Role: Technical Consultant - Linux Platform and virtualization
Experience level: 8+ Years
Location: Pune
Mode: WFO
Budget: 25 to 28 LPA Max
Preferred Immediate to 30 Days joiners
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Technical Consultant - Linux Platform and virtualization
Job Summary:
We are seeking an experienced Linux Solution Consultant with 8+ years of
overall IT experience, including 3+ years in solution or platform
consulting roles, with a strong understanding of VMware, KVM, and other
enterprise virtualization platforms. The role requires leadership in
solution architecture, platform integration, architecture governance,
and stakeholder engagement, with the ability to design and support
integrated virtualized solutions aligned to business, security, and
operational requirements. The focus is on outcome‑driven delivery within
regulated enterprise environments.
Architecture & Design
- Lead solution and enterprise architecture activities, translating
business, security, and operational requirements into
implementable technical architectures
- Drive architecture governance, including architecture board reviews,
approvals, and compliance to enterprise standards
- Identify, document, and justify product gaps, risks, constraints,
and acceptable architectural deviations




- Translate high-level architectures into executable technical
designs, standards, and reference architectures
Implementation
- Design, deploy, and operate solutions using HPE VM Essentials /
Morpheus, with robust hands-on involvement
- Provide advanced Linux / UNIX administration and troubleshooting,
including performance tuning and stability improvements
- Design and implement KVM-based virtualization solutions in
enterprise environments
- Develop automation scripts and tooling to standardize provisioning,
configuration, validation, and lifecycle management
- Support technical validation, UAT, and production readiness
activities
- Perform root cause analysis with structured incident, problem, and
post-incident documentation
Delivery & Collaboration
- Resolve technical dependencies and cross-domain integration
challenges
- Work effectively with cross-functional teams, including, operations,
compliance, and business stakeholders
- Demonstrate high accountability and reliability in meeting delivery
commitments
- Context-switch effectively between technical deep dives,
architectural discussions, and stakeholder conversations
Mandatory Technical Skills
- KVM virtualization experience
- Strong infrastructure and compute background:
- Virtualization
- Networking
- Storage
- Security
- Robust capability to analyse customer requirements and develop
viable technical solution proposals
- Strong understanding of Linux /Unix
- Kernel behavior, boot process,



systemd
- Filesystems (ext4, XFS, GFS2)
- LVM, VxFS, multipathing, udev
- Experience in Serviceguard and pacemaker clustering technologies
- Robust understanding of Storage
- SAN/NAS concepts: FC, iSCSI, NFS
- Storage integration with Linux and virtualization platforms
- Strong understanding of Virtualization & Compute
- Extensive experience with KVM/libvirt (virsh, virt-install,
virt-manager)
- Solid understanding of VMware concepts (ESXi, vCenter) and
migration strategies
- CPU models, NUMA awareness, SR-IOV, PCI passthrough, nested
virtualization
- Strong understanding of Networking
- Deep understanding of Linux networking:
- Bonding (LACP), bridging, VLANs
- TCP/IP fundamentals, MTU, jumbo frames
- Troubleshooting complex network paths in virtualized
environments
- Advanced Linux administration and troubleshooting
Recommended / Nice-to-Have Skills
- HPE VM Essentials / Morpheus - design, deployment, operations
- Experience working in regulated enterprise environments
- Exposure to automation and orchestration platforms
- Experience with large-scale enterprise infrastructure
transformations
Mandatory Soft Skills
- Strong outcome-oriented mindset with proactive ownership
- Ability to drive outcomes, not just designs
- Strong collaboration skills across cross-functional teams
- Ability to context-switch across technical, architectural, and
stakeholder discussions
- High level of accountability and delivery discipline
- Excellent analytical, documentation, and communication skills
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Subject Matter Expert who is hands-on, not slide-only
- Comfortable owning solutions end-to-end
- Trusted to deliver in high-stakes enterprise environments
- Known for execution, reliability, and architectural rigor

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