Infrastructure & Virtualization Engineer VMware / Windows

Employment Eligibility Statement:
Due to specific project and client requirements, this position is open to U.S. Citizens and U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents (Green Card holders). Sponsorship is not available at this time.
Danta Technologies evaluates all candidates in compliance with the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and EEOC guidelines. All hiring decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

Note:
This position is based in Houston, TX, and requires 5 days per week working from the office.

! Applications from candidates residing outside the USA will not be accepted.


Ideal Candidate: We are looking for a hands-on infrastructure engineer who can independently handle L3 VMware troubleshooting, migrations, storage-related issues, and Windows Server support in an enterprise environment.

Job Description:
We are actively looking for an experienced L3 Infrastructure & Virtualization Engineer with strong hands-on expertise in VMware and Windows Server environments. The ideal candidate should have advanced VMware administration and troubleshooting capabilities, particularly in VMware migrations, storage, vSAN and disk performance optimization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide L3 support for enterprise VMware and Windows infrastructure.

• Administer and troubleshoot VMware ESXi hosts, vCenter and vSphere environments.

• Execute VMware migrations, including vMotion and Storage vMotion.

• Troubleshoot complex VMware issues involving virtual machines, hosts, clusters and resource utilization.

• Manage VMware storage, datastores, SAN/NAS and vSAN environments.

• Investigate and resolve disk performance issues, including IOPS, latency and storage bottlenecks.

• Perform VMware upgrades, patching and lifecycle management.

• Support Windows Server 2016, 2019 and 2022 environments.

• Troubleshoot Windows Server, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP and Group Policy issues.

• Provide infrastructure support, root cause analysis and permanent resolution of critical incidents.

• Collaborate with infrastructure, storage and networking teams.

Required Technical Skills

• Strong hands-on experience with VMware vSphere, ESXi and vCenter.

• L3-level VMware administration and troubleshooting.

• VMware migration experience vMotion and Storage vMotion.

• VMware storage, datastores and vSAN knowledge.

• Strong understanding of disk performance, IOPS, latency and throughput.

• Windows Server administration and troubleshooting (2016/2019/2022).

• Experience with enterprise infrastructure and production environments.

Good to Have:

• VMware NSX exposure (even limited hands-on experience is acceptable).

• SCCM/MECM administration.

• VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF).

• PowerShell scripting and automation.

• Enterprise SAN/NAS storage platforms.

• VMware VCP certification.

Notes:- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.

Benefits: Danta offers a compensation package to all W2 employees that are competitive in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, the option to elect healthcare insurance (Dental, Medical, Vision), Major holidays and Paid sick leave as per state law.

The rate/ Salary range is dependent on numerous factors including Qualification, Experience and Location.