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Compute, VMware and Linux Engineer This role has been designed as Hybrid with an expectation that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office. Who We Are: Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what s next. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE. Job Description: HPE Operations is our innovative IT services organization. It provides the expertise to advise, integrate, and accelerate our customers outcomes from their digital transformation. Our teams collaborate to transform insight into innovation. In today s fast paced, hybrid IT world, being at business speed means overcoming IT complexity to match the speed of actions to the speed of opportunities. Deploy the right technology to respond quickly to market possibilities. Join us and redefine what s next for you. What you will do: Acts as a senior technical expert in Compute infrastructure, VMware virtualization, and Linux-based operating systems, providing advanced support and strategic guidance. Leads complex troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and performance tuning across enterprise environments. Provides architectural input and contributes to the design and implementation of infrastructure solutions. Supports transition and transformation initiatives, including migrations, upgrades, and automation efforts. Ensures compliance with ITIL processes and industry best practices. Acts as a technical liaison between internal teams, customers, and third-party vendors. Mentors junior engineers and contributes to knowledge sharing and process improvement. What you will bring: Resolve customer s issues via the telephone, email or remote sessions. Reproduce issues in-house and responding back in a timely manner. Regular follow ups with customers with recommendations, updates and action plans. Identify and escalate issues in a timely manner to vendor according to Standard Operating Procedures. Leverage internal technical expertise, including peers, mentors, knowledge base, community forums and other internal tools, to provide the most effective solutions to customer issues. Collaborate with other CoE/HW teams in diagnosing and isolating the cause of complex issues. Maintain quality on case documentation, SLA timeframes and operational metrics. Performs within the Productivity Measure of the team (scorecard) Incident Management: Resolve single and cross technology incidents independently. Lead the team members to resolve complex or cross technology incidents. Escalation Management: Identify, manage, and lead technical escalations. Participate in formal Escalation when required to support escalation especially during crisis. Problem Management: Proactively and reactively look for solutions to prevent problems from occurring in team/technology area. Perform Trend and Root cause analysis. Change Management/Implementation: Independently prepare, review, implement, rollback and test plan for change records. Perform risk and impact analysis for changes, May lead or participate in a Change Advisory Board. Patch and Security Management: Apply patch and security changes per policy. Proactively monitor the environment for patch compliance. Analyze patches for compatibility with each customer or internal infrastructure environment. Configuration Management: Ensure Configuration Management Database (CMDB) entries are complete and accurate. Lead resolution of critical incidents and escalations, ensuring minimal business impact. Perform in-depth analysis of system logs, kernel dumps, and performance metrics. Design and implement automation for routine tasks using Ansible, Shell, Python, etc. Lead patch management, vulnerability remediation, and compliance reporting. Maintain and implement high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) solutions. Conduct capacity planning, performance tuning, and infrastructure optimization. Own and drive problem management processes, including RCA documentation and preventive measures. Participate in Change Advisory Boards (CAB) and lead complex change implementations. Maintain and audit CMDB for accuracy and completeness. Provide technical leadership in customer meetings and strategic planning sessions. Must Have: Deep expertise in HPE Compute platforms (C7000, Synergy, Virtual Connect, ProLiant). Advanced Linux administration (RHEL, SUSE) including kernel tuning, system hardening, and troubleshooting. Strong virtualization experience in VMware (vSphere, SRM, Horizon), KVM, and Hyper-V. Proficient in VMware infrastructure management: VM lifecycle operations, cluster management, performance monitoring, capacity planning, patching, backup/restore, and snapshot handling. Skilled in analyzing logs (VM-support, HPSreport, SOSreport) and performing root cause analysis. Solid understanding of storage technologies (SAN/NAS/DAS) and protocols (FC, iSCSI, FCoE). Experience with Red Hat Satellite, SUSE Manager, and patch lifecycle management. Expertise in HA/DR solutions using Serviceguard, Pacemaker, and Linux clustering. Familiarity with networking fundamentals (VLANs, MTU, flow control) and troubleshooting. Strong scripting and automation skills using Bash, Python, and Ansible. Excellent communication, documentation, and customer engagement skills. Good to Have: Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and hybrid cloud integration. Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform. Knowledge of REST APIs, PowerShell, and database systems (PostgreSQL, MySQL). Exposure to containerization (Docker, Podman) and orchestration (Kubernetes). Experience in DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines. Ability to deliver internal training and mentor junior engineers. Proven track record of driving continuous improvement and innovation. Education and Experience Required: Bachelor s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent. Experience: Minimum 7+ years in Linux/Unix systems administration, VMware virtualization, and enterprise compute environments. Expertise in Compute products, preferably HPE solutions such as Synergy or ProLiant is preferred. Certifications: RHCE (mandatory), RHCA or equivalent advanced certifications with Serviceguard as HA is preferred. VMware VCP or equivalent certification that includes VMware SRM and Horizon is highly desirable. ITIL Foundation certification preferred. Experience in leading technical teams or projects is a plus. Willingness to work in a 24x7 support environment, including on-call rotations. Additional Skills: Accountability, Accountability, Action Planning, Active Learning (Inactive), Active Listening, Bias, Business Growth, Business Planning, Coaching, Commercial Acumen, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Cross-Functional Teamwork, Customer Experience Strategy, Customer Solutions, Data Analysis Management, Data Collection Management (Inactive), Data Controls, Design Thinking, Empathy, Follow-Through, Growth Mindset, Intellectual Curiosity (Inactive), Long Term Planning, Managing Ambiguity {+ 5 more}
