Nutanix AHV Virtualization Engineer

Job description

We are currently looking for a Nutanix AHV Virtualization Engineer to strengthen the Cronos Europa team. As a member of the infrastructure team, you will play a key role in the transition from existing virtualization platforms to a Nutanix AHV-based infrastructure . You will contribute to the design, build and implementation phases in close collaboration with engineering teams, while ensuring the transition to operations and lifecycle management of the platform. Responsibilities: Contribute to the design and implementation of Nutanix AHV clusters. Participate in the migration strategy from existing virtualization platforms to AHV. Prepare and validate infrastructure prerequisites, including network, storage and hardware. Support deployment activities, including cluster creation, configuration and validation. Define and implement best practices for AHV adoption. Work closely with infrastructure engineering teams across compute, network, storage and security. Contribute to architecture design decisions and technical validation. Align with engineering standards, reference architectures and security requirements. Operate and maintain Nutanix AHV clusters once deployed. Manage Prism Element and Prism Central. Perform lifecycle management activities, including upgrades, patching and compatibility checks. Ensure high availability, performance and resilience of workloads. Manage VM lifecycle activities, including snapshots, backup integration and performance tuning. Configure Nutanix storage, including AOS and containers. Implement replication and backup strategies and support disaster recovery mechanisms. Develop automation workflows using Ansible, REST APIs and scripting. Contribute to Infrastructure-as-Code and standardisation efforts. Automate provisioning and operational processes. Integrate the platform with enterprise observability tools. Apply security best practices and contribute to secure configuration baselines and compliance with internal standards. Technical skills: Strong expertise in Nutanix AHV . Strong knowledge of the Nutanix ecosystem: AOS, Prism Element, Prism Central and LCM operations . Solid understanding of virtualization concepts, including compute, storage and networking . Experience with infrastructure build and migration projects. Experience with Ansible, REST APIs and scripting . Understanding of high-availability and disaster recovery principles. Knowledge of replication, backup and disaster recovery mechanisms. Experience with VMware vSphere, ESXi and vCenter is considered a strong asset, particularly in migration contexts. Experience with platform lifecycle operations, including patching, upgrades, backups, certificate renewal and disaster recovery, is an asset. Profile: 4+ years of experience in virtualization and infrastructure engineering. Proven hands-on experience with Nutanix AHV in project or production environments is mandatory. Experience in infrastructure build and migration projects, ideally involving a transition to Nutanix AHV. Ability to work in close collaboration with engineering teams. Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities. Good communication and collaboration skills Why Cronos Group? We’ll propose you: An attractive salary package. A good work-life balance environment. The assurance of working in cutting-edge technologies in an entrepreneurial spirit. The opportunity to develop your skills thanks to tailor-made training courses according to your needs. A good job in a friendly place. If you wish to integrate a dynamic structure on a human scale while working with the latest technologies, don't wait anymore and join Cronos! General Information Location: Luxembourg Workload: Full-time Start date: ASAP Languages: English required; French is an asset On-call: May be required according to operational needs Working model: Infrastructure Operations / RUN