Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Hyper-V Subject Matter Expert (SME) to design, build, and manage private cloud and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environments built on Microsoft Hyper-V. This role requires deep, hands-on expertise in Hyper-V as the primary technology, with responsibility for delivering scalable, highly available, and secure virtualization solutions for enterprise environments.
Key Responsibilities
• Design, architect, and implement private cloud infrastructure using Microsoft Hyper-V.
• Build, configure, and optimize enterprise-scale Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environments on Hyper-V.
• Manage Hyper-V clusters, host configurations, storage, and networking to ensure high availability.
• Plan and execute capacity planning, performance tuning, and scalability initiatives for Hyper-V environments.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, security, and application teams to integrate Hyper-V solutions into the overall private cloud strategy.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues related to Hyper-V hosts, virtual machines, clustering, and storage.
• Define and implement best practices for Hyper-V security, patch management, backup, and disaster recovery.
• Support migration activities, including physical-to-virtual (P2V), virtual-to-virtual (V2V), and workload migrations to Hyper-V-based private cloud environments.
• Document architecture designs, configurations, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and operational runbooks.
• Work with System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) and related management tools.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers on Hyper-V administration and best practices.
Required Qualifications
• 15+ years of overall infrastructure experience with at least 4 years of dedicated, hands-on Microsoft Hyper-V experience.
• Strong expertise in Microsoft Hyper-V architecture, deployment, administration, and troubleshooting.
• Experience building and managing private cloud environments using Hyper-V.
• Experience designing, implementing, and supporting Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) solutions on Hyper-V.
• Strong knowledge of Hyper-V clustering, Failover Clustering, and high-availability configurations.
• Experience with storage integration technologies, including SAN, NAS, and Storage Spaces Direct (S2D).
• Hands-on experience with System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM).
• Strong understanding of networking within Hyper-V environments, including virtual switches, NIC teaming, and VLANs.
• Proven experience building private cloud and VDI environments in large enterprise environments.
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with Windows Server 2016, 2019, and 2022 administration.
• Experience with PowerShell scripting for Hyper-V automation.
• Knowledge of backup and disaster recovery solutions for Hyper-V, such as Veeam, Altaro, or native Hyper-V Replication.
• Exposure to private and hybrid cloud architectures.
• Experience working with ITIL-based incident and change management processes.
• Experience supporting banking or financial services environments.
• Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator or equivalent certification.
