Virtualization Engineer

Cognizant

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Blue Ash, OH
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Cognizant is a multinational IT services and consulting company offering digital transformation, technology, and business process services. It serves clients across financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, and other industries worldwide.

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TL;DR · Virtualization Engineer

As a Virtualization Engineer on the Infrastructure Architecture team, you will design, architect, implement, and operate production virtualization and hybrid-cloud environments. Your daily responsibilities include building and maintaining enterprise platforms with a primary focus on Nutanix AOS and Prism, as well as Microsoft Hyper-V Failover Clustering. You will manage clusters through Prism Element and Prism Central, perform capacity planning, and troubleshoot complex compute, storage, and networking issues involving virtual switches and VLANs. You will also support workload rehosting to Amazon EC2 and manage hybrid systems using AWS Systems Manager Fleet Manager and AWS Transform. Key technical skills include PowerShell for automation, knowledge of disaster recovery replication, and experience with firmware updates. This role solves technical problems related to high availability and business continuity in production environments.

What you'll do

  • Design, build, and maintain enterprise virtualization platforms using Nutanix AOS and Microsoft Hyper-V.
  • Manage clusters through Prism Element and Prism Central for health monitoring, capacity planning, and lifecycle management.
  • Execute platform upgrades, firmware updates, and cluster expansions while minimizing service disruptions.
  • Troubleshoot complex compute, storage, and networking issues including virtual switches and VLANs.
  • Monitor and manage hybrid systems using AWS Systems Manager Fleet Manager and AWS Transform.
  • Plan and execute workload migrations and rehosting to Amazon EC2.
  • Support disaster recovery through replication, snapshots, and periodic recovery testing.
  • Automate routine administration, reporting, and configuration checks using PowerShell.

What we're looking for

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Understanding of secure administration practices, access controls, and compliance-focused environments (preferred).

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