Datacentre Engineer (Linux & VMware)

BizTech Fusion•Olathe, KS

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Datacentre Engineer will be responsible for administering, supporting, and optimizing Linux and VMware environments. This role requires expert-level troubleshooting capabilities, experience with enterprise backup technologies, storage, and networking fundamentals. The engineer will work in a 24x7 production environment with strict SLAs and will be expected to lead technical efforts during major incidents.

Requirements

Strong hands-on expertise in Linux administration (RHEL, Ubuntu): system tuning, performance analysis, filesystem management, and security hardening.
Advanced experience in VMware administration (ESXi, vCenter, VM provisioning, snapshots, performance troubleshooting).
Proven expert-level troubleshooting capability, including packet capture analysis using Wireshark, tcpdump, or equivalent tools.
Experience with enterprise backup technologies such as Veeam, Rubrik, Cohesity, or similar platforms.
Solid understanding of storage technologies (SAN, NAS, RAID, LUNs, multipathing, performance optimization).
Strong foundation in networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, routing, VLANs, firewalls) to support end-to-end issue resolution.
Experience working in 24x7 production environments with strict SLA and availability requirements.
Excellent analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills with the ability to communicate complex technical issues in an easy-to-understand manner.
Resourceful, with the ability to work independently.
Strong time management skills and attention to detail.
Ability to multi-task activities with shifting priorities.

Responsibilities

Administer, support, and optimize Linux environments (RHEL, Ubuntu) across physical and virtual platforms.
Manage and maintain VMware infrastructure (ESXi, vCenter, vSAN), including VM lifecycle management, performance tuning, and capacity planning.
Perform expert-level troubleshooting using packet capture and analysis tools (Wireshark, tcpdump) to resolve complex network and application connectivity issues.
Support and manage enterprise backup solutions such as Veeam, Rubrik, and Cohesity, including backup operations, validation, and restore testing.
Work with storage technologies (SAN/NAS) to troubleshoot capacity, performance, latency, and disk-related issues.
Actively participate in and technically drive Major Incident (P1) calls, collaborating with cross-functional teams to restore services within SLA.
Implement and maintain monitoring, alerting, and preventive controls for Linux and virtual infrastructure.
Execute change, patching, upgrade, and DR activities in accordance with ITIL and organizational best practices.
Provide operational documentation, runbooks, and knowledge articles to support service continuity.
Lead and drive technically the Operational issues on his own in a high pressure environment engaging multiple stakeholders during live troubleshooting.