Senior Lead System Administrator(VMware,Storage & Backup Platform Management,6-10 Years,Bangalore)

Date Posted:

2026-10-27



Country:

India



Location:

IN-KA-BENGALURU-NORTHGATE ~ Sy No 2/2 Venkatala Village ~ SY NO 2/2 VENKATALA VILLAGE, Yelahanka Hobli



Position Role Type:

Hybrid

About RTX

At RTX, 185,000 people come together with a shared purpose—to solve the world's most complex challenges and make a meaningful difference.

With three industry-leading businesses, world-class operations, and significant investments in research and development, RTX brings together technology, innovation, and expertise to push the boundaries of what is possible.

Together, we develop technologies that help connect and protect our world and shape the future of aerospace and defense.

About Collins Aerospace

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a global leader in technologically advanced and intelligent aerospace and defense solutions.

With deep technical expertise and a comprehensive portfolio of products and services, Collins Aerospace helps customers address some of the most demanding challenges in the global aerospace industry.

Join us and be part of a team that is redefining aerospace through technology, innovation, and engineering excellence.

Job Overview

We are looking for an experienced Senior Systems Engineer – Virtualisation, Storage & Backup to join our Digital Technology team in Bengaluru.

In this role, you will be responsible for administering, supporting, and optimizing enterprise virtualisation, storage, and backup platforms to ensure high availability, performance, security, and operational reliability. You will work with technologies including VMware vSphere/vSAN, Nutanix AHV, Dell VxRail, Dell enterprise storage, and enterprise backup and recovery solutions.

You will play a key role in resolving complex infrastructure issues, supporting technology upgrades and migrations, strengthening disaster recovery capabilities, and ensuring compliance with enterprise security standards.

This role is ideal for a technically strong infrastructure professional with hands-on experience in enterprise systems, incident and problem management, platform optimization, and infrastructure security.

What You Will Do

Virtualisation, Storage & Backup Platform Management

• Administer, support, and maintain enterprise virtualisation platforms, including VMware vSphere/vSAN, Nutanix AHV, and Dell VxRail.
• Manage and support Dell storage platforms, including PowerScale, PowerStore, and Unity.
• Administer enterprise backup and recovery solutions, including IDPA, PowerProtect Data Manager, and Rubrik.
• Monitor platform health, performance, availability, and capacity to ensure reliable infrastructure operations.
• Perform routine maintenance, capacity planning, system optimization, and platform health checks.
• Participate in disaster recovery testing, backup validation, and recovery exercises to strengthen business continuity.

Incident, Problem & Operational Management

• Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve complex Level 2 and Level 3 infrastructure incidents.
• Perform root cause analysis for major incidents and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Support incident, problem, and change management processes in accordance with ITIL practices.
• Participate in on-call rotations and provide out-of-hours support when required.
• Identify recurring operational issues and recommend improvements to platform stability, performance, and service delivery.

Infrastructure Projects & Change Delivery

• Support infrastructure projects involving platform upgrades, migrations, enhancements, and technology refreshes.
• Implement infrastructure changes in accordance with approved change management procedures and organizational standards.
• Contribute to automation initiatives, operational reporting, and continuous improvement activities.
• Maintain accurate technical documentation, system configurations, operational procedures, and support records.
• Collaborate with project teams to ensure infrastructure changes are delivered effectively and with minimal business disruption.

Collaboration & Vendor Management

• Partner with internal infrastructure, security, application, and operations teams to deliver reliable technology services.
• Work with technology vendors, including Dell, VMware, Nutanix, and Rubrik, to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues.
• Coordinate vendor support activities, technical escalations, and platform-related problem resolution.
• Share technical knowledge and contribute to best practices across infrastructure operations and service delivery.

Security, Compliance & Risk Management

• Ensure infrastructure platforms comply with organizational security policies and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Implement and maintain secure configurations, patching, access controls, and encryption practices.
• Support vulnerability remediation, security assessments, and infrastructure compliance audits.
• Apply relevant security principles and standards, including ISO 27001, NIST, and GDPR, as applicable.
• Identify infrastructure risks and contribute to remediation plans that strengthen platform security and resilience.

