Sirius Staffing is seeking a Virtualization and Systems Architect to lead the design, standardization, and optimization of virtualization, bare metal infrastructure, storage, and cloud environments within a service provider environment. This role will focus on scalable, secure, and high-performing infrastructure solutions across private/public cloud, hyper-converged infrastructure, disaster recovery, and software-defined networking technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and architect storage, compute, and networking solutions for virtual and bare metal environments
• Develop cloud and virtualization strategies for scalability, performance, and security
• Manage performance optimization, capacity planning, licensing, and resource utilization
• Design and maintain disaster recovery and backup solutions
• Collaborate with Architecture, DevOps, Engineering, Security, and Operations teams
• Maintain technical documentation, standards, and procedures
• Provide technical leadership, support, and escalation for infrastructure-related issues
• Lead change control reviews and ensure security and compliance standards are met
• Partner with vendors on solution architecture and procurement
• Support systems in a 24x7 data center environment
• Travel as needed to project sites and company locations

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or 7+ years of enterprise IT experience in Windows Server, System Center, and cloud technologies
• Strong experience with Microsoft Azure Stack HCI, VMware vSAN, and Microsoft Azure
• Advanced scripting and automation skills (PowerShell, Python, REST APIs, etc.)
• Experience with Veeam, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions preferred
• Knowledge of Cisco ACI, VMware vCenter, and SCVMM
• Understanding of security best practices and compliance standards including HIPAA, PCI, SOX, SOC 2, and ISO 27001
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and project management skills
• Ability to travel with a valid driver’s license

Preferred Certifications

• VMCE or VMCA
• Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals

Preferred Experience

• Cisco Nexus and APIC architecture
• Linux/UNIX
• High-availability and clustering
• Palo Alto technologies

Sirius Staffing is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to characteristics such as race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other status protected by law.