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,modernizationand vendor partnerships.

Key Responsibilities:

- Infrastructure ownership design, deploy,operate, andoptimizeHPE 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, storageexpirationtracking, 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, BCmetricsreporting.

- Vendor management maintainOEM 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:

- 612 years in enterprise server infrastructure, virtualization cloud administration, with 35 years ina leadershipor senior L3 role.

- Proventrack recordwith HPE Synergy/Blade, VMware vSphere (VCP), KVM, AWS (VPC, IAM, EC2), SAN technologies (HPE MSA/SAN), backupsystemsand Zabbix monitoring.

- Expertisein lifecycle planning, capacity forecasting, and asset management.

- Solid security skills: Windows/Linux hardening, patchmgmtworkflows, vulnerability remediation, audit support.

- Excellent vendor relationshipmgmtwith HPE, VMware, AWS; experience negotiating AMC contracts.

- Leadership: ability to lead 510 engineers, manage projects, stakeholdercommunicationand 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; leadsServerCloud Infrastructure team.

📌 Manager - IT Operations & Infrastructure (Pune)
🏢 Tata Communications
📍 Pune