[Hiring] Subject Matter Expert – Linux & Virtualisation @Manning Global

Role Description

Client is seeking a Subject Matter Expert in Linux and virtualisation technologies to support enterprise infrastructure modernisation engagements. You will bring deep expertise in hypervisor technologies, software-defined infrastructure, and Linux platform engineering to help clients migrate from legacy virtualised environments to modern, cloud-native architectures. This role is central to Clients infrastructure transformation practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement virtualisation solutions using KVM, VMware, or Red Hat Virtualisation for enterprise client environments.
• Lead infrastructure modernisation projects, migrating workloads from legacy hypervisors to containerised or cloud-native platforms.
• Provide expert Linux system administration across RHEL, CentOS, and Ubuntu environments, including performance tuning and troubleshooting.
• Design and implement software-defined networking and storage solutions that support enterprise data and AI workloads.
• Develop automation scripts and infrastructure-as-code solutions to streamline provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle management.
• Conduct capacity planning and infrastructure sizing assessments for data platform and AI workload deployments.
• Ensure all infrastructure meets enterprise security, high availability (HA), and disaster recovery (DR) requirements.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with enterprise hypervisors: KVM, VMware, and Red Hat Virtualisation.
• Experience 10 plus years.
• Advanced Linux Administration skills across multiple distributions (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu).
• Proven experience designing and implementing Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and Software-Defined Storage (SDS).
• Proficiency in automation and configuration management using Ansible and Terraform.
• Deep understanding of High Availability (HA) architectures and disaster recovery planning.
• Experience leading complex infrastructure migration and modernization projects.