The Server Engineer will be responsible for the daily administration, performance, and reliability of our enterprise server and hypervisor environments.
The Server Engineer will actively manage our dual-stack infrastructure powered by Nutanix HCI (AHV) and Microsoft Hyper-V, ensuring high availability and robust system security.
The Server Engineer will also need to participate in the infrastructure projects as directed by Head of IT Singapore.
Job Responsibilities: -
Virtualization & HCI Administration
- Nutanix Management: Administer and monitor Nutanix HCI clusters using Prism Element and Prism Central; deploy, configure, and manage VMs running on Nutanix AHV.
- Hyper-V Administration: Configure and maintain Microsoft Hyper-V host environments, virtual switches, and virtual machines.
- Maintenance & Lifecycle: Execute routine upgrades, patching, and Lifecycle Management (LCM) for Nutanix and Hyper-V nodes to keep systems secure and compliant.
- Monitoring & Optimization: Track system health, performance metrics, and storage capacities, proactively addressing resource bottlenecks.
Systems Infrastructure & Operations
- Windows Server Support: Maintain, patch, and troubleshoot Windows Server (2019/2022) operating systems.
- Active Directory & Network Services: Assist in the daily management of Active Directory (AD), Group Policy Objects (GPOs), DNS, and DHCP.
- Backup & DR: Monitor and execute enterprise backup and disaster recovery processes (e.g., Veeam, Nutanix Protection Domains).
- Automation: Write and maintain basic PowerShell scripts to automate repetitive system tasks.
- Incident Management: Support level-2 incident handling, hardware troubleshooting, and partake in the team’s on-call rotation schedule
Capacity Management , Tracking, and Reviewing System Health
- Develop and maintain IT infrastructure and network monitoring tool
- Setting up relevant alerts, escalation models and resolution SLA
- Setting up correct matrixes to be monitored
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Experience: 3 to 5 years of hands-on experience in system administration, server hardware, and virtualization engineering.
- Technical Skills: Sound, practical experience managing Nutanix (AHV/Prism) and Microsoft Hyper-V / Windows Failover Clustering.
- Automation: Proficiency in PowerShell scripting for system task automation.
- Core Networking: Solid understanding of TCP/IP networking, VLANs, and corporate infrastructure layouts.
- Experience in specific infrastructure projects is highly desired:
- Migration of servers from one location to another
- Upgrade of Microsoft Windows Server
- Setting-up and managing new domains outside of the existing AD
Preferred Qualifications
- Professional certifications such as NCP-MCI (Nutanix Certified Professional) or Microsoft Hybrid Administrator Associate is an advantage.