Datacenter Engineer (Linux & VMware)

Role: Datacenter Engineer (Linux & VMware)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Location: Olathe, KS

Primary Skills: Linux Administration (RHEL, Ubuntu) | VMware (ESXi, vCenter, vSAN) | Packet Capture & Troubleshooting (Wireshark, tcpdump) | Enterprise Backup (Veeam, Rubrik, Cohesity) | Storage (SAN, NAS, RAID, LUNs) | Networking (TCP/IP, DNS, VLANs, Firewalls) | 24x7 Production & P1 Incident Support | Monitoring, Patching & DR | ITIL & Operational Support

Job Description


Must Have Technical/Functional Skills:

Strong hands-on expertise in Linux administration (RHEL, Ubuntu): system tuning, performance analysis, filesystem management, and security hardening.

Advanced experience in VMware administration (ESXi, vCenter, VM provisioning, snapshots, performance troubleshooting).

Proven expert-level troubleshooting capability, including packet capture analysis using Wireshark, tcpdump, or equivalent tools.

Experience with enterprise backup technologies such as Veeam, Rubrik, Cohesity, or similar platforms.

Solid understanding of storage technologies (SAN, NAS, RAID, LUNs, multipathing, performance optimization).

Strong foundation in networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, routing, VLANs, firewalls) to support end-to-end issue resolution.

Experience working in 24x7 production environments with strict SLA and availability requirements.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Administer, support, and optimize Linux environments (RHEL, Ubuntu) across physical and virtual platforms.

Manage and maintain VMware infrastructure (ESXi, vCenter, vSAN), including VM lifecycle management, performance tuning, and capacity planning.

Perform expert-level troubleshooting using packet capture and analysis tools (Wireshark, tcpdump) to resolve complex network and application connectivity issues.

Support and manage enterprise backup solutions such as Veeam, Rubrik, and Cohesity, including backup operations, validation, and restore testing.

Work with storage technologies (SAN/NAS) to tr oubleshoot capacity, performance, latency, and disk-related issues.

Actively participate in and technically drive Major Incident (P1) calls, collaborating with cross-functional teams to restore services within SLA.

Implement and maintain monitoring, alerting, and preventive controls for Linux and virtual infrastructure.

Execute change, patching, upgrade, and DR activities in accordance with ITIL and organizational best practices.

Provide operational documentation, runbooks, and knowledge articles to support service continuity.

Excellent analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills with the ability to communicate complex technical issues in an easy-to-understand manner.

Should be able to lead and drive technically the Operational issues on his own in a high-pressure environment engaging multiple stakeholders during live troubleshooting.

Resourceful, with the ability to work independently.

Strong time management skills and attention to detail.

Ability to multi-task activities with shifting priorities.