What You Will Learn

• Gain exposure to enterprise-scale virtualisation, hyperconverged infrastructure, storage, and backup technologies.
• Deepen expertise in VMware, Nutanix, Dell infrastructure, and modern enterprise data protection solutions.
• Strengthen skills in disaster recovery, business continuity, infrastructure resilience, and performance optimization.
• Develop experience in infrastructure automation, platform modernization, and technology migration initiatives.
• Build expertise in ITIL-based service management, security compliance, and operational excellence.
• Collaborate with global technology teams and leading infrastructure technology vendors.

Qualifications You Must Have

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or another relevant STEM discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum 6 years of relevant experience in enterprise infrastructure engineering, systems administration, virtualisation, storage, or backup and recovery.
• Hands-on experience supporting enterprise virtualisation platforms such as VMware vSphere/vSAN, Nutanix AHV, or Dell VxRail.
• Practical knowledge of enterprise storage solutions, preferably Dell PowerScale, PowerStore, and Unity.
• Experience with enterprise backup and recovery platforms such as IDPA, PowerProtect Data Manager, or Rubrik.
• Working knowledge of Windows and Linux operating systems.
• Experience troubleshooting complex infrastructure issues and supporting Level 2/Level 3 incidents.
• Understanding of ITIL processes, including incident, problem, and change management.
• Knowledge of infrastructure security, patching, access management, encryption, and vulnerability remediation.
• Understanding of disaster recovery, backup validation, capacity planning, and infrastructure monitoring.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, documentation, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications We Prefer

• VMware VCP or VCAP certification.
• Dell EMC Proven Professional certification.
• Nutanix Certified Professional (NCP) certification.
• Rubrik Certified Engineer certification.
• Experience with hyperconverged infrastructure, enterprise storage optimization, and data protection technologies.
• Experience supporting infrastructure migrations, platform upgrades, disaster recovery exercises, and technology refresh projects.
• Familiarity with infrastructure automation, scripting, monitoring, and operational reporting.
• Experience supporting security audits, vulnerability assessments, and compliance remediation.
• Practical knowledge of ISO 27001, NIST security frameworks, and GDPR requirements, where applicable.
• Experience working in global, enterprise-scale, or matrixed technology environments.

Relevant hands-on experience may be considered in lieu of formal certifications.

Educational Qualification & Experience

A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related STEM discipline is preferred.

Typically requires a university degree or equivalent experience and a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.

This role requires advanced knowledge of enterprise infrastructure technologies, practical problem-solving capabilities, and the ability to apply technical expertise to improve platform reliability, security, and operational performance.

Digital Technology

Do you want to be part of a new, exciting initiative to combine foundational IT with new digital technologies?

Our Digital Technology team is driving business efficiencies and a better customer experience by connecting technologies, people, information, and processes. From making aircraft more electric, intelligent, and integrated to building new software platforms such as the Internet of Things, big data, artificial intelligence, and blockchain, there's no better place to be right now than in digital.

If you're an agile thinker who enjoys utilizing modern technology to make big improvements, you're a perfect fit for this team. Join Collins Aerospace to help us revolutionize the aerospace industry today!

WE ARE REDEFINING AEROSPACE.

Role Type Definitions

Please consider the following role type definitions as you apply for this role.

Onsite: Employees in onsite roles work primarily onsite. This includes production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

Hybrid: Employees in hybrid roles work regularly both onsite and offsite. The ratio of time spent onsite will be determined in partnership with the employee's leader.

Remote: Employees in remote roles work primarily offsite, from home. Employees may be expected to travel to the site location as needed.

Regardless of role type, collaboration and innovation are critical to our business. All employees have access to digital tools to collaborate with colleagues around the world and access Collins sites when in-person meetings are required.

Benefits

Our competitive benefits package includes:

• Meal coupons.
• Group Term Life Insurance.
• Group Health Insurance.
• Group Personal Accident Insurance.
• 18 days of annual vacation and 12 days of contingency leave.
• Employee Scholar Program.
• Work-life balance initiatives.
• Car lease program.
• National Pension Scheme (NPS).
• Leave Travel Allowance (LTA).
• Fuel and maintenance benefits / driver wages, subject to eligibility and applicable policy.

Equal Opportunity & Background Checks

Collins Aerospace is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.

Nothing matters more to Collins Aerospace than our strong ethical and safety commitments. All positions in India require a background check, which may include a drug screen. Drug screening is performed for Operations positions, in accordance with applicable requirements.

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. The bonds we form—with our customers and with each other—propel us all higher, again and again.

Apply now and be part of the team that's redefining aerospace.

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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