Virtualization Engineer

Cognizant; Blue Ash (OH); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Virtualization Engineer to design, implement, and operate production virtualization and hybrid-cloud environments, focusing on Nutanix AOS/Prism and Hyper-V. The role collaborates across infrastructure, network, security, and vendor teams.

You will lead upgrades, migrations, and DR planning while ensuring high availability and automated reporting. This hybrid position requires three days onsite in Blue Ash, OH, with strong automation expectations.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Systems Administrator or Systems Engineer.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise virtualization platforms, including Nutanix and Microsoft Hyper‑V.
• Working knowledge of compute, storage, networking, backup, and disaster recovery concepts.
• Strong troubleshooting skills in highly available production environments.
• Experience using PowerShell or similar tools to automate routine administration and reporting.
• Familiarity with AWS cloud virtualization services, including AWS Transform and AWS Systems Manager Fleet Manager.
• Basic understanding of AWS Well‑Architected principles.
• U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Residence and eligibility to receive a U.S. Government security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain enterprise virtualization platforms with a primary focus on Nutanix AOS and Prism and Microsoft Hyper-V Failover Clustering.
• Manage clusters through Prism Element and Prism Central, including health monitoring, upgrades, capacity planning, trend analysis, and lifecycle management.
• Plan and implement platform upgrades, firmware and driver updates, cluster expansions, and maintenance activities while minimizing service disruption.
• Troubleshoot complex compute, storage, and virtualization networking issues, including virtual switches, VLANs, NIC teaming, and MTU configurations.
• Use AWS Systems Manager Fleet Manager and AWS Transform to monitor and manage hybrid systems.
• Assess virtualized workloads, plan migration waves, test migrations, and support workload rehosting to Amazon EC2.
• Support disaster recovery and business continuity through replication, snapshots, recovery procedures, and periodic testing.
• Maintain monitoring, alerting, dashboards, and thresholds to ensure reliable platform operations.
• Automate routine administration, reporting, and configuration checks using PowerShell.
• Perform root cause analysis and maintain operational documentation and runbooks.
• Advise customers on technical requirements and recommended practices.

Skills

Nutanix Prism

Hyper-V

PowerShell

AWS Fleet Manager

AWS Transform

DR concepts

Automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Nutanix Prism

Hyper-V

PowerShell

AWS Systems Manager

AWS Transform

Job description

About Cognizant Corporate

Cognizant Corporate is a global community united by a shared purpose: to make a meaningful impact. We are committed to excellence and driven by outcomes that matter. Collaboration is at the heart of how we work, and our forward-thinking mindset fuels continuous learning, innovation, and growth.

At Cognizant, careers transcend titles. We empower our people to think strategically, inspire others, and lead with purpose – always guided by our core values.

Role Overview

As a Virtualization Engineer, you will make an impact by designing, architecting, implementing, and operating production virtualization and hybrid-cloud environments across Nutanix, Microsoft Hyper-V, and AWS. You will be a valued member of the Infrastructure Architecture team and work collaboratively with infrastructure, network, security, vendor teams, and internal and external customers.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain enterprise virtualization platforms with a primary focus on Nutanix AOS and Prism and Microsoft Hyper-V Failover Clustering.
• Manage clusters through Prism Element and Prism Central, including health monitoring, upgrades, capacity planning, trend analysis, and lifecycle management.
• Plan and implement platform upgrades, firmware and driver updates, cluster expansions, and maintenance activities while minimizing service disruption.
• Troubleshoot complex compute, storage, and virtualization networking issues, including virtual switches, VLANs, NIC teaming, and MTU configurations.
• Use AWS Systems Manager Fleet Manager and AWS Transform to monitor and manage hybrid systems.
• Assess virtualized workloads, plan migration waves, test migrations, and support workload rehosting to Amazon EC2.
• Support disaster recovery and business continuity through replication, snapshots, recovery procedures, and periodic testing.
• Maintain monitoring, alerting, dashboards, and thresholds to ensure reliable platform operations.
• Automate routine administration, reporting, and configuration checks using PowerShell.
• Perform root cause analysis and maintain operational documentation and runbooks.
• Advise customers on technical requirements and recommended practices.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Systems Administrator or Systems Engineer.
• Hands‑on experience with enterprise virtualization platforms, including Nutanix and Microsoft Hyper‑V.
• Working knowledge of compute, storage, networking, backup, and disaster recovery concepts.
• Strong troubleshooting skills in highly available production environments.
• Experience using PowerShell or similar tools to automate routine administration and reporting.
• Familiarity with AWS cloud virtualization services, including AWS Transform and AWS Systems Manager Fleet Manager.
• Basic understanding of AWS Well‑Architected principles.
• U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Residence and eligibility to receive a U.S. Government security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of secure administration practices, access controls, and compliance‑focused environments.
• Strong understanding of Certificate Authority (CA) principles and certificate management.
• Experience with network monitoring tools and troubleshooting network issues.
• Familiarity with IT service design principles and best practices.
• Ability to create clear technical documentation and collaborate effectively with infrastructure, network, security, and vendor teams.

Work Model

We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring 3 days a week in our office in Blue Ash, OH. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.