Senior Virtualization Systems Engineer

Location:

Tempe, AZ, US

Date: Mar 26, 2025

**Requisition ID** : 18526

**Join us in building a better future for Arizona!**

SRP is one of the largest public power and water utilities in the U.S. providing electricity to approximately one million customers in the greater metropolitan Phoenix area. Since its founding in 1903, SRP has fostered a culture of stewardship and customer service consistently ranking as an industry leader in customer service according to J.D. Power and named one of Arizona's best employers by Forbes. SRP continues to adapt to its changing business environment by seeking innovative ways to reimagine utility service and the provision of critical resources essential to the life and economy of Arizona.

**Why Work at SRP**

At SRP, we foster an inclusive work environment and believe everyone should have a fair chance to work, regardless of who they are. That’s why we value teams with diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds to help SRP deliver on its mission of providing reliable, affordable and sustainable water and power.

SRP's success is rooted in our employees' happiness, health, and safety. That's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees and enhance their well-being. In addition to competitive pay and performance incentives, eligible employees can take advantage of the following benefits:

+ Pension Plan (at no cost to the employee)

+ 401(k) plan with employer matching

+ Available your first day: Medical, vision, dental, and life insurance

+ Over 200+ hours of PTO (includes vacation days, holidays, floating holidays, and sick leave)

+ Parental leave (up to 4 weeks) and adoption assistance

+ Wellness programs (including access to a recreation and fitness facility)

+ Short and long-term disability plans

+ Tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate programs

+ 10 Employee Resource Groups for career development, community service, and networking

**Summary**

As a member of the Server Management team, the candidate will play a key role in designing and supporting the virtual server environment hosted on-premises as well as in the cloud. The Virtualization Systems Engineer works closely with Windows and Linux teams and is responsible for the management, architecture, configuration and administration of all virtual servers, backups and related software and security components. This individual will apply proven communication and problem-solving skills to guide and assist the team on issues related to the configuration and monitoring of mission-critical information systems maximizing service quality for the organization as measured through key indicators.

**What You'll Do**

+ Help design and develop virtualization systems architecture to meet demands of the business across multiple data centers.

+ Support the installation, configuration, and day to day management of the VMWare vSphere environment including patching and upgrades.

+ Research and resolve highly complex technical problems concerning virtualized hosts and guests.

+ Analyze and recommend improvements to existing VMWare environments to improve performance, usability, and customer experience across the enterprise

+ Work closely with infrastructure teams that are dependent on the virtual environment (Storage, Networking, Windows, Linux, Database) to automate common tasks, optimize performance, streamline processes, and troubleshoot issues.

+ Develop and maintain documentation and diagrams related to standards, implementation procedures, and troubleshooting.

**What It Takes To Succeed**

+ Experience with vSAN, HPE Synergy and vRealize suite of products (vROPs, vRA/vRO, LogInsight)

+ Ability to write simple to moderately complex scripts in PowerShell

+ Basic understanding of REST is preferred.

+ Experience with vRO workflow development in Javascript is desired but not required.

+ Experience with Kubernetes, preferably OpenShift is desired but not required.

+ Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required

**Experience**

Our ideal candidate is a Level 3 (Senior), a minimum of five years of related experience is required (if no degree, nine years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and related experience totaling nine years).

**Education**

A bachelor’s degree related to the assignment from an accredited institution is preferred.

**Hybrid Workplace**

SRP currently offers a hybrid workplace, which allows employees whose jobs can be performed remotely, and who have sufficient technical capability, to telework up to three days per week. Although teleworking is available, all employees must live and work in Arizona. We are taking steps to protect the health and well-being of all team members, and by following a number of health and safety protocols, to reduce the risk of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

**Drug/Alcohol Policy Statement**

To promote the safety and well-being of our employees, customers, and the communities we serve, SRP is committed to maintaining a drug/alcohol free work environment. Although marijuana may now be legal in Arizona, except as otherwise specified under Arizona law, SRP considers it to be an illegal drug for the purpose of our drug/alcohol policy because marijuana remains illegal at the federal level. Any candidate found to be impaired during the hiring process or who has the presence of an illegal drug or unauthorized substance in their system during the pre-employment drug/alcohol test may be disqualified from further consideration in the hiring process.

**Equal Opportunity Employer Statement**

Salt River Project (SRP) is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military status, or any other protected status under applicable federal, state or local law.

**Work Authorization**

All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Currently, SRP does not sponsor H1B visas, OPT, or other employment-related visa's.

**Nearest Major Market:** Phoenix