Global VMware ESX Engineer with AI Ops & Private Cloud

Jobtailor; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Lilly is seeking a senior VMware Platform Engineer to maintain on-premises and Azure-based IaaS, ensure high availability for critical workloads, and lead private cloud deployments across global sites. You will implement AI-driven automation, observability, and IaC to streamline operations and reduce outages.

The role requires 4+ years in VMware ESX, strong networking and storage experience, and the ability to guide geographically distributed teams while aligning with security and compliance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, IT, or related field.
• 4+ years of experience as VMware ESX / Platform Engineer.
• Authorized to work full-time in the United States.
• Experience with AI-enabled automation tools such as Claude Code or Codex.
• Hands-on experience with automated infrastructure availability and resiliency at enterprise scale.
• Experience with VMware/vSphere and storage replication.
• Experience with virtualized Windows and Linux operating systems.
• Technical leadership for enterprise-grade infrastructure solutions and deployments across multiple global locations.
• Ability to optimize, configure, and maintain private cloud infrastructure.
• Strong networking knowledge including VLANs and trunking.
• Experience configuring Distributed Switches (vDS).
• Less than 5% travel.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and manage enterprise VMware ESX-based Infrastructure-as-a-Service capabilities on-premises and in Microsoft Azure.
• Maintain system stability and ensure high availability for critical workloads.
• Automate operational tasks using AI Ops, event-driven automation, observability, and infrastructure as code.
• Support multi-datacenter operations and stretch clusters for Lilly manufacturing and research sites.
• Implement architectural and operational solutions that improve infrastructure availability and reliability.

Skills

VMware ESX / Platform Engineer

AI-Enabled Automation

Observability

Networking concepts

Python

JSON

YAML

Infrastructure as Code

Problem-Solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related technical field

Tools

VMware vSphere

Azure VMware Service

Zerto

VMware HCX

Dell SAN Storage

Job description

Lilly is seeking a senior VMware Platform Engineer to maintain on-premises and Azure-based IaaS, ensure high availability for critical workloads, and lead private cloud deployments across global sites. You will implement AI-driven automation, observability, and IaC to streamline operations and reduce outages.

The role requires 4+ years in VMware ESX, strong networking and storage experience, and the ability to guide geographically distributed teams while aligning with security and compliance