Senior Windows & VMware Engineer — Enterprise Infra, Equity

Lucid Motors; Casa Grande (AZ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 219,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

401(k) retirement plan

Equity program

Job summary

Lucid Motors in the United States is seeking a senior VMware/Windows engineer to design, implement, and run enterprise Windows and VMware infrastructure. You will deploy, optimize, and troubleshoot vSphere 8, ESXi, vCenter, Windows Server, AD, DNS/DHCP, and Entra ID, and you will mentor junior engineers while driving reliability and security.

The role emphasizes automation with PowerShell, documentation, and cross‑team collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 9+ years of Windows Server administration experience in a large enterprise environment.
• 9+ years of hands‑on VMware administration experience including vSphere, ESXi, and vCenter.
• 9+ years supporting enterprise Active Directory environments including Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, authentication, and identity management.
• Strong experience supporting Microsoft 365 and Entra ID (Azure AD).
• Strong PowerShell scripting experience for automation and systems administration.
• Experience supporting highly available production environments with hundreds or thousands of virtual machines.
• Strong troubleshooting, problem‑solving, and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior technical expert for enterprise Windows and VMware infrastructure projects.
• Deploy, configure, administer, and troubleshoot VMware vSphere 8, ESXi hosts, vCenter Server, Windows Server, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, and Entra ID (Azure AD).
• Design and support highly available virtualization platforms and Windows-based infrastructure services.
• Perform advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis for infrastructure, performance, and availability issues.
• Automate operational tasks and infrastructure management using PowerShell.
• Support enterprise services including Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, file services, print services, Microsoft 365, and identity services.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, standards, and operational procedures.
• Lead infrastructure improvement initiatives focused on reliability, scalability, security, and operational efficiency.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership across the infrastructure team.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements based on business requirements and industry best practices.

Skills

Windows Server administration

VMware administration

Active Directory / Group Policy

PowerShell scripting

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Automation

Microsoft 365

Entra ID / Azure AD

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

VMware Horizon

Ansible

Terraform

Azure AD

Job description

Lucid Motors in the United States is seeking a senior VMware/Windows engineer to design, implement, and run enterprise Windows and VMware infrastructure. You will deploy, optimize, and troubleshoot vSphere 8, ESXi, vCenter, Windows Server, AD, DNS/DHCP, and Entra ID, and you will mentor junior engineers while driving reliability and security.

The role emphasizes automation with PowerShell, documentation, and cross‑team collaboration.