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# VMware ESXi Platform Engineer

- **Company:** iCUBE Solutions
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** VMware ESX Servers, Python (Programming Language), Network Virtualization, PowerCLI, Ansible, Virtualization Technology, VMware VSphere, Software Vulnerability Management, Scripting, Vcenter, Vmware
- **Published:** August 25, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/2ef32ab0-852b-4579-8a0c-1ceeaecda2d8

## About the Role

* Hands-on experience administering VMware ESXi 8 and vCenter
 * Experience with ESXi patching, lifecycle management, upgrades and vulnerability remediation
 * Strong troubleshooting skills across VMware hosts and clusters
 * Working knowledge of HA/DRS, maintenance mode, virtual networking and shared storage
 * Experience working within formal change-management and incident-management processes
 * Strong written communication and cross-region handoff discipline
 * Ability to support the assigned regional shift and scheduled maintenance rotation

Preferred Qualifications

 * Exposure to ESXi/vSphere 9
 * PowerCLI, Python, Ansible or similar automation experience
 * Experience supporting large enterprise virtualization environments
 * VMware certification
 * Experience within banking, financial services or another regulated industry

Tools and Technologies

 * VMware ESXi 8 / vSphere
 * VMware vCenter and lifecycle management tooling
 * HA / DRS
 * PowerCLI
 * Ansible
 * Python or similar scripting tools (preferred)

## Description

The VMware ESXi Platform Engineer will support the maintenance, patching, upgrading and troubleshooting of a large enterprise virtualization environment, The engineer will execute maintenance through VMware vCenter and related lifecycle tooling, monitor each activity through completion and troubleshoot failed or incomplete changes. This is a hands-on engineering role requiring the ability to diagnose issues, make safe corrections and resume execution not simply initiate automated jobs., * Execute ESXi 8 patching, vulnerability remediation and platform upgrades

 * Plan, initiate, monitor and validate host and cluster maintenance through vCenter
 * Diagnose failed updates using platform logs, events and task history
 * Coordinate maintenance mode, host evacuation, remediation, reboot and return-to-service activities
 * Validate cluster health, capacity, networking and storage dependencies before and after changes
 * Document completed work, technical issues, validation evidence and next actions
 * Provide complete handoffs so work can continue across regions
 * Support future ESXi/vSphere 9 planning, testing and migration activities
 * Participate in scheduled after-hours and weekend maintenance windows


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