam Backup & Replication and disaster recovery solutions.
• Citrix administration and application hosting environments.
• Active Directory and core Microsoft infrastructure services.
• Infrastructure security, hardening and vulnerability remediation.
• Experience delivering infrastructure upgrades, migrations and technology refreshes.
• Strong communication skills and experience working with external technology providers.