Technical Consultant – Linux Platform & Virtualization

Location: Pune
Experience: 8–12 Years
Salary: Best in Industry
Employment Type: Full-Time
Work Mode: Work From Office

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Technical Consultant – Linux Platform & Virtualization with 8+ years of IT experience, including 3+ years in solution consulting, platform consulting, or solution architecture. The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in Linux, KVM virtualization, VMware, enterprise infrastructure, networking, and storage, with hands-on experience designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise virtualization platforms.

The candidate will work closely with architecture, infrastructure, operations, and business teams to deliver secure, scalable, and high-performing virtualized solutions.

Key Responsibilities

- Design enterprise Linux and virtualization solutions based on business and technical requirements.
- Lead solution architecture activities and participate in architecture governance and design reviews.
- Build and implement KVM-based virtualization environments.
- Deploy, configure, and manage enterprise virtualization platforms.
- Perform advanced Linux administration, troubleshooting, and performance tuning.
- Develop automation scripts for provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle management.
- Support platform integration, migration, validation, UAT, and production readiness.
- Perform root cause analysis and resolve complex infrastructure issues.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including infrastructure, networking, storage, security, and operations.
- Prepare technical documentation, architecture standards, and implementation guides.
- Ensure solutions comply with enterprise security and operational standards.

Required Technical SkillsLinux & UNIX





- Advanced Linux/UNIX administration
- Kernel, boot process, systemd
- Performance tuning and troubleshooting
- Filesystems: ext4, XFS, GFS2
- LVM, VxFS, multipathing, udev

Virtualization

- Solid hands-on experience with KVM/libvirt
- virsh, virt-install, virt-manager
- VMware ESXi & vCenter concepts
- Virtual machine migration strategies
- NUMA, CPU models
- SR-IOV
- PCI Passthrough
- Nested Virtualization

Storage

- SAN & NAS
- Fibre Channel (FC)
- iSCSI
- NFS
- Storage integration with Linux and virtualization platforms

Networking

- Linux networking
- TCP/IP
- VLAN
- Bonding (LACP)
- Bridging
- MTU & Jumbo Frames
- Troubleshooting enterprise network environments

Clustering

- Serviceguard
- Pacemaker Clustering

Infrastructure

- Enterprise Compute
- Infrastructure Design
- Platform Integration
- Security Best Practices

Preferred Skills

- HPE VM Essentials
- Morpheus Platform
- Infrastructure Automation & Orchestration
- Enterprise Infrastructure Transformation Projects
- Experience in regulated enterprise environments

Required Soft Skills

- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Excellent communication and documentation abilities
- Ability to manage multiple stakeholders
- Solid ownership and accountability
- Collaborative team player
- Ability to work in fast-paced enterprise environments
- Outcome-driven approach with strong delivery focus

Preferred Candidate Profile

- 8–12 years of overall IT experience
- Minimum 3 years in Solution Consulting, Platform Consulting, or Solution Architecture
- Strong hands-on Linux and KVM virtualization expertise
- Experience designing and implementing enterprise infrastructure solutions
- Comfortable working across architecture, implementation, and operations
- Ability to lead technical discussions with customers and internal teams

Work Location: In person

📌 Technical Consultant – Linux Platform & Virtualization (Pune)
🏢 Enfycon India Private
📍 Pune