Job SummaryWe are looking for a Data Center Engineer with 3–4 years of hands-on experience in Data Center operations, Virtual Machine (VM) management, Linux/Unix administration, and DC-DR (Data Center–Disaster Recovery) environments.The candidate will be responsible for day-to-day infrastructure operations, VM provisioning and management, Linux server administration, system health monitoring, troubleshooting, backup/restore coordination, DR activities, and supporting application/deployment teams.Key ResponsibilitiesManage and support Data Center and Disaster Recovery (DC-DR) infrastructure.Provision, configure, modify, and decommission Virtual Machines (VMs) based on project requirements.Perform VM activities such as:VM creation and deletionCPU, RAM, and disk allocation/extensionSnapshot creation and restorationVM cloningNetwork configurationVM migrationBackup and restore coordinationAdminister Linux/Unix servers, particularly Ubuntu and enterprise Linux distributions.Perform Linux system administration activities including:User and group managementFile system and disk managementLVM configuration and extensionMount point managementPackage installation and updatesService/process managementPermissions and ownership managementOS patching and maintenanceTroubleshoot server issues related to CPU, memory, disk, network, processes, services, and file systems.Monitor infrastructure availability, capacity, utilization, and server health.Support DC-to-DR replication, DR drills, failover, failback, and disaster recovery testing.Validate application and infrastructure availability during planned DR exercises.Perform regular health checks of servers and virtualization infrastructure.Coordinate with Network, Security, Storage, Database, Application, and DevOps teams for infrastructure-related activities.Support application deployment teams with server prerequisites, ports, storage, users, permissions, and connectivity.Troubleshoot network connectivity using tools such as ping, traceroute, telnet, nc, curl, ss,



and netstat.Perform log analysis and troubleshoot Linux system/service failures.Manage server storage, disk utilization, NFS mounts, and file-system-related issues.Participate in incident, change, problem, and service-request management processes.Maintain infrastructure inventory and technical documentation.Follow organizational security, access control, backup, patching, and compliance standards.Provide support during planned maintenance activities, production deployments, migrations, and critical incidents.Required Technical SkillsOperating SystemsUbuntu LinuxRHEL / CentOS / Rocky Linux or equivalentGood understanding of Unix/Linux conceptsVirtualizationHands-on experience in VM provisioning and lifecycle managementVMware / vSphere / ESXi, KVM, or similar virtualization platformsVM snapshots, cloning, migration, resource allocation, and troubleshootingLinux AdministrationUser/group and permission managementLVM and filesystem managementDisk partitioning and mount managementSystemd and service managementPackage management using apt, yum, and dnfSSH configuration and troubleshootingCron jobs and basic shell scriptingPerformance and log troubleshootingData Center / DRUnderstanding of Data Center infrastructure and operationsHands-on exposure to DC and DR environmentsDR drills, failover/failback, and recovery validationBackup and restoration conceptsServer availability and capacity monitoringNetworkingTCP/IP fundamentalsDNS, Gateway, Routing, VLAN, Firewall, and Proxy conceptsBasic understanding of ports and network connectivity troubleshootingExperience troubleshooting server-to-server and application connectivityGood to HaveBasic knowledge of AWS/Azure or private cloud environmentsKnowledge of Docker and KubernetesBasic Bash/Shell scriptingExposure to monitoring tools such as Zabbix, Nagios, Prometheus, Grafana, or similarUnderstanding of ITIL processesExposure to ticketing tools such as ServiceNow or JiraKnowledge of backup and storage technologiesUnderstanding of security tools such as EDR, vulnerability scanners, and SIEM agents

📌 Data Center Engineer (Pune)
🏢 The Adlakha Group
📍 Pune