Senior Compute & Virtualization Administrator

Compensation & LocationLocation: Greensboro, NCSchedule: Full-time contractWork Type: OnsitePay Range: $67.00 – $74.00 per hour (based on experience, geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills & internal equity)📍 Must be willing to work onsite in Greensboro, NC🛂 Sponsorship NOT is available for this role🚫 W2 ONLY — No C2C, No 3rd PartiesPosition SummaryWe are seeking an experienced Senior Compute & Virtualization Administrator to own the reliability, lifecycle, security, resilience, and continuous improvement of enterprise server, virtualization, VDI, cloud compute, and disaster recovery platforms.This is a highly technical, hands-on infrastructure role requiring deep expertise across VMware vSphere, Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Cisco UCS, Nutanix, AWS EC2, and enterprise disaster recovery. The ideal candidate brings 10+ years of enterprise infrastructure experience and can independently lead complex incidents, infrastructure recovery, platform upgrades, and data-center activities.What This Person Will Be Working OnOwn enterprise OS, virtualization, compute, VDI, cloud workload, and DR operationsAdminister VMware vSphere, Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Cisco UCS, Nutanix, and AWS EC2Manage VMware ESXi hosts, clusters, datastores, virtual switches, VLANs, capacity, and performanceLead incident response, RCA, vulnerability remediation, patching, and service restorationPerform hands-on data-center work including rack/stack, cabling, hardware installation/removal, diagnostics, RMA, and decommissioningPlan and execute platform upgrades, capacity reviews, DR exercises, failover, recovery testing, and corrective actionsManage Cisco UCS server profiles/templates and Fabric Interconnect network/storage connectivitySupport infrastructure automation using Ansible, scripting, and configuration-management toolsCoordinate platform integrations and changes across application, network, security/IAM, and data-platform teamsManage vendor/MSP escalations and maintain runbooks, architecture documentation, lifecycle plans, and technical standardsWork Environment, Travel & AvailabilityWork Location: Hybrid remote/on-site in Greensboro, NC. Current requirement is approximately 80% on-site, subject to change based on business and operational needs.Travel: Requires approximately 5–10% travel annually to key locations throughout North America.Overtime: Average overtime is estimated at approximately 5–10 hours per week, based on business and operational needs.On-Call Support: Participates in an after-hours on-call and escalation rotation and may be required to support critical incidents outside of normal business hours.Physical/On-Site Support: Must be capable of performing on-site work involving physical infrastructure, recovery testing, hardware replacement, and incident support, including lifting and racking/unracking equipment.Access Requirement: Must meet applicable U.S. Person requirements for access to the supported environment.Required Skills & Experience10+ years of progressive enterprise infrastructure or systems administration experience5+ years administering enterprise server and virtualization platforms3+ years supporting Disaster Recovery planning, failover, exercises, or infrastructure recoveryAdvanced VMware vSphere administration experienceExperience installing/upgrading ESXi hosts and configuring host/datastore clustersExperience with virtual switches, VLAN configuration, capacity management, and performance managementAdvanced Windows Server 2016+ administration experienceAdvanced Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7+ (RHEL) administration experienceAdvanced Cisco UCS administration, including server profiles/templates and Fabric InterconnectsExperience with Nutanix AOS and enterprise x86 server hardwareExperience supporting AWS EC2 workloads and platform integrationsExperience with Ansible, scripting, automation, or configuration managementWorking knowledge of SAN, NAS, storage, and enterprise backup platformsExperience with ITSM, 24x7 operations, change control, patching, vulnerability remediation, major incidents, and RCAStrong technical documentation, stakeholder communication, and management-level presentation skillsBachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; or Associate degree/military/industry training with equivalent professional experienceDesired SkillsExperience with Red Hat SatelliteExperience with GitHub, GitLab, or similar SCM platformsExperience supporting Horizon VDI and NVIDIA vGPUKnowledge of Windows Group Policy and DHCPExperience with HPC hardware and infrastructure monitoring platformsFamiliarity with Dell PowerStore, Isilon/OneFS, Avamar, Data Domain, and Cisco SAN switchingExperience creating technical standards, runbooks, architecture diagrams, and lifecycle plansStrong infrastructure recovery and Disaster Recovery leadership experienceVMware VCP, RHCSA/RHCE, Microsoft, and/or ITIL Foundation certificationsExperience mentoring infrastructure engineers and supporting cross-training