Senior Virtualization Engineer

Job description

DGR Systems, a growing premier technology consulting company, is actively seeking a dynamic and experienced IT PreSales & Delivery Consultant with deep expertise in server infrastructure, enterprise storage, and virtualization platforms.

This hybrid role bridges sales and delivery—supporting account teams in designing tailored IT solutions, while also leading implementation and configuration efforts for our clients.
The ideal candidate brings both strategic insight and hands-on technical capabilities, enabling them to architect, validate, and deploy complex virtualization and infrastructure solutions that meet evolving business needs.


Key Responsibilities - Pre-Sales Consulting:


+ Partner with account executives and customers to assess infrastructure needs and define solution architectures.

+ Design and present compelling proposals, scopes of work, and technical diagrams for server, storage, and virtualization deployments.

+ Conduct product demonstrations and proofs of function (POFs), showcasing value and differentiation.

+ Assist in RFP/RFI responses, ensuring alignment with customer requirements and vendor capabilities.


Requirements

Delivery & Implementation:


+ Deploy, configure, and troubleshoot solutions across leading platforms such as VMware vSphere, HPE VM Essentials, Microsoft Hyper-V, Nutanix, or Red Hat Virtualization.

+ Perform assessments, health checks, migrations, and infrastructure optimizations.

+ Document architecture, implementation plans, and as-built environments for client hand-off and internal reference.

+ Provide guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and field technicians during engagements.

+ Possess an understanding of the following Infrastructure topologies: Spine/Leaf DataCenter Fabrics.

3 Tier, HCI, DHCI.



Client Success & Technical Leadership:


+ Act as a subject matter expert during customer engagements, ensuring satisfaction and alignment with business outcomes.

+ Stay current on trends in server, storage, and virtualization to continuously enhance DGR’s solution portfolio.

+ Collaborate with product managers, solution architects, and vendor partners to influence offerings and best practices.

Required Qualifications:


+ 5+ years of experience in IT infrastructure engineering or consulting.

+ Proven experience with VMware (vSphere/ESXi), Microsoft Hyper-V, Nutanix Acropolis (AOS), or similar hypervisors.

+ Strong understanding of server platforms (HPE, Dell, Lenovo) and SAN/NAS storage systems (HPE, Pure, Dell, NetApp).

+ Experience with virtualization backup, replication, and DR technologies.

Preferred technologies: Zerto, Cohesity, Veeam, ASR, SRM and NC2.

+ Experience with Azure migrate or Nutanix Move

+ Excellent communication skills and ability to convey technical solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

+ Ability to manage multiple priorities across presales and delivery engagements.



Preferred Qualifications:


+ Certifications such as VMware VCP, HPE ASE, Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator, or Nutanix NCP.

+ Experience with automation, scripting (PowerShell), and hybrid cloud integrations.

+ Familiarity with tools such as VMware vCenter, HPE OneView, Morpheus Data, Red Hat Virtualization Manager, or Nutanix Prism.

+ Background in working with or for OEMs, IT distributors, or VARs.


Benefits

Why DGR?

DGR Systems helps solve the most complex business and operational challenges for their customers.

Our team of top-level industry experts takes an innovative and straightforward approach to consulting, design, deployment, and ongoing Assurance Services to meet customer needs.

At a glance, DGR Systems was founded in 2009 in Tampa, Florida, and provides full-service solutions in the areas of Modern Workplace (Endpoint Solutions, Collaboration), Security (Identity and Access Management, Zero Trust, Information Protection) Modern Infrastructure and Cloud, and Applications (Collaboration Apps, SQL Reporting, Power Platform).

With an impressive depth of experience across the Microsoft technology solution stack combined with our focus on integrating solutions from multiple leading vendors, we help organizations design and execute against their most challenging digital transformations.

At DGR Systems, our culture is built around one simple standard: Excellence is our Baseline - and we deliver on that standard with every customer, every day.


Core Values

DGR Systems core values are an essential and enduring tenant of our organization.

They are a small set of timeless guiding principles describing who we are, how we treat people and how we run our business.




+ Passion - Love what you do and make it evident through your approach to your work and the attitude you display.

+ Ownership -Be accountable for outcomes.

Take initiative to start and move things forward to make something better.

+ Integrity -Do the right thing.

Always.

Every time.

Without exception.

+ Navigation - Find solutions to problems.

Evolve, adapt, and embrace change around you for tomorrow will be different than today.

+ Teamwork - Be approachable and engage with the team around you constantly.

We win or lose together.



Full-Time Team Member Benefits

DGR Systems is committed to the health and welfare of our team members.

This commitment involves offering a comprehensive benefits program to help prepare team members and their family for planned as well as unplanned life events.


+ Group Health Care Plans (Medical, Dental & Vision)

+ Company Paid Life Insurance (Basic & AD&D)

+ Company Paid Short Term & Long Term Disability

+ Company Paid Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)

+ Voluntary Insurance Options (Voluntary Life, Accident Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance)

+ 401(k) with Company Match

+ Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)

+ Certification Reimbursement

+ Work From Home Program

+ Wellness Resources



We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States.

However, we are not able to sponsor visas.

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