Senior Cloud Engineer - VMware, NSX & Automation

Quality Technology Services; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Quality Technology Services is seeking a Cloud Engineer I–III to deploy, configure, and troubleshoot hybrid cloud infrastructures, with a focus on VMware ESXi, vCenter, Windows and Linux environments. The role requires advanced automation skills in Python, Ansible and PowerShell, plus network and security expertise.

Responsibilities include OS hardening, capacity planning, change management documentation, and proactive issue resolution while maintaining SLA-driven support for enterprise clients.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Seven or more years of progressive IT engineering experience.
• Advanced experience deploying, upgrading and migrating complex private cloud environments using VMware vCenter Server and ESXi.
• Advanced experience configuring NSX, high availability and clustering; knowledge of SMTP, SNMP, SSL, SSH and DNS.
• Advanced experience deploying and administering Windows, CentOS and Red Hat operating systems.
• Advanced knowledge of Python, Ansible, PowerShell, and/or JavaScript/JSON/REST API.
• Advanced OS hardening per compliance standards and policy.
• Advanced understanding of BGP, HSRP and IP subnetting.
• Experience with Active Directory and Exchange administration at enterprise level.
• Experience with IT monitoring systems.
• US Citizenship required due to federal contracts.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain knowledge of assigned tasks, areas or projects.
• Deploy and support VMware ESXi on hardware platforms.
• Monitor, diagnose and troubleshoot Windows and Linux platforms.
• Plan and execute system maintenance, upgrades and patches.
• Plan and execute capacity monitoring and management.
• Create and update infrastructure documentation.

Skills

VMware ESXi

vCenter Server

Windows Server

Linux (CentOS/Red Hat)

NSX

Python

Ansible

PowerShell

JavaScript/JSON/REST

BGP

HSRP

Active Directory

Exchange

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

VMware vCenter Server

NSX

Windows Server

Linux (CentOS/Red Hat)

Python

Ansible

PowerShell

JavaScript/JSON/REST API

SMTP

SSH

DNS

Job description

Quality Technology Services is seeking a Cloud Engineer I–III to deploy, configure, and troubleshoot hybrid cloud infrastructures, with a focus on VMware ESXi, vCenter, Windows and Linux environments. The role requires advanced automation skills in Python, Ansible and PowerShell, plus network and security expertise.

Responsibilities include OS hardening, capacity planning, change management documentation, and proactive issue resolution while maintaining SLA-driven support for enterprise clients.