Senior Virtualization & Storage Automation Engineer

Referment; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Referment is seeking a Senior Virtualization and Storage Engineer to own production platforms and guide next-generation evolution through evaluation, PoCs, and planned migrations.

You will combine operational responsibility with long-range design across virtualization, storage and automation, ensuring reliability while steering complex platform evolution for critical business services.

Qualifications

• Ten years of hands-on production virtualization experience.
• Deep expertise in VMware, Hyper-V or a KVM-based platform; experience across more than one is valuable.
• Enterprise storage and SAN experience with storage protocols and at least one software-defined storage platform.
• Python and PowerShell programming experience.
• The judgement to evaluate platform changes driven by hardware, cost or vendor considerations.
• Strong communication, organization and independent delivery skills.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain production virtualization platforms and storage solutions, focusing on availability, performance and resource efficiency.
• Research alternative technologies, run proofs of concept and define practical migration paths.
• Build automation and tooling that improves reliability, scalability and operational efficiency.
• Plan and execute virtualization and storage migrations with cross-functional teams.
• Provide technical direction on large, complex initiatives while remaining hands-on.

Skills

Virtualization

Enterprise storage

Automation

Proof of concept

Migration planning

Python

PowerShell

Communication

Independent delivery

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

VMware

Hyper-V

KVM

SAN

Software-defined storage

Storage protocols

Job description

Referment is seeking a Senior Virtualization and Storage Engineer to own production platforms and guide next-generation evolution through evaluation, PoCs, and planned migrations.

You will combine operational responsibility with long-range design across virtualization, storage and automation, ensuring reliability while steering complex platform evolution for critical business services.