Virtualization Architect

Role Purpose

Responsible for designing, implementing and operating enterprise-grade virtualization platforms with a strong focus on Nutanix technologies. The role ensures highly available, scalable, secure and resilient hybrid and multi‑cloud virtualization environments including active‑active datacenter architectures, software‑defined networking, disaster recovery and centralized management. The role provides hands‑on technical leadership and acts as a key interface with infrastructure, network and application teams.

Virtualization Architecture Design and maintain enterprise virtualization architecture standards with a primary focus on Nutanix platforms. Define blueprints for compute, storage, and software‑defined networking components. Ensure designs support scalability, performance, security and operational efficiency. Participate in architecture reviews and ensure alignment with enterprise standards.

Nutanix Platform Leadership Lead the design, deployment and operation of Nutanix AHV, AOS and Prism environments. Provide hands‑on expertise in Nutanix cluster design, lifecycle management and upgrades. Ensure optimal configuration and utilization of Nutanix infrastructure components.

Hybrid & Multi‑Cloud Integration Design and support hybrid and multi‑cloud virtualization environments. Integrate on‑premises virtualization platforms with public cloud services where required. Support cloud‑adjacent and cloud‑integrated workloads without requiring deep hyperscaler specialization.

High Availability & Disaster Recovery Design and operate highly available virtualization platforms including active‑active datacenter architectures. Implement and maintain disaster recovery solutions using synchronous and asynchronous replication. Plan, execute and document DR testing and business continuity scenarios.

Software‑Defined Networking & Security Design and operate software‑defined networking solutions within virtualized environments. Ensure secure segmentation, traffic management and network resiliency. Apply zero‑trust and defense‑in‑depth principles within virtualization platforms.

Centralized & Unified Management Implement and maintain centralized management, monitoring and automation platforms. Ensure unified visibility across compute, storage, network and DR layers. Define operational dashboards, alerts and performance KPIs.

Operations Monitoring & Optimization Ensure stability, availability and performance of virtualization platforms. Perform capacity planning, performance optimization and lifecycle management. Lead root‑cause analysis and continuous service improvement initiatives.

Project Delivery & Technical Leadership Lead virtualization initiatives end‑to‑end including new builds, upgrades, migrations and consolidations. Provide technical leadership to engineers during implementation and operations. Contribute to automation, standard operating procedures and documentation.

Stakeholder & Cross‑Team Collaboration Work closely with network, storage, security, database and application teams. Communicate technical designs and operational considerations clearly to business and technical stakeholders. Support vendors and partners during solution delivery and support engagements.

• 8–10 years experience in enterprise virtualization and infrastructure environments.
• Hands‑on experience with Nutanix platforms in production environments.
• Proven experience designing and operating active‑active data center architectures.
• Solid experience in hyperconverged, hybrid and multi‑cloud virtualization environments.
• Strong understanding of disaster recovery, business continuity and high availability concepts.
• Hands‑on experience with software‑defined networking and centralized infrastructure management.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering or related field.
• Nutanix certifications (NCP, NCM or equivalent) are highly desirable.
• Network‑defined software‑defined networking certification is strongly preferred.
• Cloud foundation certifications are desirable but deep Azure or GCP specialization is not required.
• Expert knowledge of Nutanix AHV, AOS, Prism Central and lifecycle management.
• Strong understanding of virtualization networking, micro‑segmentation and security controls.
• Experience with active‑active data centers, metro clusters and DR orchestration.
• Strong skills in centralized monitoring, automation and capacity management.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex multi‑layer infrastructure issues.
• Excellent documentation, communication and stakeholder engagement skills.