Software Engineer - VMware - Jenkins - DevOps Engineer

Hyderabad, India (Hybrid — 3 days office / 2 days remote)

Role Overview

Nasuni is seeking a VMware Administrator with strong DevOps Infrastructure Engineering to support the build and release systems powering our enterprise storage platform.
This role focuses on operating and improving the infrastructure that runs our engineering build and testing pipelines, including Jenkins agents, VMware infrastructure, and Linux-based development environments.
You will help ensure the reliability and performance of the systems used by Nasuni’s global engineering organization to build, test, and release software.
This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy hands-on infrastructure administration, automation scripting, and supporting development teams through reliable build systems and release execution.
This role is not a software engineering role and does not focus on application development.

Level & Scope

This role operates as a hands-on VMware Administrator and DevOps Infrastructure Engineer responsible for maintaining and improving the systems that power Nasuni’s internal build and release platform.

You will:

Maintain Jenkins build infrastructure and agents
Administer VMware vCenter and ESX environments supporting build infrastructure
Automate infrastructure tasks using tools and scripts in Terraform, Ansible, and Packer
Execute release builds and package management workflows
Troubleshoot infrastructure interruptions impacting engineering productivity

This role works closely with software engineering teams by providing reliable infrastructure services and automation support for the development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

Build Infrastructure Operations

Maintain and operate Jenkins infrastructure and build agents
Troubleshoot and resolve build failures, agent issues, and pipeline interruptions
Ensure build infrastructure remains secure, patched, and up to date

VMware Infrastructure Administration

Manage VMware vCenter environments supporting engineering infrastructure
Administer ESX hosts and clusters used for build and test systems
Provision and maintain virtualized environments for engineering teams

Automation & Infrastructure Scripting

Develop infrastructure automation using Terraform, Ansible, and Packer
Automate repetitive operational tasks across build and test environments
Improve infrastructure provisioning and consistency across environments

Release Engineering Support

Execute release build workflows and support RPM packaging processes
Support release qualification builds and artifact management
Coordinate release readiness and update distribution systems

Engineering Infrastructure Support

Support engineering teams by provisioning build environments and automation
Assist with debugging build issues and infrastructure interruptions
Maintain documentation and operational runbooks in Confluence

Continuous Improvement

Improve reliability and performance of build and test systems
Optimize build execution time and infrastructure efficiency
Evaluate emerging tooling such as GitHub Actions runners or container-based build environments

AI-Assisted Workflow Efficiency

Leverage AI-assisted tooling where appropriate to accelerate troubleshooting, documentation, and infrastructure automation while validating outputs for accuracy and operational reliability.

Qualifications

Must-Have Qualifications

Experience administering VMware environments including vCenter and ESX hosts
2-4 years of experience in DevOps, Infrastructure Engineering, Administration, or Build Engineering
Hands-on experience managing Jenkins infrastructure or build systems using Groovy
Strong Linux systems administration experience
Experience creating infrastructure automation using Terraform, Ansible, or Packer
Experience troubleshooting build failures and infrastructure reliability issues
Experience supporting engineering teams through internal infrastructure services
Experience automating repetitive operational tasks

Preferred Qualifications

Experience supporting build and release infrastructure for software engineering teams