Linux Platform and Virtualization Technical Consultant | TVM | Cochin

Saasvaap Techies; Thiruvananthapuram; Hybrid; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Saasvaap Techies seeks a Linux Solution Consultant with 8+ years of IT experience to lead solution architecture and platform integration. The role requires expertise in VMware, KVM, and enterprise virtualization, with a focus on secure, compliant, and optimized virtualized solutions for complex environments.

The ideal candidate will design and support integrated virtualized solutions, drive governance, and engage stakeholders to ensure outcomes align with business, security, and operational

Qualifications

• 8+ years of IT experience with strong virtualization knowhow.
• 3+ years in solution or platform consulting roles.
• Strong understanding of VMware, KVM and other enterprise virtualization platforms.
• Experience in Linux/Unix kernel, boot process, and filesystems.
• Knowledge of storage concepts, SAN/NAS and clustering technologies.

Skills

KVM virtualization

Linux/Unix

Networking

Storage

Security

Linux kernel

VMware concepts

Compute background

Tools

KVM/libvirt

VMware ESXi/vCenter

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Linux Solution Consultant with 8+ years of overall IT experience, including 3+ years in solution or platform consulting roles, with a strong understanding of VMware, KVM, and other enterprise virtualization platforms. The role requires leadership in solution architecture, platform integration, architecture governance, and stakeholder engagement, with the ability to design and support integrated virtualized solutions aligned to business, security, and operational requirements. The focus is on outcomedriven delivery within regulated enterprise environments.

Mandatory Technical Skills

• KVM virtualization experience
• Strong infrastructure and compute background:
  • Virtualization
  • Networking
  • Storage
  • Security
• Strong capability to analyse customer requirements and develop viable technical solution proposals
• Strong understanding of Linux /Unix
  • Kernel behavior, boot process, systemd
  • Filesystems (ext4, XFS, GFS2)
  • LVM, VxFS, multipathing, udev
  • Experience in Serviceguard and pacemaker clustering technologies
• Strong understanding of Storage
  • SAN/NAS concepts: FC, iSCSI, NFS
  • Storage integration with Linux and virtualization platforms
• Strong understanding of Virtualization & Compute
  • Extensive experience with KVM/libvirt (virsh, virt-install, virt-manager)
  • Strong understanding of VMware concepts (ESXi, vCenter) and migration strategies
  • CPU models, NUMA awareness, SR-IOV, PCI passthrough, nested virtualization
• Strong understanding of Networking
  • Deep understanding of Linux networking:
    • Bonding (LACP), bridging, VLANs
    • TCP/IP fundamentals, MTU, jumbo frames
  • Troubleshooting complex network paths in virtualized environments
• Advanced Linux administration and troubleshooting