Remote IT Infrastructure Engineer: Cisco UCS & VMware Expert

GDH; United States; Remote; USD 76,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

GDH is seeking an experienced IT Infrastructure Engineer to design, implement, and maintain enterprise server and virtualization infrastructure. The role emphasizes Cisco UCS environments, VMware virtualization, and hybrid cloud integrations to ensure high availability, scalability, and security.

You will lead infrastructure projects, support Unified Communications systems, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to align technology with organizational goals.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of enterprise IT infrastructure engineering experience focusing on Cisco UCS and server virtualization.
• Hands-on with Cisco UCS B-Series, C-Series, and X-Series servers, incl. Fabric Interconnects.
• Strong VMware virtualization knowledge (vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, vSAN).
• Experience integrating hybrid cloud platforms, esp. Microsoft Azure, with on-prem infrastructure.
• Familiarity with NetApp storage (ONTAP, AFF) and FlexPod.
• Experience supporting Unified Communications (CUCM, Unity, UCCX/PCCE) preferred.
• Proficiency with monitoring/management tools such as SolarWinds, Splunk, and ServiceNow.
• Excellent documentation, mentoring, and cross-team communication skills.
• Willingness to work remotely with proper setup and working rights.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain on-prem Cisco UCS infrastructure (Intersight, UCS Manager/Central).
• Architect and support hybrid cloud environments with Azure services (VMs, Storage Accounts, ACI).
• Lead large infrastructure projects: migrations, datacenter moves, upgrades, hardware refreshes, decommissioning.
• Tune VMware environments (vSphere/ESXi/vCenter/vSAN/vRA) for performance and HA.
• Support Unified Communications (CUCM, Unity, UCCX, PCCE).
• Develop infrastructure standards, templates, and deployment docs.
• Implement backup, monitoring, and DR solutions across large server estates.
• Improve visibility with Intersight, SolarWinds, Splunk; mentor team members.
• Manage vendor relations and hardware support for FlexPod, Cisco MDS, Nexus 9K.

Skills

Cisco UCS

VMware virtualization

Hybrid cloud

Azure integration

Unified Communications

Documentation

Mentoring

Tools

Intersight

UCS Manager

UCS Central

SolarWinds

Splunk

ServiceNow

vRealize Automation/ARIA

Job description

GDH is seeking an experienced IT Infrastructure Engineer to design, implement, and maintain enterprise server and virtualization infrastructure. The role emphasizes Cisco UCS environments, VMware virtualization, and hybrid cloud integrations to ensure high availability, scalability, and security.

You will lead infrastructure projects, support Unified Communications systems, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to align technology with organizational goals.