Cisco Datacenter & Nutanix System Engineer

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As a Senior System Engineer/Solutions Architect, you will serve as

The focused services solution and technical lead engineer supporting the ePlus regional sales team. Focused on key clients, drive revenue creation and capture within the account portfolio. Collaborate and work with our master architects, engineers, and consultants to understand our clients’ needs and craft sustainable solutions and IT strategic roadmaps to achieve client objectives.

Required Skills:

1. Experience with Nutanix and Cisco UCS:
2. Hands-on expertise with Nutanix (Prism, AHV) and Cisco UCS infrastructure (UCS Manager, Intersight, UCS Central).
3. Proficient in deploying and managing UCS C-Series, B- Series, and HCI Nutanix nodes, including Hyperflex systems.
4. Experienced in installing ESXi, Windows, and Linux OS on UCS servers.
5. Skilled in UCS firmware upgrades, driver installations, and hardware troubleshooting (blades, chassis, FIs, IOMs).
6. Strong background in VMware installation, patching, and upgrades as per client requirements.
7. Familiar with managing server I/O components, fabric interconnects/extenders, and GPU-equipped UCS systems.
8. Basic knowledge of networking (VLANs, routing) and storage (RAID, SAN).
9. Familiar with networking protocols and cloud/hybrid cloud concepts.
10. Exposure to scripting (PowerShell, Python) for automation.
11. Knowledge on Docker and Kubernetes an added advantage.
12. Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Your Impact:

1. Deploy and support UCS B/C series servers; configure Fabric Interconnects, service profiles, and boot volumes.
2. Manage Nutanix HCI, including LCM checks, upgrades, and ESXi host setup.
3. Apply security patches, hotfixes, and perform version upgrades.
4. Gather customer requirements; create high- and low-level design documents.

Qualifications:

1. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science,
2. Information Technology, or a related field.
3. Extensive experience in deploying and managing Cisco UCS, Nutanix HCI, and VMware environments, with strong expertise in clustering and virtualization technologies.
4. Certifications in VMware, Cisco, or Nutanix are a strong advantage.

Skills:

VMware vSphere, IOM, Cisco UCS, RAID, vSAN, UCS HCI Nutanix, Windows OS, UCS Manager, Cisco Intersight, Cisco SAN, HyperFlex, UCS Servers, UCS B- Series, Cisco UCS Layer 2, Cisco UCS Blades, VMware Installation, UCS Infrastructure, UCS C-Series, Cisco HyperFlex, VMware ESX, Fabric Interconnects, Linux OS, Chassis, ESXi, ESXi Hypervisor, Unified Computing System.