Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Snc-Lavalin; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

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Job summary

Linxon, Chennai, India, is seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to design, implement, and operate enterprise Azure and on‑prem infrastructure. You will manage Windows Server environments, Nutanix HCI, and virtualization, focusing on security, high availability, and automation.

The role requires 7–8 years of hands‑on expertise and a strong automation mindset. Join Linxon to contribute to critical substation projects and global energy solutions, with a focus on scalable

Qualifications

• 7–8 years of hands-on enterprise infrastructure experience.
• Strong expertise in Microsoft Azure Cloud and Windows Server administration.
• Experience with Nutanix HCI (AHV) and virtualization technologies.
• Automation experience with PowerShell, IaC (Terraform/ ARM templates).
• Backup, disaster recovery, and security best practices.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and manage Azure infrastructure services and resources.
• Design and implement high-availability and secure IT infrastructure solutions.
• Provision, upgrade, migrate, and decommission servers; manage RBAC for Azure resources.
• Administer Nutanix HCI cluster, AHV, and Prism Central; monitor performance.
• Develop automation for provisioning and patch management; ensure DR readiness.

Skills

Azure

Windows Server Administration

Nutanix AHV

VMware/Hyper-V

PowerShell scripting

Automation / IaC

Backup & DR

Tools

Nutanix Prism Central

Terraform

ARM Templates

Azure Monitor / Security Center

Job description

## Senior Cloud Infrastructure EngineerApplylocations: IN.TN.Chennai.IndiQube Alpine, Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Block No. 4, SIDCO Industrial Estate.Guindytime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Yesterdayjob requisition id: R-159450### **Job Description****Join Us!**We combine AtkinsRéalis project management expertise and Hitachi Energy’s deep technological knowledge to create a company dedicated to substations – we are Linxon!**What will you do?** We are seeking an experienced Azure / Windows / Nutanix Engineer with 7–8 years of hands-on experience in managing enterprise infrastructure environments. The ideal candidate should possess strong expertise in Microsoft Azure Cloud, Windows Server Administration, Nutanix Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI), virtualization technologies, and automation. The role involves designing, implementing, administering, and supporting highly available and secure IT infrastructure solutions.**Responsibilities:*** Deploy, configure, and manage Azure Infrastructure services.* Support Azure infrastructure services including Virtual Machines, Storage Accounts, Virtual Networks, Azure Firewall, vWAN services.* Perform server provisioning, upgrades, migrations, and decommissioning* Manage Azure Storage Accounts, including Blob Storage, File Shares, Tables, and Queues.* Configure and administer Azure Files, SMB access, private endpoints, and networking controls.* Implement backup and disaster recovery solutions for Azure File Shares using Azure Backup.* Implement Azure Backup, Site Recovery (ASR), and Disaster Recovery solutions.* Manage and Assign RBAC for Azure Resources* Monitor cloud resources using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Azure Security Center.* Optimize Azure resource utilization and cost management.* Perform cloud migrations from on-premises environments to Azure.* Manage Failover Clustering and High Availability solutions.* Manage Nutanix HCI infrastructure and Prism Central.* Perform cluster deployment, upgrades, health checks, and capacity planning.* Administer AHV Hypervisor and virtual machine lifecycle management.* Configure data protection, replication, snapshots, and disaster recovery.* Monitor and optimize Nutanix cluster performance.* Troubleshoot Nutanix hardware and software incidents.* Administer and support Windows Server 2016/2019/2022 environments* Troubleshoot Windows OS, application, and infrastructure issues.* Ensure compliance with security standards and best practices.* Manage and administer Azure Update Manager (AUM) for patch assessment and deployment across Azure and hybrid servers.* Plan, schedule, and execute patching activities for Windows servers with minimal business impact.* Monitor patch compliance and generate update reports.* Troubleshoot update deployment failures and remediate vulnerabilities.* Ensure adherence to organizational security and compliance standards* Develop and maintain automation using PowerShell, ARM Templates, or Terraform.* Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management practices.**Qualification:*** 7–8 years of experience in Windows Server Administration.* Strong knowledge of Windows Server 2016/2019/2022.* Hands-on experience with VMware, Nutanix AHV, or Hyper-V.* Experience in Windows patch management and vulnerability remediation.* Azure administration experience.* Experience with PowerShell scripting and automation.* Understanding backup, disaster recovery, and ITIL processes.* Good troubleshooting and stakeholder management skills.* Certifications preferred: AZ-104, Nutanix NCP, Microsoft Windows Server Certifications.**What we offer:**In return, we offer a wide range of rewards and benefits,* 20 days Privilege Leave, 13 days Emergency leave and 14 Public holidays per year.* Medical Insurance, Life Insurance and Career Progression* When it comes to diversity and inclusion, we see things differently at Linxon - we encourage applications from people of all races, ages, genders, religions, sexual orientations and more - so whoever you are, we hope you’ll see things our way, too.**About Linxon**Shaping energy solutions to empower sustainable connectivity.Linxon’s vision is to deliver the best market offering for turnkey substation projects through world-class power technologies and delivering the highest level of competence in managing infrastructure projects.As a leading engineering company, we help our customers with turnkey substation solutions in the field of power transmission, renewable energy, and transportation.In this role, you will have the opportunity to be part of a new company as it evolves and help shape it for the future. If you like new challenges, have an entrepreneurial spirit, and are interested in working with other motivated professionals with expertise in the Substations EPC business, then this is the new opportunity for you.To know more about the Linxon please click on the link below.Join the future with Linxon GETS Chennai, India### **Worker Type**Employee### **Job Type**Regular*At Linxon, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.*