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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Virtualization Systems Specialist - **Company:** Energy Alternatives, Inc. - **Location:** Houston, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Linux, Disaster Recovery, Hyper-V, Windows Servers, Open Source Technology, VMware Infrastructure, Virtual Machines, Virtualization Technology, Software Vulnerability Management, Backup and Restore, High Performance Computing, Information Technology, Tools for Reporting, Nutanix - **Published:** September 17, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/virtualization-systems-specialist-cgg-services-sas-10100628 ## About the Role Essential: * Strong hands-on experience administering Nutanix HCI environments. * Experience supporting enterprise-scale virtualization platforms. * Experience troubleshooting virtualization, performance, storage, and infrastructure-related issues. * Knowledge of backup, disaster recovery, and high-availability concepts. * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. * Excellent communication and documentation skills. * Ability to work effectively within a geographically distributed team. Desirable: * Nutanix certifications such as NCA (Nutanix Certified Associate) or NCP (Nutanix Certified Professional). * Experience with Hyper-V and/or Open-Source virtualization technologies. * Good understanding of Windows Server and Linux operating systems. * Experience working within ITIL-based operational support environments. * Experience supporting High Performance Computing (HPC) infrastructure environments. * Familiarity with monitoring, capacity management, and infrastructure reporting tools., * Bachelor's Degree (BSc) in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline; or equivalent industry experience. * Minimum 3 years of experience working in enterprise infrastructure or virtualization environments. * Must be authorized to live and work in the United States. ## Description The Virtualization Systems Specialist is responsible for the day-to-day operation, maintenance, support, and continual improvement of the organization's global virtualization platforms. Working as part of a geographically distributed team, the role supports both Corporate and High-Performance Computing (HPC) environments, ensuring the delivery of reliable, secure, and scalable virtual infrastructure that underpins critical business services worldwide., * Platform Operations + Administer and support enterprise virtualization platforms, with a primary focus on Nutanix HCI. + Provision, configure, maintain, and decommission virtual machines in accordance with established standards. + Monitor platform health, performance, and capacity, proactively identifying and resolving issues. + Perform routine maintenance, upgrades, and patching activities across virtualization environments. * Infrastructure Support + Troubleshoot and resolve virtualization-related incidents and service requests. + Assist with root cause analysis activities and contribute to corrective and preventative actions. + Work closely with server, storage, networking, security, and application teams to deliver integrated infrastructure solutions. + Support business-critical environments to ensure availability and performance targets are maintained. * Platform Improvement + Contribute to infrastructure projects, platform upgrades, and technology refresh initiatives. + Identify opportunities to improve reliability, efficiency, automation, and operational processes. + Assist in testing and validating new technologies, features, and platform enhancements. + Develop and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and knowledge articles. * Security & Compliance + Ensure virtualization environments comply with company security standards and operational policies. + Support vulnerability remediation, audit activities, and compliance initiatives. + Follow established change management and operational governance processes. + Maintain accurate records of platform changes and configurations. * Backup & Disaster Recovery + Support backup, recovery, and disaster recovery solutions protecting virtualized workloads. + Participate in recovery testing and resilience exercises. + Assist in validating platform recoverability and business continuity capabilities. Scope & Impact: * Supports enterprise and HPC virtualization environments consisting of thousands of virtual machines deployed globally. * Contributes to the stability, availability, performance, and security of core infrastructure platforms. * Works closely with global IT teams to deliver reliable services supporting business operations worldwide. * Provides technical expertise and operational support across virtualization technologies and associated infrastructure., We are also dedicated to ensuring that our hiring process accessible to all. 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