Job Location: Any UST India location
Experience: Minimum 8+ years in virtualization technologies
Employment Type: Full-time
Experience & Expertise:
Minimum 8 years in virtualization, including 4+ years specifically with IBM technologies such as PowerVM, z/VM, or KVM on Power.
Hands-on experience with LPARs, micro-partitioning, shared processor pools, and VIOS.
Deep understanding of IBM Power Systems (IBM i, AIX, Linux environments).
Proven experience in virtualization assessments, workload migrations, and modernization strategy for enterprise datacenters.
Technical Skills:
Familiarity with IBM PowerVC, IBM Cloud Virtual Servers, and hybrid virtualization architectures.
Competence in sizing, capacity planning, and performance tuning for IBM virtualization platforms.
Exposure to enterprise IT infrastructure components (compute, networking, storage).
Delivery & Engagement:
Experience collaborating with cross-functional infrastructure, application, and cloud teams.
Strong documentation skills, including architecture designs, migration plans, and client reports.
Ability to deliver client workshops, proposals, and post-migration performance reviews.
Soft Skills:
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to lead technical discussions and work independently in a consulting environment.
Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset.
Good-to-Have Qualifications:Certifications & Advanced Knowledge:
IBM Certified Specialist – Power Systems Virtualization or equivalent certifications.
Familiarity with IBM Cloud, IBM Cloud Paks, or other IBM hybrid cloud offerings.
Understanding of hybrid cloud strategies and workload portability.
Additional Skills:
Experience with automation and infrastructure-as-code tools like Ansible, Terraform, etc.
Knowledge of TCO/ROI modeling for infrastructure modernization projects.
Industry & Consulting Experience:
Prior consulting experience with enterprise clients across industries.
Proven ability to facilitate stakeholder alignment and lead technical workshops.