Senior Specialist, Private Cloud platform (Virtualization)

Job Description

Senior Specialist, Private Cloud platform (Virtualization)

The Opportunity

• Based in Hyderabad, join a global healthcare biopharma company and be part of a 130- year legacy of success backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.
• Be part of an organisation driven by digital technology and data-backed approaches that support a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines, and animal health products.
• Drive innovation and execution excellence. Be a part of a team with passion for using data, analytics, and insights to drive decision-making, and which creates custom software, allowing us to tackle some of the world's greatest health threats.

Our Technology Centers focus on creating a space where teams can come together to deliver business solutions that save and improve lives. An integral part of our company’s IT operating model, Tech Centers are globally distributed locations where each IT division has employees to enable our digital transformation journey and drive business outcomes. These locations, in addition to the other sites, are essential to supporting our business and strategy.

A focused group of leaders in each Tech Center helps to ensure we can manage and improve each location, from investing in growth, success, and well-being of our people, to making sure colleagues from each IT division feel a sense of belonging to managing critical emergencies. And together, we must leverage the strength of our team to collaborate globally to optimize connections and share best practices across the Tech Centers.

Role Overview

The Senior VMware & Windows Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the organization's virtualized infrastructure and Windows server environments. This role requires expertise in VMware technologies and Windows operating systems management to ensure high availability, performance, and security of IT services.

What will you do in this role:

• VMware Environment Management:

  Design, deploy, and maintain VMware infrastructure solutions, including vSphere, vCenter, and NSX.

  Manage and optimize virtual machines and host environments, ensuring high availability and performance.

  Implement backup and disaster recovery solutions for virtual environments, ensuring data integrity and business continuity.

  Monitor and troubleshoot VMware performance issues, applying root cause analysis for effective resolution.

Windows Server Administration:

Install, configure, and maintain Windows Server operating systems in a multi-domain environment.

Manage Active Directory, Group Policy Objects (GPO), and Domain Name System (DNS) services to ensure seamless integration and security.

Develop, implement, and enforce best practices for Windows security, patch management, and system updates.

Automate system administration tasks using PowerShell scripting to enhance efficiency and reduce manual interventions.

System Integration and Collaboration:

Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including network, security, and application teams, to ensure robust infrastructure integration.

Provide technical support and guidance to team members and end-users on VMware and Windows-related issues.

Develop and maintain system documentation, including architecture diagrams, configurations, and operational procedures.

Performance Monitoring and Optimization:

Utilize monitoring tools to assess and optimize the performance of VMware and Windows environments.

Identify opportunities for improvement in system performance, availability, and scalability.

What should you have:

• Bachelors’ degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or any Technology stream.
• 7+ years of experience in VMware technologies and Windows Server administration.
• VMware Certified Professional (VCP) and Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) certifications preferred.
• Strong understanding of networking concepts, virtualization best practices, and server hardware.
• Proficiency in PowerShell scripting and familiarity with automation tools.

Our technology teams operate as business partners, proposing ideas and innovative solutions that enable new organizational capabilities. We collaborate internationally to deliver services and solutions that help everyone be more productive and enable innovation.

Who we are:

We are known as Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for:

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.

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Required Skills:

Availability Management, Capacity Management, Change Controls, Configuration Management (CM), Design Applications, Incident Management, Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure, IT Service Management (ITSM), Software Configurations, Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Solution Architecture, System Administration, System Designs

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Desirable Skills:

Experience with VMware Cloud offerings or hybrid cloud environments.

Knowledge of security best practices for both VMware and Windows environments.

Familiarity with storage solutions and technologies (SAN, NAS) and relevant backup solutions.

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Employee Status:

Regular

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Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

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Job Posting End Date:

09/14/2026

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