Nutanix Engineer

Job description

About INflow Federal - founded in 2013, INflow Federal is a mission-driven small business delivering cutting-edge solutions to the Department of War (DoW) and Joint Force operations across 20+ states. Our strength comes from our people - especially the Veterans who make up over 50% of our workforce. Through our Veteran Outreach Program and employee-first culture, we invest deeply in professional growth, well-being, and innovation. Known for our agility, transparency, and integrity, INflow combines real-world experience with emerging technologies like AI/ML to help our customers lead in a rapidly evolving defense landscape. We empower both our employees and mission partners to stay ahead - driving smarter, faster, and more secure outcomes. ### Job Overview: As a Nutanix Systems Engineer at INflow Federal, you’ll play a crucial role in maintaining and troubleshooting our Linux-based systems. Your strong Nutanix and Linux skills, experience as a Linux system administrator, and troubleshooting capabilities will be vital in addressing operational issues and solving problems as they arise. This role requires a hands-on approach, focusing on operations and firefighting problems to ensure system stability and reliability. At INflow Federal, you will have the opportunity to work on high-impact projects, leverage the latest technologies, and thrive in a culture that values creativity and collaboration. Your expertise will make a significant impact on our mission to support DoD customers with advanced technical solutions. ### Specific Duties and Responsibilities: - Administer, maintain, and optimize Nutanix hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI), including AHV, Prism Central, and Prism Element, to support enterprise Linux workloads. - Collaborate with infrastructure teams to provision, configure, and manage virtual machines, storage, networking, and cluster resources within Nutanix environments. - Develop and maintain automation solutions using Ansible and scripting languages (e.g., Bash, Python). - Standardize system configuration, patching, and deployment processes through Infrastructure-as-Code practices. - Administer and support Red Hat ecosystem tools, including Satellite and Capsule. - Integrate and manage authentication and authorization mechanisms (e.g., OAuth, SSO, identity providers). - Support the development of dashboards and observability solutions using tools such as Grafana and Zabbix. - Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize Linux systems and Nutanix infrastructure for performance, availability, and capacity. - Troubleshoot complex system, virtualization, storage, networking, and integration issues across distributed environments. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve system reliability, scalability, security, and operational efficiency. - Document system architecture, processes, automation workflows, and infrastructure standards. - Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, including automation maturity, platform modernization, and operational best practices. - Design, implement, and maintain enterprise Linux-based infrastructure in both on-premises and virtualized environments. ### Required Skills and Experience: - Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience. - 5+ years of experience administering and engineering systems in enterprise environments, including experience supporting enterprise virtualization platforms such as Nutanix. - Solid understanding of Linux system administration fundamentals (networking, storage, security, and OS internals). - Strong expertise in configuration management and automation using Ansible. - Proficiency in scripting (Bash, Python, or similar) for automation and tooling. - Experience managing Red Hat-based environments (RHEL, Satellite, Capsule, or similar tools). - Hands-on experience administering Nutanix HCI environments, including AHV, Prism Central, Prism Element, virtual machine lifecycle management, storage, networking, and cluster operations. - Experience deploying, managing, and troubleshooting Linux virtual machines in Nutanix environments. - Understanding of virtualization, hypervisor technologies, storage, and networking concepts. - Experience troubleshooting complex infrastructure, virtualization, and performance issues. - Experience implementing security best practices in Linux environments. - Experience with monitoring and alerting systems. ### Desired Skills: - Experience with Nutanix advanced capabilities such as Files, Objects, Flow, Calm, or Disaster Recovery. - Experience with Nutanix automation using APIs, PowerShell, or Infrastructure-as-Code tools. - Experience with load balancing devices such as HAProxy or F5. - Familiarity with authentication and authorization concepts (e.g., OAuth, LDAP, SSO). - Experience with observability and dashboarding tools such as Grafana and Zabbix. - Familiarity with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes). - Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and integration with infrastructure automation. - Experience with VMware-to-Nutanix migration or hybrid virtualization environments. ### Clearance Requirements - Active DoD TS/SCI (with ability to obtain CI poly)