Nutanix Engineer

About the role

About INflow Federal - founded in 2013, INflow Federal is a mission-driven small business delivering cutting-edge solutions to the Department of War (DoW) and Joint Force operations across 20+ states. Our strength comes from our people - especially the Veterans who make up over 50% of our workforce. Through our Veteran Outreach Program and employee-first culture, we invest deeply in professional growth, well-being, and innovation. Known for our agility, transparency, and integrity, INflow combines real-world experience with emerging technologies like AI/ML to help our customers lead in a rapidly evolving defense landscape. We empower both our employees and mission partners to stay ahead - driving smarter, faster, and more secure outcomes.

Job Overview:

As a Nutanix Systems Engineer at INflow Federal, you’ll play a crucial role in maintaining and troubleshooting our Linux-based systems. Your strong Nutanix and Linux skills, experience as a Linux system administrator, and troubleshooting capabilities will be vital in addressing operational issues and solving problems as they arise. This role requires a hands-on approach, focusing on operations and firefighting problems to ensure system stability and reliability.

At INflow Federal, you will have the opportunity to work on high-impact projects, leverage the latest technologies, and thrive in a culture that values creativity and collaboration. Your expertise will make a significant impact on our mission to support DoD customers with advanced technical solutions.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities: - Administer, maintain, and optimize Nutanix hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI), including AHV, Prism Central, and Prism Element, to support enterprise Linux workloads.

- Collaborate with infrastructure teams to provision, configure, and manage virtual machines, storage, networking, and cluster resources within Nutanix environments.

- Develop and maintain automation solutions using Ansible and scripting languages (e.g., Bash, Python).

- Standardize system configuration, patching, and deployment processes through Infrastructure-as-Code practices.

- Administer and support Red Hat ecosystem tools, including Satellite and Capsule.

- Integrate and manage authentication and authorization mechanisms (e.g., OAuth, SSO, identity providers).

- Support the development of dashboards and observability solutions using tools such as Grafana and Zabbix.

- Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize Linux systems and Nutanix infrastructure for performance, availability, and capacity.

- Troubleshoot complex system, virtualization, storage, networking, and integration issues across distributed environments.

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve system reliability, scalability, security, and operational efficiency.

- Document system architecture, processes, automation workflows, and infrastructure standards.

- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, including automation maturity, platform modernization, and operational best practices.