Senior VMware ESX Platform Operations Engineer

United Consulting Hub; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

United Consulting Hub seeks multiple Server Virtualization Platform Operations Engineers to manage VMware ESX-based infrastructure across on‑premises and Microsoft Azure. You will drive stability, automation, and high availability for critical workloads while leveraging AI automation tools to streamline engineering workflows.

The role includes mentoring global teams, leading operational improvements, and delivering scalable virtualization services with robust observability and disaster recovery

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field.
• 4+ years of experience as VMware ESX/Platform Engineer.
• Experience with enterprise-scale VMware vSphere environments.
• Experience with automated infrastructure availability and resiliency solutions.
• Experience supporting Windows and Linux virtualization.
• Experience leveraging AI-enabled automation tools to streamline workflows.
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support and manage enterprise VMware ESX-based Infrastructure as a Service environments across on-premises and Microsoft Azure platforms.
• Maintain system stability, availability, and performance of virtualized infrastructure services.
• Drive infrastructure automation initiatives using AI Operations, event-driven automation, and observability solutions.
• Improve infrastructure resiliency through repeatable operational patterns and architectural enhancements.
• Support multi-datacenter virtualization environments including replication and disaster recovery capabilities.
• Lead operational improvements that reduce recurring incidents and enhance platform reliability.
• Collaborate with global engineering and operations teams to deliver enterprise infrastructure services.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and knowledge sharing across infrastructure teams.
• Develop and maintain automation solutions using scripting and infrastructure as code methodologies.
• Implement proactive monitoring, predictive analytics, and observability capabilities.

Skills

VMware ESX/ vSphere expert

Automation & AI tooling

Observability & monitoring

Networking (VLANs, trunking)

Leadership & collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT

Tools

VMware vSphere

Azure

Scripting/ IaC

Job description

United Consulting Hub seeks multiple Server Virtualization Platform Operations Engineers to manage VMware ESX-based infrastructure across on‑premises and Microsoft Azure. You will drive stability, automation, and high availability for critical workloads while leveraging AI automation tools to streamline engineering workflows.

The role includes mentoring global teams, leading operational improvements, and delivering scalable virtualization services with robust observability and disaster recovery