Senior Lead System Administrator(VMware,Storage & Backup Platform Management,6-10 Years,Bangalore)

Date Posted: 2026-10-27 Country: India Location: IN-KA-BENGALURU-NORTHGATE ~ Sy No 2/2 Venkatala Village ~ SY NO 2/2 VENKATALA VILLAGE, Yelahanka Hobli Position Role Type: Hybrid About RTX At RTX, 185,000 people come together with a shared purpose—to solve the world's most complex challenges and make a meaningful difference. With three industry-leading businesses, world-class operations, and significant investments in research and development, RTX brings together technology, innovation, and expertise to push the boundaries of what is possible. Together, we develop technologies that help connect and protect our world and shape the future of aerospace and defense. About Collins Aerospace Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a global leader in technologically advanced and intelligent aerospace and defense solutions. With deep technical expertise and a comprehensive portfolio of products and services, Collins Aerospace helps customers address some of the most demanding challenges in the global aerospace industry. Join us and be part of a team that is redefining aerospace through technology, innovation, and engineering excellence. Job Overview We are looking for an experienced Senior Systems Engineer – Virtualisation, Storage & Backup to join our Digital Technology team in Bengaluru. In this role, you will be responsible for administering, supporting, and optimizing enterprise virtualisation, storage, and backup platforms to ensure high availability, performance, security, and operational reliability. You will work with technologies including VMware vSphere/vSAN, Nutanix AHV, Dell VxRail, Dell enterprise storage, and enterprise backup and recovery solutions. You will play a key role in resolving complex infrastructure issues, supporting technology upgrades and migrations, strengthening disaster recovery capabilities, and ensuring compliance with enterprise security standards. This role is ideal for a technically strong infrastructure professional with hands-on experience in enterprise systems, incident and problem management, platform optimization, and infrastructure security. What You Will Do Virtualisation, Storage & Backup Platform Management Administer, support, and maintain enterprise virtualisation platforms, including VMware vSphere/vSAN, Nutanix AHV, and Dell VxRail. Manage and support Dell storage platforms, including PowerScale, PowerStore, and Unity. Administer enterprise backup and recovery solutions, including IDPA, PowerProtect Data Manager, and Rubrik. Monitor platform health, performance, availability, and capacity to ensure reliable infrastructure operations. Perform routine maintenance, capacity planning, system optimization, and platform health checks. Participate in disaster recovery testing, backup validation, and recovery exercises to strengthen business continuity. Incident, Problem & Operational Management Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve complex Level 2 and Level 3 infrastructure incidents. Perform root cause analysis for major incidents and implement corrective and preventive actions. Support incident, problem, and change management processes in accordance with ITIL practices. Participate in on-call rotations and provide out-of-hours support when required. Identify recurring operational issues and recommend improvements to platform stability, performance, and service delivery. Infrastructure Projects & Change Delivery Support infrastructure projects involving platform upgrades, migrations, enhancements, and technology refreshes. Implement infrastructure changes in accordance with approved change management procedures and organizational standards. Contribute to automation initiatives, operational reporting, and continuous improvement activities. Maintain accurate technical documentation, system configurations, operational procedures, and support records. Collaborate with project teams to ensure infrastructure changes are delivered effectively and with minimal business disruption. Collaboration & Vendor Management Partner with internal infrastructure, security, application, and operations teams to deliver reliable technology services. Work with technology vendors, including Dell, VMware, Nutanix, and Rubrik, to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues. Coordinate vendor support activities, technical escalations, and platform-related problem resolution. Share technical knowledge and contribute to best practices across infrastructure operations and service delivery. Security, Compliance & Risk Management Ensure infrastructure platforms comply with organizational security policies and applicable regulatory requirements. Implement and maintain secure configurations, patching, access controls, and encryption practices. Support vulnerability remediation, security assessments, and infrastructure compliance audits. Apply relevant security principles and standards, including ISO 27001, NIST, and GDPR, as applicable. Identify infrastructure risks and contribute to remediation plans that strengthen platform security and resilience. What You Will Learn Gain exposure to enterprise-scale virtualisation, hyperconverged infrastructure, storage, and backup technologies. Deepen expertise in VMware, Nutanix, Dell infrastructure, and modern enterprise data protection solutions. Strengthen skills in disaster recovery, business continuity, infrastructure resilience, and performance optimization. Develop experience in infrastructure automation, platform modernization, and technology migration initiatives. Build expertise in ITIL-based service management, security compliance, and operational excellence. Collaborate with global technology teams and leading infrastructure technology vendors. Qualifications You Must Have Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or another relevant STEM discipline, or equivalent practical experience. Minimum 6 years of relevant experience in enterprise infrastructure engineering, systems administration, virtualisation, storage, or backup and recovery. Hands-on experience supporting enterprise virtualisation platforms such as VMware vSphere/vSAN, Nutanix AHV, or Dell VxRail. Practical knowledge of enterprise storage solutions, preferably Dell PowerScale, PowerStore, and Unity. Experience with enterprise backup and recovery platforms such as IDPA, PowerProtect Data Manager, or Rubrik. Working knowledge of Windows and Linux operating systems. Experience troubleshooting complex infrastructure issues and supporting Level 2/Level 3 incidents. Understanding of ITIL processes, including incident, problem, and change management. Knowledge of infrastructure security, patching, access management, encryption, and vulnerability remediation. Understanding of disaster recovery, backup validation, capacity planning, and infrastructure monitoring. Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, documentation, and collaboration skills. Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams. Qualifications We Prefer VMware VCP or VCAP certification. Dell EMC Proven Professional certification. Nutanix Certified Professional (NCP) certification. Rubrik Certified Engineer certification. Experience with hyperconverged infrastructure, enterprise storage optimization, and data protection technologies. Experience supporting infrastructure migrations, platform upgrades, disaster recovery exercises, and technology refresh projects. Familiarity with infrastructure automation, scripting, monitoring, and operational reporting. Experience supporting security audits, vulnerability assessments, and compliance remediation. Practical knowledge of ISO 27001, NIST security frameworks, and GDPR requirements, where applicable. Experience working in global, enterprise-scale, or matrixed technology environments. Relevant hands-on experience may be considered in lieu of formal certif