Virtualization Engineer

A Virtualization Engineer job in Cincinnati, OH is currently available at Belcan. This is a hybrid role working two days per week in the Belcan office in Blue Ash. Belcan has an immediate need for a Virtualization Systems Engineer who will be responsible for design and architecture related to the implementation of production environments. The focus is on design, development, and improvement of systems and solutions. They analyze needs, create architectures, build and implement solutions, and optimize performance. Additional info: This role requires U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain or maintain a U.S. DoD Secret security clearance. Job Duties:

• Design, build, and maintain enterprise virtualization platforms with primary focus on Nutanix (AOS, Prism) and Microsoft Hyper V (Failover Clustering).
• Administer and operate Nutanix clusters: Prism Element/Central management, cluster upgrades, health checks, capacity trending, and lifecycle planning.
• Own virtualization storage and operations including performance troubleshooting (latency/IOPS/throughput), tiering, capacity optimization, and data protection integration.
• Define and enforce virtualization standards (host build, VM templates, naming, tagging, resource sizing, affinity/anti affinity, and lifecycle practices).
• Plan and execute platform changes through change management: upgrades, firmware/driver alignment, cluster expansion, and maintenance windows with minimal downtime.
• Troubleshoot and remediate complex incidents across compute, storage, and virtualization networking (e.g., vSwitch configuration, VLANs, NIC teaming, MTU/jumbo frames where applicable).
• Partner with Network/Security teams to ensure appropriate segmentation, firewall requirements, and secure administration access patterns for virtualization infrastructure.
• Implement and maintain monitoring/alerting for virtualization and storage health, performance, and capacity; tune thresholds and dashboards for operational readiness.
• Support disaster recovery and business continuity capabilities: replication/snapshots, recovery workflows, and periodic validation/testing in alignment with enterprise DR requirements.
• Automate repeatable tasks and configuration checks using scripting and infrastructure tooling (PowerShell preferred; other automation tools as applicable).
• Provide escalation support, root cause analysis, and documentation/runbooks for recurring issues; mentor administrators on platform best practices.
• Provide after-hours support during critical or user-impacting outages.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Work within customer requirements and advise customers on best practices

Required Qualifications:

• Nutanix Platform Expertise: Strong hands-on experience administering Nutanix clusters (Prism, AOS) including upgrades, cluster health, and capacity/performance management.
• Storage Fundamentals: Demonstrated understanding of storage concepts (RAID, caching, replication, snapshots, compression/dedupe concepts, and performance troubleshooting).
• HCI/Distributed Storage Awareness: Ability to understand and optimize hyperconverged storage behaviors and data resiliency concepts (RF/replication factor equivalents, failure domains).
• Virtualization Networking: Deep understanding of host networking for virtualization (vSwitches, VLANs, NIC teaming, QoS concepts, and troubleshooting packet loss/latency).
• Backup/DR Integration: Experience integrating virtualization platforms with enterprise backup and recovery tooling and defining restore/replication validation processes.
• Operational Excellence: Strong troubleshooting, incident/problem management, and root cause analysis skills in high-availability environments.
• Automation: Proficiency with PowerShell and scripting/automation for operational tasks, reporting, and configuration compliance.
• Documentation & Governance: Ability to produce and maintain accurate diagrams, standards, build guides, and runbooks suitable for audit and operational handoff.
• Security Mindset: Familiarity with secure configuration practices, least privilege/RBAC, and supporting compliance-driven environments.
• Communication & Collaboration: Ability to translate technical risk/impact to stakeholders and work effectively across infrastructure teams and vendors.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Systems Administrator or Systems Engineer.
• Strong understanding of Certificate Authority (CA) principles and certificate management.
• Experience with network monitoring tools and troubleshooting network issues.
• Familiarity with IT service design principles and best practices.

We provide a competitive pay and benefits package. This position offers a salary range of $105,000 to $130,000. Belcan considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to education, experience, geographic location, and discipline. Benefits offered may include health care, dental, vision, life insurance; 401(k); education assistance; paid time off including PTO, holidays, and any other paid leave required by law. As an employee with Belcan, you will be part of one of the largest engineering firms in the United States. We maintain a small- company atmosphere as well as open communication at all levels of our organization, allowing for much more dynamic decision-making processes. We offer flexible schedules as well as an excellent mentoring system to ensure that you have all the knowledge and tools you need to meet a diverse range of engineering challenges. You will also have opportunities to advance to positions of greater responsibility, including management roles. Your hard work and professional dedication will be rewarded with a competitive compensation package. Build a challenging and rewarding career with an industry leader!