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Through our recruitment, career development and employee-focused programming, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive work environment where high-performance talent of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can build careers within this exciting and growing industry.\nJob Description\nPrimary functions and essential responsibilities:\nDesign, implement, and support enterprise VMware infrastructure solutions, including vSphere, vSAN, VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), and associated technologies.\nLead and support on-premises to Microsoft Azure migration initiatives, including workload assessment, migration planning, execution, optimization, and post-migration support.\nArchitect and maintain hybrid cloud environments integrating on-premises datacenters with Azure services.\nDrive infrastructure modernization through automation, orchestration, and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) solutions using PowerShell, Python, Terraform, and related technologies.\nPerform 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enhancements.\nTroubleshoot complex infrastructure, virtualization, operating system, storage, network, and cloud-related performance issues.\nWork closely with vendors and technology partners to resolve infrastructure incidents and implement best practices.\nSupport Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and identity integration requirements across hybrid environments.\nMaintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, operational procedures, and disaster recovery runbooks.\nParticipate in security remediation initiatives in partnership with Security Operations teams and ensure compliance with enterprise standards.\nProvide escalation support for Service Desk, Production Support, and Application teams.\nParticipate in 24x7 on-call rotations and support critical infrastructure incidents as required.\nQualifications\nEducation: Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field preferred.\n8+ years of hands-on experience managing enterprise 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