About this Sr. Systems Engineer - Virtual Infrastructure - Hybrid (VMware vSphere, PowerShell and PowerCLI) role at FactSet
FactSet creates flexible, open data and software solutions for over 200,000 investment professionals worldwide, providing instant access to financial data and analytics that investors use to make crucial decisions.
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About the Role:
The Virtualization Team designs, deploys, and operates FactSet’s global virtualization infrastructure—spanning traditional vSphere environments to emerging hyperconverged and cloud-native platforms. As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will manage our established VMware vSphere estate while helping build and operate our next-generation platform.
Responsibilities:
- Infrastructure Management: Design, deploy, and maintain vSphere, hyperconverged, and cloud-native virtualization environments across global data centers, POPs, and edge locations.
- VM & Storage Operations: Oversee full VM lifecycles, cluster maintenance, capacity planning, and distributed storage systems (vSAN) for VM and container workloads.
- Automation & Modern Tooling: Streamline infrastructure management using PowerShell, PowerCLI, Terraform, and AI tools to accelerate development and incident response.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with platform and application teams to define virtualization requirements and deliver stable, high-performance infrastructure.
- Troubleshooting & Documentation: Monitor performance, resolve system issues, and maintain clear operational documentation to ensure high availability.
- On-Call Support: Participate in a periodic 24/7 on-call rotation utilizing a follow-the-sun model to minimize off-hours disruption (Each individual is on-call for 1 week about once every 1.5 months).
Minimum Requirements:
- 5+ years of experience with VMware vSphere/ESXi administration in an enterprise environment
- Strong proficiency with PowerShell and PowerCLI scripting and automation
- Curiosity and willingness to learn modern cloud-native technologies (Kubernetes, containerized workloads)
Critical Skills:
- Virtualization & Systems: Strong experience with VMware vSphere, vCenter, ESXi, host clustering (HA/DRS), x86 server hardware, and mixed Windows/Linux environments.
- Storage & Networking: Proficiency in vSAN, VMFS/NFS, SAN/NAS integration, virtual switching (vDS), VLANs, TCP/IP, and DNS.
- Automation & IaC: Hands-on experience automating infrastructure using PowerShell, PowerCLI, and Terraform.
- Troubleshooting & Operations: Strong analytical, project management, and prioritization skills with a proven ability to handle complex technical issues and multi-task effectively.
Additional /Desired Skills:
- Kubernetes & Containers: Foundational understanding of Kubernetes concepts and cluster operations, or strong motivation to develop this expertise.
- Hyperconverged Infrastructure: Experience administering KubeVirt and Rancher Harvester-based hyperconverged infrastructure, or strong motivation to develop this expertise
- Cloud & Hybrid Infrastructure: Familiarity with public clouds (AWS, GCP, Azure), hybrid architectures, and alternative hypervisors (KVM, QEMU, Proxmox).
- Storage & GitOps: Exposure to cloud-native storage (Longhorn, Ceph) and GitOps workflows using Git, ArgoCD, or Flux.
- Observability & Growth: Understanding of monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Aria Operations) paired with a strong drive to learn modern cloud-native systems.
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or relevant degree
Company Overview:
FactSet (NYSE:FDS | NASDAQ:FDS) helps the financial community to see more, think bigger, and work better. Our digital platform and enterprise solutions deliver financial data, analytics, and open technology to more than 8,200 global clients, including over 200,000 individual users. Clients across the buy-side and sell-side, as well as wealth managers, private equity firms, and corporations, achieve more every day with our comprehensive and connected content, flexible next-generation workflow solutions, and client-centric specialized support. As a member of the S&P 500, we are committed to sustainable growth and have been recognized among the Best Places to Work in 2023 by Glassdoor as a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award winner. Learn more at www.factset.com and follow us on X and LinkedIn.
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