Must-Have Technical Skills

5-8+ years of Infrastructure, Cloud, or Platform Engineering experience
Strong hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform), especially Compute Engine (GCE)
Linux systems administration (RHEL, Ubuntu, SUSE)
VMware administration (vSphere/vCenter); HCX migration experience is a plus
Experience supporting hybrid environments (on-prem + cloud)
Infrastructure as Code using Terraform (preferred) or similar tools
Automation experience using Ansible, scripting, or similar technologies
Experience leading infrastructure migrations and server provisioning
Strong understanding of compute, storage, networking, and virtualization
Experience with production support, platform stability, and root cause analysis (RCA)

Nice-to-Have

IBM Power Systems (PowerVM)
AIX administration
Multi-cloud experience (AWS/Azure)
DevOps, CI/CD, and automation-first engineering practices
Cloud or Linux certifications (Google Cloud Platform, AWS, Azure, RHCSA/RHCE)