Virtualization Administrator (Portugal - Remote)

Claranet limited; Portugal; Hybrid; EUR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Claranet Limited in Portugal is seeking a Virtualization Administrator to join our Talent team and manage enterprise virtualization. You will deploy, monitor, and optimize VMware vSphere/VCF environments and automate provisioning.

Expertise in Terraform, Ansible, Python, PowerShell, and Linux is essential, with 5+ years of experience and English proficiency. Remote role with strong automation focus and collaboration with internal teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience managing and supporting enterprise virtualization platforms.
• Hands-on experience with VMware vSphere and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) administration, deployment, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with VCF Operations and VCF Automation components.
• Strong automation and scripting skills using tools such as Python, PowerShell, Terraform, or Ansible.
• Practical experience applying Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles, particularly with Terraform for VMware infrastructure provisioning and management.
• Proficiency with Linux and virtualization command-line tools.
• Professional proficiency in English.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, administer, and maintain VMware vSphere and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) environments, while supporting technologies such as Nutanix, Hyper-V, and OLVM/KVM when required.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize virtual infrastructure performance, ensuring high availability and minimal service disruption.
• Perform platform lifecycle management, including patching, upgrades, host maintenance, and configuration changes.
• Implement and maintain virtualization solutions aligned with security, compliance, and business requirements.
• Develop and maintain automation, provisioning, and infrastructure management tools using scripting and Infrastructure as Code practices.
• Collaborate with internal teams, stakeholders, and vendors to deliver virtualization projects and operational improvements.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and regular platform health, performance, and capacity reports.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives, proof-of-concept activities, and knowledge sharing across the team.

Skills

VMware vSphere

VCF administration

Python

PowerShell

Terraform

Ansible

Linux

IaC

Scripting

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Chef

PowerShell

Job description

Virtualization Administrator (Portugal - Remote)

We're fast learners, hard workers, natural collaborators... and weMake Modern Happen!

Our ambition is to unlock the potential of our digital world so that organisations everywhere can innovate and thrive securely. We aim to achieve this goal by bringing together the world’s most talented people and the most powerful technologies, combining them to address our customers' challenges and to build something stronger together.

Right now, we are looking for aVirtualization Administrator to integrate our Talent team.

Your responsibilities include:

• Deploy, configure, administer, and maintain VMware vSphere and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) environments, while supporting technologies such as Nutanix, Hyper-V, and OLVM/KVM when required.
  
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize virtual infrastructure performance, ensuring high availability and minimal service disruption.
  
• Perform platform lifecycle management, including patching, upgrades, host maintenance, and configuration changes.
  
• Implement and maintain virtualization solutions aligned with security, compliance, and business requirements.
  
• Develop and maintain automation, provisioning, and infrastructure management tools using scripting and Infrastructure as Code practices.
  
• Collaborate with internal teams, stakeholders, and vendors to deliver virtualization projects and operational improvements.
  
• Produce and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and regular platform health, performance, and capacity reports.
  
• Support continuous improvement initiatives, proof-of-concept activities, and knowledge sharing across the team.
  

You must have:

• 5+ years of experience managing and supporting enterprise virtualization platforms.
  
• Hands-on experience with VMware vSphere and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) administration, deployment, and troubleshooting.
  
• Experience with VCF Operations and VCF Automation components.
  
• Strong automation and scripting skills using tools such as Python, PowerShell, Terraform, or Ansible.
  
• Practical experience applying Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles, particularly with Terraform for VMware infrastructure provisioning and management.
  
• Proficiency with Linux and virtualization command-line tools.
  
• Strong troubleshooting, performance tuning, and infrastructure optimization skills.
  
• Professional proficiency in English.
  

We Value:

• Experience with public cloud platforms and storage technologies in virtualized environments.
  
• Knowledge of container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
  
• Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible, Puppet, or Chef.
  
• Familiarity with Continuous Data Protection (CDP) solutions.
  
• Exposure to Nutanix, Hyper-V, or KVM-based virtualization platforms.
  
• Knowledge of Spanish.
  
• A proactive mindset focused on automation, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.