Virtualization Engineer

TalentOla; New Jersey; On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company based in Jersey City, NJ, is seeking a Senior Hypervisor Engineer to develop and optimize hypervisor solutions. Candidates must possess strong programming skills in Java and Python and have significant experience with virtualization platforms. The role involves building automation solutions for enterprise environments and contributing to open-source projects, requiring over 10 years in open-source software development. This position is onsite and intends to attract local talent from New Jersey.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in open-source software development.
• Hands-on experience with open-source hypervisors.
• Strong coding ability in infrastructure engineering.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize hypervisor and virtualization-related software.
• Contribute to open-source virtualization projects.
• Debug, profile, and improve hypervisor performance, scalability, and security.

Skills

Programming expertise in Java

Programming expertise in Python

System engineering and automation skills

Tools

VMware vRealize Automation

Red Hat OpenShift

Job description

Location: Jersey City, NJ (Need Local to New jersey candidate only)

Term: Contract/Onsite

Experience Required: 10+ Years

Job Summary

We are seeking a Senior Hypervisor Engineer with strong expertise in open-source development and virtualization technologies. The ideal candidate will design, implement, and optimize hypervisor solutions while building automation for enterprise virtualization environments.

This role requires a combination of strong programming skills and system engineering expertise, particularly in virtualization platforms and container environments.

Mandatory Skills

• Strong programming expertise in Java and Python
• Experience automating environments using Python and Java
• Hands‑on experience with virtualization platforms and infrastructure
• Experience with VRA environments and Red Hat OpenShift
• Strong system engineering and automation skills
• Ability to work with OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) environments

Relevant technologies include:

• VMware vRealize Automation
• Red Hat OpenShift

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize hypervisor and virtualization‑related software
• Contribute to open‑source virtualization projects
• Debug, profile, and improve hypervisor performance, scalability, and security
• Build automation solutions for OCP and VRA environments using Python and Java
• Collaborate with software, hardware, and security teams
• Participate in architecture discussions, design reviews, and code reviews
• Stay updated with advancements in open‑source virtualization and hypervisor technologies

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in open‑source software development
• Hands‑on experience with open‑source hypervisors
• Background in infrastructure engineering with strong coding ability
• Prior experience working in product companies such as: