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Server Virtualization Platform Operations Engineer - Eli Lilly
Systems Engineer
Lead operations for a high‑availability virtualization platform, ensuring seamless deployment, performance, and reliability using VMware/KVM, automation tools, and robust monitoring solutions.
About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Design, deploy, and maintain a scalable virtualization infrastructure (VMware, KVM) supporting critical applications.
- Implement automation scripts (Python, Bash) for provisioning, patching, and configuration management.
- Monitor system health, performance, and capacity using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and Zabbix, and respond to incidents.
- Collaborate with development and security teams to enforce best practices, hardening, and compliance.
- Document processes, runbooks, and troubleshooting guides to enable rapid issue resolution.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience managing enterprise virtualization environments.
- Proficiency with VMware vSphere or KVM, including vCenter, ESXi, and libvirt.
- Strong scripting skills in Python or Bash for automation and orchestration.
- Experience with monitoring and alerting platforms (Prometheus, Grafana, Zabbix).
- Excellent problem‑solving, communication, and teamwork abilities.