Infrastructure Engineer
Maverick Technology Partners
Infrastructure Engineer About the Role: We're looking for an Infrastructure Engineer to support a mid-to-large enterprise client across education, healthcare, enterprise, and service provider environments. This role centers on VMware virtualization and...
Job description
What You'll Do
Lead VMware vSphere/ESXi and vCenter design, deployment, and upgrade projects, including version upgrades, cluster builds, and environment modernization
Plan and execute enterprise storage upgrades and migrations (SAN/NAS), including capacity planning, platform refreshes, and data migration between storage tiers/vendors
Manage workload migrations and HA/DRS configuration across virtualized environments
Design, deploy, and troubleshoot enterprise networking environments (routing, switching, WAN/LAN)
Lead WLAN design and wireless deployments, including RF site surveys and analysis
Configure and support firewall/VPN solutions across multiple vendor platforms
Perform advanced network troubleshooting using packet capture and protocol analysis tools
Administer and support Microsoft infrastructure (Windows Server, AD, Group Policy, DNS/DHCP, Certificate Services)
Lead Microsoft 365 and cloud initiatives, including migrations and identity/security configuration
Design and implement backup and disaster recovery solutions
Partner directly with clients on discovery calls, solution design sessions, technical workshops, and sales support conversations - particularly around virtualization and storage upgrade roadmaps
Must-Have Qualifications
Data Center, Virtualization & Storage (Primary Focus)
Strong, hands-on VMware vSphere/ESXi and vCenter administration, including version upgrade planning and execution
Proven experience leading enterprise storage upgrade or migration projects (SAN/NAS) - platforms such as HPE Alletra, Nimble, NetApp, Dell EMC, Synology, or similar
Cluster design, workload migrations, and HA/DRS configuration
Nutanix AHV and/or Hyper-V experience a plus
Networking
Enterprise routing/switching: TCP/IP, OSPF, MPLS, VLANs, Carrier Ethernet
WAN/LAN architecture design and implementation
WLAN design and deployment experience, including RF analysis tools and platforms such as Aruba, Extreme, or Cisco
Firewall/VPN experience with Fortinet, SonicWall, and/or Juniper
Advanced troubleshooting skills, including packet capture/trace analysis and protocol analyzers
Microsoft Infrastructure & Cloud
Windows Server, Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS/DHCP, Certificate Services
Microsoft 365 migrations, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online
Entra ID (Azure AD), Intune, Microsoft Defender
Backup & DR
Veeam and/or Microsoft 365 Backup
Disaster recovery and business continuity planning
Communication
Strong customer-facing communication skills, with experience running discovery calls, solution design sessions, and presentations - especially explaining storage and virtualization upgrade options to non-technical stakeholders
Nice-to-Have Qualifications
VMware-to-Nutanix migration experience
Storage assessment/health check and capacity planning experience
Carrier-grade/service provider infrastructure experience
Azure hybrid cloud integration and identity synchronization
Mentoring, team leadership, or training development background
Cross-functional project leadership experience