As a Senior Virtualization Engineer, Team Lead, you will provide technical leadership for a team of virtualization engineers, guiding design decisions, setting engineering standards, and mentoring team members while remaining hands-on. This role requires deep expertise in virtualization technologies to ensure platform reliability, performance, security, and alignment with business objectives.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required, preferably in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience providing technical leadership to engineering teams.
- 10+ 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) preferred
- VMware Cloud Foundation certification preferred
- Experience with VMware Aria Suite (Operations, Automation, Log Insight) preferred
- Familiarity with VMware Cloud on AWS, Azure VMware Solution preferred
- Understanding of security compliance frameworks (STIG, CIS, NIST, HIPAA) preferred
- Core networking knowledge and ability to troubleshoot connectivity issues with network teams preferred
Benefits
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- medical
- dental
- vision
- 401(k) with match
- robust EAP
- wellness program
- and much more
