Nutanix Expert (Minneapolis) Job at Smart IT Frame LLC, Minneapolis, MN

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  • Smart IT Frame LLC
  • Minneapolis, MN

Job Description

Job Title: Nutanix Expert

Location: Minneapolis MN

Employment Type: Contract

About Smart IT Frame:

At Smart IT Frame, we connect top talent with leading organizations across the USA. With over a decade of staffing excellence, we specialize in IT, healthcare, and professional roles, empowering both clients and candidates to grow together.

Role Overview

The Nutanix Migration Expert will lead large-scale infrastructure modernization and migration projects, focusing on transitioning workloads from legacy environments (VMware, physical servers) to Nutanix Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) platforms. This role demands deep technical expertise in Nutanix technologies, strong project leadership, and hands-on experience in complex enterprise migrations.

Key Responsibilities

  • Migration Strategy & Planning
  • Conduct discovery and assessment of existing environments.
  • Develop detailed migration strategies, runbooks, and risk mitigation plans.
  • Design scalable Nutanix AHV/ESXi architectures, including cluster sizing and DR planning.
  • Execution & Delivery
  • Lead end-to-end migration using Nutanix Move and other tools.
  • Perform pre-migration health checks, execute migrations, and validate post-migration functionality.
  • Ensure minimal downtime and business continuity during migration.
  • Technical Leadership
  • Act as SME for Nutanix AOS, AHV, Prism Central, Files, Volumes, and Flow Network Security.
  • Provide expert troubleshooting and performance optimization.
  • Collaborate with networking, storage, and application teams for integrated solutions.
  • Governance & Documentation
  • Maintain detailed documentation of architecture, configurations, and DR plans.
  • Develop best practices, toolkits, and automation scripts to accelerate migration efforts.
  • Client Engagement
  • Conduct interactive workshops and provide pre-sales technical support.
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory and security standards during migration.

Required Skills & Qualifications

  • Technical Expertise
  • 5+ years in IT infrastructure with focus on virtualization and hyperconverged systems.
  • 3+ years dedicated to Nutanix migrations (AHV, Prism, Nutanix Move).
  • Strong understanding of networking (VLANs, routing, firewalls) and storage concepts.
  • Experience with VMware vSphere/ESXi and cross-hypervisor migrations.
  • Certifications
  • Nutanix Certified Professional (NCP) or higher (e.g., NCP-MCI).
  • Preferred: NCX, VCAP, CCNA.
  • Tools & Technologies
  • Nutanix Move, Prism Central, Nutanix Files/Volumes.
  • Familiarity with scripting (PowerCLI, Python) for automation.
  • Soft Skills
  • Excellent communication and client-facing skills.
  • Ability to lead teams and manage complex projects under tight timelines.

Preferred Experience

  • Disaster Recovery design using Nutanix Protection Domains and Leap.
  • Migration of databases leveraging Nutanix NDB.
  • Working in regulated environments with change control processes.

Thanks so much!

Thanks & Regards

ViveK. S

Senior Talent Acquisition Group - North America

svivek@smartitframe.com || +1 201-201-7677

Job Tags

Contract work, Part time,

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