Manage and support Oracle Linux KVM hypervisors and VMs in 24x7 production and DR environments. Responsibilities include provisioning, HA and live migration, storage and network integration (iSCSI, NFS, SAN, FC), performance tuning, patching/security hardening, backup/restore and DR replication, incident RCA, and coordination with OS, storage, network, backup, and cloud teams under ITIL processes.
We are looking for a highly skilled L2 Oracle KVM Virtualization Engineer with strong hands-on experience in Oracle Linux KVM and libvirt within enterprise production environments.
The role will be responsible for managing KVM hypervisors, virtual machines, HA configurations, live migration, storage and network integration, performance optimization, patching, backup/DR, and production incident management.
The ideal candidate should have strong troubleshooting skills and experience supporting mission-critical infrastructure in 24x7 production and DR environments.
Key Responsibilities- Install, configure, administer, and maintain Oracle Linux KVM hypervisors.
- Manage the complete VM lifecycle, including provisioning, configuration, migration, and decommissioning.
- Configure and support High Availability (HA) and live migration.
- Manage storage integration with KVM hosts, including iSCSI, NFS, SAN, and FC.
- Configure and troubleshoot virtual networking, including VLANs, bridges, and bonding.
- Monitor virtualization platform health, performance, capacity, and availability.
- Perform CPU, memory, and disk I/O performance tuning.
- Apply hypervisor patches, Linux kernel updates, and security hardening.
- Manage VM backup and restore activities in coordination with backup teams.
- Support DR environments and VM replication strategies.
- Troubleshoot host failures, VM crashes, resource contention, and virtualization performance issues.
- Perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for production incidents.
- Support infrastructure upgrades, migrations, and technology refresh activities.
- Coordinate with Linux/OS, Storage, Network, Backup, and Cloud teams.
- Maintain technical documentation and operational procedures.
- Follow ITIL-based Incident, Problem, and Change Management processes.
- Provide L2 support within a 24x7 managed services environment
Requirements
- 8–12 years of experience in virtualization and Linux administration.
- Strong hands-on experience with Oracle Linux KVM.
- Strong knowledge of KVM and libvirt.
- Experience managing enterprise production virtualization environments.
- Hands-on experience with HA and live migration.
- Strong knowledge of Oracle Linux / RHEL.
- Experience supporting Production and DR environments.
- Strong understanding of virtualization architecture and resource allocation.
- Hands-on experience with:
iSCSI
NFS
SAN
Fibre Channel (FC)
- Strong understanding of virtual networking:
VLAN
Linux Bridges
Bonding
- Experience with virtualization performance tuning and troubleshooting.
- Experience with patching, upgrades, security hardening, and vulnerability remediation.
- Basic scripting knowledge using Shell and/or Python.
- Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and incident-management skills.
- Familiarity with ITIL Incident, Problem, and Change Management.
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