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Sr. Implementation Engineer

ThinklabsDurham, NCL6 LeadNovember 6th, 2026
Sr. Implementation Engineer, Durham NC
  • Deploy, configure, and productionize Lenovo FX/Broadcom infrastructure, including hardware, firmware, VMware ESXi, vCenter, vSAN, NSX, and applicable VCF components.
  • Design and implement Azure VMware Solution (AVS), Google Cloud VMware Engine (GCVE), VMware HCX, and Nutanix AHV/Prism environments and workload-mobility capabilities.
  • Implement VMware Aria Automation/Operations, including automated provisioning, lifecycle management, monitoring, and Live Patching enablement where applicable.
  • Develop standardized Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, Ansible, Aria, and Git for Windows Server, RHEL, VMware, Nutanix, Azure, and GCP infrastructure.
  • Automate OS provisioning, security hardening, patching, vulnerability remediation, networking, storage, domain integration, and infrastructure agent deployment.
  • Integrate infrastructure services with ServiceNow, CMDB, monitoring, backup, logging, security, DNS, NTP, Active Directory/Entra ID, and other enterprise services.
  • Design and implement DR/BCP, workload replication, migration, failover/failback, and recovery testing across on-prem VMware, AVS, GCVE, and Nutanix platforms.
  • Support workload migrations and modernization across VMware VCF, AVS, GCVE/HCX, and Nutanix, including dependency validation, cutover, rollback, and stabilization.
  • Deliver architecture/design documentation, IaC standards, as-built documentation, operational runbooks, DR procedures, and knowledge transfer to Infrastructure Operations.
  • Resource to be based in Durham, NC, with travel/support for Smyrna, GA Data Center implementation and migration activities as required.
Required Skills: Lenovo FX/ThinkAgile | VMware VCF/vSphere/vSAN/NSX | AVS | GCVE | VMware HCX | Nutanix AOS/AHV/Prism | Aria Automation/Operations | Terraform | Ansible | Windows Server | RHEL | ServiceNow | DR/BCP | Hybrid Cloud Networking | Infrastructure AutomationKey Deliverables
  • Production-ready Lenovo FX/VMware infrastructure
  • AVS, GCVE/HCX, and Nutanix implementation/migration capability
  • Automated IaC-based Windows/RHEL provisioning
  • Aria automation and Live Patching capability
  • Tested DR/BCP and failover/failback procedures
  • Complete operational documentation and knowledge transfer
Pay: From $85.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40.0 per week
Work Location: In person