Senior Linux Engineer - Data Center Migration & VMware

Ampcus Inc; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Ampcus Inc. is seeking an experienced Linux System Engineer to support a large-scale data center server migration initiative in Salt Lake City. You will plan and execute physical and virtual server migrations, administer VMware ESXi, manage Linux storage and automation, and contribute to CI/CD workflows.

Responsibilities include migration planning, ESXi/vSphere operations, iSCSI/LVM management, and collaboration with application owners to minimize downtime while ensuring security and reliability.

Qualifications

• : Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
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• Minimum 4 years of Linux systems engineering or infrastructure experience.
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Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and execute end-to-end server migrations across data centers.
• Migrate physical servers, ESXi hosts, and virtual machines with minimal service disruption.
• Administer VMware ESXi/vSphere environments, including vMotion, Storage vMotion, DRS, HA, and cross-site VM migrations.
• Configure, troubleshoot, and migrate iSCSI storage networks, including multipathing, CHAP authentication, and performance optimization.
• Manage Linux LVM for storage provisioning, resizing, snapshots, migrations, and validation.
• Develop automation tools and scripts to streamline migration activities and infrastructure provisioning.
• Create migration runbooks, rollback procedures, validation checklists, and maintenance plans.
• Collaborate with engineering teams and application owners to assess migration readiness and execute migration waves.
• Support modernization initiatives involving OpenShift, Kubernetes, and other emerging technologies.
• Troubleshoot complex Linux infrastructure, virtualization, storage, and networking issues during migration activities.
• Improve infrastructure reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency.
• Manage VMware ESXi and Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization (CNV) environments.
• Support Infrastructure-as-Code and CI/CD automation for provisioning and migration workflows.
• Monitor system performance and resolve bottlenecks before, during, and after migrations.
• Ensure Linux infrastructure complies with security and operational standards.

Skills

Linux

VMware ESXi

LVM

Bash/Python

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

VMware ESXi

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Docker

CNV

Job description

Ampcus Inc. is seeking an experienced Linux System Engineer to support a large-scale data center server migration initiative in Salt Lake City. You will plan and execute physical and virtual server migrations, administer VMware ESXi, manage Linux storage and automation, and contribute to CI/CD workflows.

Responsibilities include migration planning, ESXi/vSphere operations, iSCSI/LVM management, and collaboration with application owners to minimize downtime while ensuring security and reliability.