Cloud Platform Engineer - Azure/Nutanix

Job Description :

The ideal candidate brings deep experience in Microsoft enterprise technologies, Microsoft 365, and Nutanix platforms (including hardware and database services), combined with a forward-looking mindset to modernize legacy systems and reduce operational complexity.

Position : Platform Engineer - Cloud & Infrastructure

Location : Offshore - Remote

**Summary :

Mid-Senior Platform Engineer responsible for supporting and modernizing enterprise infrastructure across on-prem, hybrid, and cloud environments.

**Responsibilities :

• Manage Windows Server, Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, and DHCP.

• Support Microsoft 365, Exchange Online/Hybrid, and Entra ID.

• Manage Azure infrastructure, including VMs, networking, storage, monitoring, and governance.

• Design and support Nutanix AHV/HCI and VMware environments.

• Support Nutanix Database Service (NDB).

• Automate infrastructure operations using PowerShell/Python and Infrastructure-as-Code.

• Support cloud migrations, infrastructure modernization, patching, security, backup, and recovery.

• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues and improve platform reliability and scalability.

• Collaborate with architecture, security, and application teams.

• Engineer and support Azure-based infrastructure, including :

o Virtual machines, storage, networking

o Monitoring, governance, and access control

• Design, deploy, and support Nutanix infrastructure, including :

o Nutanix AHV virtualization

o Nutanix HCI hardware platforms

**Requirements :

• 5+ years of systems, infrastructure, or platform engineering experience.

• Strong experience with Windows Server, AD, Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Azure, Nutanix, and virtualization.

• Experience with hybrid cloud environments and infrastructure automation.

• Strong troubleshooting, communication, and problem-solving skills.

**Preferred :

• NDB, PowerShell, Python, Terraform/Bicep experience.

• Knowledge of NIST/CIS/ISO 27001.

• Microsoft, Azure, Nutanix, or VMware certifications.

**Desired Qualifications :

• Experience with Nutanix Database Service (NDB) or similar database platform tools.

• Experience with infrastructure automation and scripting (PowerShell, Python).

• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code concepts (e.g., Terraform, Bicep) in a practical, operations-focused context.

• Experience supporting manufacturing or multi-site enterprise environments.

• Knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks (NIST, CIS Controls, ISO 27001).

• Experience participating in infrastructure modernization or cloud transformation initiatives.

• Relevant certifications (Microsoft, Azure, Nutanix, VMware).