Job Description
Insight Global is looking for a Cloud Platform Engineer that is responsible for designing, engineering, and operating enterprise compute platforms across a hybrid environment spanning on-prem data centers and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This role focuses heavily on Google Compute Engine (GCE), cloud-native hypervisors, VMware virtualization, Unix OS and workload migrations across cloud and on-prem environments. The ideal candidate is a hands-on engineer who can translate architectural designs into scalable, automated, and production-ready solutions while driving standardization, automation, and operational excellence across Linux-based environments and IBM Power Systems platforms.
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Design, build, and support compute platforms across hybrid environments, including on-prem data centers and Google Cloud (GCE).
• Engineer and manage cloud-native and traditional virtualization platforms, including GCE, VMware (vSphere/vCenter), and IBM Power Systems (PowerVM).
• Lead and execute migrations across environments (on-prem to cloud, cloud-to-cloud), leveraging tools such as VMware HCX and native cloud migration frameworks.
• Support and maintain IBM Power Systems infrastructure, including AIX-based workloads and integrations within hybrid environments.
• Translate high-level architecture designs into fully implemented, production-ready infrastructure solutions.
• Manage and optimize hybrid infrastructure environments, ensuring scalability, resiliency, and performance.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using industry-standard tools (Terraform, Ansible, etc.) to enable repeatable and automated deployments.
• Drive automation initiatives across provisioning, configuration management, patching, and operational workflows.
• Build, configure, and maintain Linux-based systems across multiple distributions (RHEL, Ubuntu, SUSE), with AIX knowledge considered a strong advantage.
• Support and manage enterprise OS environments, including OS tuning, patching, security hardening, and lifecycle management.
• Partner with middleware, application, and DevOps teams to align infrastructure capabilities with application requirements.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers, promoting best practices and engineering standards.
• Perform root cause analysis (RCA) for infrastructure incidents and drive long-term stability improvements.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise standards, security policies, and configuration baselines.
• Participate in on-call rotation and provide support for critical production systems as needed.
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Required Skills & Experience
• 5–8+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering, cloud engineering, or platform operations.
• 3+ years of hands-on cloud experience (GCP must have & AWS / Azure nice to have
• Experience with VMware virtualization and enterprise Linux environments (including vSphere, Vcenter and HCX migration capabilities
• Hands on experience with cloud-native hypervisors vs. traditional virtualization platform
• Hands on experience with IBM Power Systems (Power Series) including PowerVM and AIX operating systems
•Experience working in a highly complex enterprise environment
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
• Experience with IBM Power Systems and AIX administration in enterprise environments.
• Experience with VMware HCX and large-scale migration programs.
• Experience in automation, DevOps practices, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Exposure to FinOps, capacity planning, and infrastructure optimization.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent experience.
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.