Virtualization Systems Engineer, Jersey City, NJ

Job Title: Virtualization Systems Engineer

Location: Jersey City, NJ (5 Days Onsite – EST Zone Relocation Accepted)
Employment Type: W2 Only
Compensation: $70/hr W2

• OpenShift

• Kubernetes (K8s)

• Virtualization Technologies (VMware highly preferred)

• Python scripting

We are seeking experienced Virtualization Systems Engineers to help lead the transition from OpenStack to a virtual infrastructure using OpenShift. You will be joining the Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) team focused on Private Cloud initiatives. This is a high-impact, hands-on engineering role within a fast-paced environment.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Implement VM automation and orchestration using OpenShift

• Collaborate on bare metal provisioning, compute, storage, and networking

• Perform performance testing of VMs

• Execute large-scale deployments using OpenShift

• Work with major vendors like Broadcom

• Optimize server/device performance in a Private Cloud context

• Automate infrastructure processes for scale and efficiency

Nice to Have:

• KVM, KubeVirt, Hyper-V

• S3 object storage experience

• vSphere, ESXi, VCF, vRealize, Nutanix, NSX-T

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) – Express configurations using code

• Hands-on experience migrating from OpenStack to virtual environments

• Strong knowledge of networking within Kubernetes environments

TopTech Talent is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

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