Sr Middleware Engineer

Ensono; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Ensono in Pune, India seeks a seasoned systems administrator/engineer to manage Windows/Linux environments, VMware, and cloud components. You will implement high availability, automation, and security practices while aligning with Ensono’s broader strategy.

The role requires 8+ years of related work, strong scripting ability, and collaboration in a fast-paced team. AWS exposure and DevOps familiarity are highly valued for project delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of related experience or a Master’s with 6 years, or equivalent.
• 5+ years hands-on administration of Windows OS environments and/or VMware environments and/or Linux (RHEL) environments.
• Ability to manage multiple projects with resources, priorities, and timelines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Results-oriented team player who meets commitments.
• Experience with system configuration automation (Scripting: PowerShell/Python/Bash; DevOps tools like Chef/Puppet).
• AWS experience in design, provisioning, monitoring and managing environments is a big plus; AWS certifications are a plus.
• DevOps/Agile frameworks experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Understand virtual servers, storage, data protection, and overall Ensono strategy.
• Install and configure high availability compute solutions for critical functions.
• Develop automation and reporting solutions using scripting.
• Collaborate in design meetings for disaster recovery planning.
• Mentor ops staff on technologies as needed.
• Design and document OS patching, code, and firmware update procedures.
• Implement storage and data protection configurations.
• Monitor, tune, and report on capacity and utilization.
• Create advanced network configurations within virtual server setups.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Communication skills

Team player

Scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree + 8+ years

Master's degree + 6 years

Tools

VMware

Windows Server

Linux (RHEL)

PowerShell

Python/Bash

Chef/Puppet

Job description

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Full understanding of virtual servers and operating systems, block, file, and object storage, and data protection
• Full knowledge to install and configure high availability compute solutions supporting business critical functions
• Understands how the whole picture aligns to overall Ensono strategy
• Understanding of multiple scripting languages to develop solutions for automation and reporting
• Work in a team to design computer system configurations
• Design and document procedures to apply operating systems patches, code and firmware updates to systems infrastructure
• Participate in primary design meetings for Client disaster recovery planning
• Proficiency in Operating system installation procedure
• Implement storage and data protection configurations
• Research system vulnerabilities and provide documentation for future use implementing corrective actions as required
• Develop guidelines and procedures for systems management including process and efficiency improvements
• Monitor and tune systems to identify and eliminate issues and potential bottlenecks
• Prepare periodic reports related to capacity and utilization
• Design and implement advanced network configurations within the virtual server configuration

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 8+ years of related experience or a Master's degree with 6 years of experience; or equivalent work experience
• Operating Systems Windows 5+ years hands on administration of Windows OS environments and/or VMware 5+ years hands on administration of VMware environments and/or Linux 5+ years hands on administration with RHEL or other Linux environments
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, to include resources, priorities, and timelines
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Results oriented team player who will work towards meeting team commitments
• Experience with system configuration automation (Scripting with Pearl/Python/Bash or DevOps tools like Chef/Puppet)
• Ability to mentor technical operations staff in appropriate technologies, as needed
• Understanding of the competitive landscape from both business and technical perspective is a plus
• AWS experience in designing, provisioning, monitoring and managing the environment is a big plus
• AWS Certifications such as SysOps Administrator Associate, Solutions Architect Associate and Professional ITIL Foundations Certified is a plus Preferred certifications: Microsoft Certified IT Professional MCITP / Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) / Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) / Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) / VMware Certified Professional - VCP / Red Hat Certified Engineer Experience with DevOps and Agile frameworks is a plus

TRAVEL: up to 15%