Job Summary

We 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 Responsibilities

Manage 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 deletion CPU, RAM, and disk allocation/extension Snapshot creation and restoration VM cloning Network configuration VM migration Backup and restore coordination Administer Linux/Unix servers, particularly Ubuntu and enterprise Linux distributions.

Perform

Linux system administration activities including: User and group management File system and disk management LVM configuration and extension Mount point management Package installation and updates Service/process management Permissions and ownership management OS patching and maintenance Troubleshoot 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 Dev Ops 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 Skills

Operating Systems

Ubuntu Linux RHEL / Cent OS / Rocky Linux or equivalent Positive understanding of Unix/Linux concepts

Virtualization

Hands-on experience in VM provisioning and lifecycle management VMware / v Sphere / ESXi, KVM, or similar virtualization platforms VM snapshots, cloning, migration, resource allocation, and troubleshooting

Linux Administration

User/group and permission management LVM and filesystem management Disk partitioning and mount management Systemd and service management Package management using apt, yum, and dnf SSH configuration and troubleshooting Cron jobs and basic shell scripting Performance and log troubleshooting

Data Center / DR

Understanding of Data Center infrastructure and operations Hands-on exposure to DC and DR environments DR drills, failover/failback, and recovery validation Backup and restoration concepts Server availability and capacity monitoring

Networking

TCP/IP fundamentals DNS, Gateway, Routing, VLAN, Firewall, and Proxy concepts Basic understanding of ports and network connectivity troubleshooting Experience troubleshooting server-to-server and application connectivity

Good to Have

Basic knowledge of AWS/Azure or private cloud environments Knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes Basic Bash/Shell scripting Exposure to monitoring tools such as Zabbix, Nagios, Prometheus, Grafana, or similar Understanding of ITIL processes Exposure to ticketing tools such as Service Now or Jira Knowledge of backup and storage technologies Understanding of security tools such as EDR, vulnerability scanners, and SIEM agents

📌 Data center engineer (Pune)
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