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Apexon - Lead Nutanix Engineer - NC2/AWS Cloud Migration

APEXON INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
9 - 12 Years
Multiple Locations

Posted on: 12/11/2026

Job Description

Role Summary :

Apexon is seeking a Nutanix Engineer with 9 - 12 years of enterprise infrastructure engineering experience, including at least 3 - 5 years of hands-on Nutanix experience, to deliver hyperconverged infrastructure and hybrid cloud migration engagements in India. The role will design, deploy, and operate Nutanix environments; migrate workloads from VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, and legacy infrastructure; deploy Nutanix Cloud Clusters on AWS; and execute AWS rehost migrations.

Key Responsibilities :

- Design, deploy, administer, monitor, and optimize Nutanix clusters using AOS, AHV, Prism Element, and Prism Central.

- Lead workload migrations from VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, and legacy infrastructure to Nutanix using Nutanix Move.

- Deploy and operate Nutanix Cloud Clusters on AWS, including account onboarding, VPC and subnet design, capacity planning, networking, and cluster lifecycle management.

- Design secure hybrid connectivity between on-premises Nutanix environments and NC2 on AWS using AWS Direct Connect, Site-to-Site VPN, and Transit Gateway.

- Execute AWS rehost migrations using AWS Application Migration Service, covering discovery, replication, test cutover, final cutover, validation, and rollback.

- Assess source environments, identify dependencies, and create migration wave plans using Nutanix and AWS migration tools.

- Develop and execute migration runbooks covering readiness checks, cutover activities, application validation, rollback, and stakeholder coordination.

- Implement Nutanix data protection and disaster recovery, including protection policies, recovery plans, replication, failover testing, and RTO/RPO validation.

- Perform AOS, AHV, and firmware upgrades using Nutanix Life Cycle Manager with minimal service disruption.

- Monitor infrastructure and workloads using Prism Central and Amazon CloudWatch, and troubleshoot issues across compute, storage, virtualization, networking, and AWS.

- Apply security controls, including RBAC, IAM policies, encryption, security groups, and microsegmentation using Nutanix Flow.

- Right-size migrated workloads and recommend suitable Amazon EC2, storage, and NC2 capacity options to optimize cost and performance.

- Automate repeatable deployment and migration activities using Nutanix APIs, Nutanix Calm or Self-Service, Terraform, PowerShell, or Python.

- Produce architecture designs, migration plans, as-built configurations, and operational runbooks; deliver knowledge transfer to client teams.

- Coordinate migration windows with application, infrastructure, network, and security teams, and mentor junior engineers on Nutanix and AWS migration practices.

Mandatory Skills :

- 9 - 12 years of enterprise infrastructure engineering experience, including at least 3 years of hands-on experience with Nutanix platforms.

- Strong administration experience with Nutanix AOS, AHV, Prism Element, and Prism Central.

- Proven experience migrating workloads from VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, or legacy infrastructure to Nutanix.

- Hands-on experience with Nutanix Move and Nutanix Cloud Clusters on AWS (NC2).

- Proven experience executing rehost migrations using AWS Application Migration Service (AWS MGN).

- Strong experience with AWS networking (VPC, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, Site-to-Site VPN).

- Current Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Infrastructure (NCP-MCI) certification.

- Current AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate or higher certification.

Benefits :

- Group Health Insurance covering family of 4

- Term Insurance and Accident Insurance

- Paid Holidays & Earned Leaves

- Paid Parental Leave

- Learning & Career Development

- Employee Wellness

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