Senior Linux Systems Engineer — Data Center Migration

NTT DATA North America; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 76,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT DATA North America is seeking a Linux Systems Engineer to lead a large-scale data center migration program, relocating physical and virtual servers with minimal downtime and strong service continuity.

You will own the Linux compute platform across migration phases, coordinate waves, and ensure security, stability, and compliance while collaborating with support teams. Experience with VMware ESXi/vSphere, iSCSI, LVM, and OpenShift/Kubernetes is required.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of overall experience with 4+ years of hands-on Linux/Unix engineering experience.
• 4+ years of experience with large-scale server or data center migrations.
• 3+ years of experience in Deep VMware ESXi/vSphere.
• 4+ years of experience in iSCSI networking and LVM expertise.
• Good skills in Bash and Python.
• Good understanding of networking, CI/CD, and container platforms like OpenShift/Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute end-to-end server migrations.
• Migrate VMware ESXi hosts and virtual machines using vMotion, Storage vMotion, and cold migration methods.
• Manage iSCSI storage connectivity, LVM-based storage provisioning, and filesystem validation.
• Build automation and runbooks to make migration workflows repeatable and reliable.
• Troubleshoot performance, application, and infrastructure issues before, during, and after cutover.
• Own and engineer the Linux compute platform across migration phases.
• Coordinate migration waves, rollback plans, and validation checklists.
• Maintain security, stability, and compliance across Linux infrastructure.
• Work with support teams and internal engineering groups to resolve complex issues.
• Contribute to modernization efforts involving Kubernetes, OpenShift, and related platform technologies.

Skills

Linux/Unix engineering

VMware ESXi/vSphere

iSCSI networking

LVM storage provisioning

Bash

Python

Networking

CI/CD

OpenShift/Kubernetes

Tools

Zerto

Veeam

vCenter Converter

Ansible

Puppet

Job description

NTT DATA North America is seeking a Linux Systems Engineer to lead a large-scale data center migration program, relocating physical and virtual servers with minimal downtime and strong service continuity.

You will own the Linux compute platform across migration phases, coordinate waves, and ensure security, stability, and compliance while collaborating with support teams. Experience with VMware ESXi/vSphere, iSCSI, LVM, and OpenShift/Kubernetes is required.