IN_Sr Associate_Azure Stack HCI & VMware Infrastructure Engineer_Digital Integration_Advisory_Kolkata

Job Summary 

We are looking for an experienced Azure Stack HCI & VMware Infrastructure Engineer with 4+ years of hands-on experience in designing, deploying, managing, and troubleshooting enterprise virtualization and hybrid cloud infrastructure environments. The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in Azure Stack HCI, VMware vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, storage, networking, and disaster recovery solutions, along with experience in infrastructure automation and cloud integration. 

Responsibilities 

• Design, implement, and manage Azure Stack HCI environments. 

• Install, configure, and maintain VMware vSphere, ESXi, and vCenter Server infrastructure. 

• Monitor and optimize virtualization platforms to ensure high availability and performance. 

• Manage clusters, storage, networking, and virtual machine lifecycle activities. 

• Configure and maintain Azure Arc integration with Azure Stack HCI environments. 

• Implement infrastructure backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions. 

• Perform capacity planning, health monitoring, and performance tuning. 

• Manage Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) deployments and upgrades. 

• Troubleshoot hardware, virtualization, networking, and storage-related issues. 

• Configure and maintain failover clustering and workload migration. 

• Collaborate with cloud, security, and infrastructure teams for hybrid cloud deployments. 

• Develop automation scripts using PowerShell and other infrastructure automation tools. 

• Ensure compliance with security, governance, and operational standards. 

• Prepare and maintain technical documentation, SOPs, and architecture diagrams. 

Technical Skills 

Azure Stack HCI 

• Azure Stack HCI deployment and cluster management 

• Azure Arc integration 

• Hybrid cloud configuration 

• Cluster updates and maintenance 

• Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) 

• High Availability and Disaster Recovery 

VMware Infrastructure 

• VMware ESXi administration 

• vCenter Server administration 

• Cluster management 

• HA, DRS, vMotion, Storage vMotion 

• VMware vSAN 

• Resource optimization and capacity planning 

Operating Systems 

• Windows Server 2019/2022 

• Active Directory 

• DNS, DHCP 

• Group Policies 

Automation & Scripting 

• PowerShell 

• PowerCLI 

• Infrastructure automation 

Storage & Networking 

• SAN/NAS Storage 

• Fibre Channel 

• iSCSI 

• VLANs 

• Network virtualization 

Certifications (Preferred) 

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Stack HCI 

• Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) 

• VMware Certified Professional (VCP-DCV) 

• Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate (AZ-800/AZ-801) 

years of Experience Required 

• 4+ years of experience in virtualization and infrastructure management. 

• Hands-on experience with Azure Stack HCI deployments and administration. 

• Strong VMware Infrastructure support and implementation experience. 

• Experience working in enterprise datacenter and hybrid cloud environments.