Senior IT Systems Engineer - VMware

The Hartford • Chicago, IL

67d • $115,760 - $173,640 • Hybrid

About The Position

We're determined to make a difference and are proud to be an insurance company that goes well beyond coverages and policies. Working here means having every opportunity to achieve your goals - and to help others accomplish theirs, too. Join our team as we help shape the future.

Requirements

• Foundational knowledge in capacity planning and performance tuning.
• Intermediate working knowledge and skillsets in automation tools and scripting languages (Python, PowerShell, Ansible, Terraform).
• Expert/mastery level comfort in working in a large-scale enterprise supporting environments with 10,000+ servers.
• Intermediate troubleshooting skills to solve technical problems, guide junior teammates, and partner with US based engineering leads and management.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills to directly and indirectly manage teammates.

Nice To Haves

• 5+ years of experience in IT infrastructure engineering, with at least 3 years focused on Virtual Server environments like VMware or Nutanix.
• Experience migrating workloads from VMware to Nutanix.
• Nutanix Certified Professional (NCP) or VMware Certified Professional (VCP).

Responsibilities

• Virtual Server Infrastructure Leadership
• Design, deploy, and manage Virtual Server Clusters (Nutanix) across enterprise environments.
• Lead migration efforts from VMware to Nutanix, ensuring minimal disruption and optimal performance.
• Monitor and forecast infrastructure capacity needs.
• Develop and maintain dashboards and reporting tools to track utilization and performance metrics.
• Build and maintain automation scripts and frameworks (e.g., using Terraform/Ansible) to streamline infrastructure provisioning, patching, and monitoring.
• Integrate Nutanix with enterprise automation platforms, observability toolsets, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Build and manage a team responsible for 24x7 operations including software patching, technology currency, and vulnerability management.
• Oversee incident response, root cause analysis, and resolution processes to ensure infrastructure resilience and compliance.
• Leverage enterprise observability toolsets to automate detection of performance issues and monitor the overall health of the compute environment.
• Support internal and external audits by developing and maintaining CIS benchmarks.
• Incorporate benchmark-driven changes into automation pipelines and deploy them at scale across the enterprise.
• Mentor junior engineers and foster a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including network, security, and application teams to ensure seamless infrastructure operations.
• Ensure high availability, scalability, and security of Nutanix environments.
• Participate in incident response and root cause analysis for infrastructure-related issues.

Benefits

• Short-term or annual bonuses
• Long-term incentives
• On-the-spot recognition

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees