Lead – Server, Virtualization & Cloud Infrastructure

Purpose of Role:

Lead & own the complete lifecycle management for physical servers, virtualization (VMware & KVM), cloud (AWS), storage (HPE SAN/MSA), backup, and monitoring platforms supporting the IT Operations infrastructure. Drive strategy, modernization and vendor partnerships.

Key Responsibilities:

- Infrastructure ownership — design, deploy, operate, and optimize HPE Synergy / Blade Servers / SAN switches, HPE MSA storage, VMware & KVM virtualization, AWS cloud infrastructure, backup systems, Zabbix monitoring, rack servers.

- Operations management — full server, storage, virtualization & cloud operations, incident and problem management, SLA oversight.

- Lifecycle management — hardware & firmware lifecycle planning, OS and VMware lifecycle, storage expiration tracking, planning refresh/upgrade programs.

- Security & compliance — server hardening, patch management, vulnerability/PT remediation, audit support.

- Capacity planning — forecast compute & storage growth, cloud resource planning, virtualization capacity optimization.

- Business continuity & DR — DR planning & testing, backup governance & restore validation, BC metrics reporting.

- Vendor management — maintain OEM partnerships (HPE [hardware], VMware [virtualization], AWS [cloud], third party support), coordinate AMC/support contracts, manage escalations.

- Strategy & roadmap — define technology roadmap, modernization initiatives, automation, infrastructure optimization, cost control.

- Team leadership — mentor,



train & manage team of server engineers, performance reviews, align tasks to business requirements.

Required Experience & Skills:

- 6–12 years in enterprise server infrastructure, virtualization & cloud administration, with 3–5 years in a leadership or senior L3 role.

- Proven track record with HPE Synergy/Blade, VMware vSphere (VCP), KVM, AWS (VPC, IAM, EC2), SAN technologies (HPE MSA/SAN), backup systems and Zabbix monitoring.

- Expertise in lifecycle planning, capacity forecasting, and asset management.

- Solid security skills: Windows/Linux hardening, patch mgmt workflows, vulnerability remediation, audit support.

- Excellent vendor relationship mgmt with HPE, VMware, AWS; experience negotiating AMC contracts.

- Leadership: ability to lead 5–10 engineers, manage projects, stakeholder communication and technology implementation.

Preferred Certifications & Qualifications:

- VMware VCP (mandatory)

- AWS Certified (Associate)

- HPE Infrastructure certifications

- Microsoft Certified: Windows Server

- Red Hat Certified Engineer/Administrator

- ITIL Foundation

Competencies:

- Strategic thinking and planning

- Team leadership and mentorship

- Excellent communication skills

- Vendor and stakeholder management

Reporting Relationships:

Reports to Head of IT Operations; leads Server & Cloud Infrastructure team.

Required Skills

- virtualization
- cloud infrastructure
- system administration
- vmware
- aws
- hpe synergy
- san storage
- san
- backup
- disaster recovery

📌 Manager - IT Operations & Infrastructure (India)
🏢 Sourceo
📍 India