Senior Virtualization Engineer

ComPsych is the worldwide leader in organizational mental health and well-being. The Senior Virtualization Engineer will serve as a senior technical resource responsible for managing and optimizing the enterprise virtualization platform, ensuring reliability, performance, and security while supporting various technology projects.

Responsibilities:

• Design, deploy, and manage enterprise VMware vSphere and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) environments hosting Windows and Linux workloads
• Implement and maintain vSphere HA, DRS, Site Recovery Manager, and NSX-T for network virtualization and micro-segmentation
• Support SAN/NAS (Pure Storage, NetApp, HPE Nimble) solutions across multiple sites and manage HPE servers using HPE OneView
• Performs capacity planning, lifecycle management, and both proactive and reactive maintenance of the VMware environment
• Develops and maintains monitoring and alerting for compute and storage infrastructure, including VMware ESXi, VMware Aria, and enterprise storage platforms (Pure Storage, HPE Nimble, NetApp), with a focus on automating responses to performance thresholds, capacity trends, and environmental events
• Monitor and optimize VM performance using VMware Aria Automation, vCenter tools, and other monitoring applications
• Maintain and provision Omnissa Horizon VDI and Azure Virtual Desktop environments
• Design hybrid cloud architectures with workload portability between on-premises VCF and public clouds (VMware Cloud on AWS, Azure VMware Solution)
• Implement cloud automation and orchestration using VMware Aria Automation, Cloud Assembly, and PowerCLI/PowerShell scripting
• Apply security hardening standards following VMware and industry best practices (STIG, CIS, HIPAA benchmarks)
• Conduct regular security assessments and vulnerability patching across VMware infrastructure including ESXi hosts
• Manage NSX firewall policies, VM security policies, and network segmentation in collaboration with security and network teams
• Implement security logging and alerting through Aria Operations for Logs and SIEM integration
• Serve as VMware subject matter expert and technical liaison for cross-functional initiatives
• Collaborate with Windows, Linux, and application development teams to ensure platform performance requirements are met
• Develop and maintain virtualization standards, procedures, and technical documentation including diagrams
• Other duties as required

Requirements:

• 8+ years of hands-on experience with VMware vSphere, ESXi, and related VMware technologies
• Strong proficiency with Windows Server (2016/2019/2022), Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and Group Policy in virtualized environments
• Experience with vSphere networking (VDS, NSX-T), storage technologies (VMFS, vSAN, SAN, NAS), and shared storage protocols
• Experience managing data centers and hardware/software such as HPE servers, HPE OneView, and enterprise storage (Pure, NetApp, HPE Nimble)
• Proficiency in PowerCLI and PowerShell scripting for automation
• Experience with Omnissa Horizon and Azure Virtual Desktop
• Strong problem-solving, troubleshooting, and project management skills
• Excellent communication skills with ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical audiences
• Ability to prioritize workloads for projects and operations in fast-paced environments
• Core networking knowledge and ability to troubleshoot connectivity issues with network teams
• Flexibility for after-hours work and participation in on-call rotation
• Must be able to work on-site at Chicago office and/or regional data centers as needed
• VMware Certified Professional (VCP) or higher (VCAP, VCDX)
• VMware Cloud Foundation certification
• Experience with Aria Suite (Operations, Automation, etc.)
• Familiarity with VMware Cloud on AWS, Azure VMware Solution
• Understanding of security compliance frameworks (STIG, CIS, NIST, HIPAA)
• Experience with containerization technologies, including Docker image creation and integration with virtualized infrastructure
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes for container orchestration, including cluster deployment, scaling, and troubleshooting in enterprise environments
• Familiarity with Red Hat OpenShift for managing containerized workloads and its integration within virtualized infrastructure platforms