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Hyper V Engineer Jobs in Texas (NOW HIRING)

Devops Engineer

Austin, TX · On-site

$52.25 - $71.50/hr

... Engineer LOCATION: Austin, TX (Hybrid, Program will only accept LOCAL ONLY candidates for this ... Create, configure, and manage VMs across cloud or on-prem Hyper-V environments. * Ensure proper ...

Software Engineer (Devops Engineer)

Austin, TX · On-site

$52.25 - $71.50/hr

Software Engineer (Devops Engineer) Location: Austin, Texas 78754 (Hybrid) Duration: 12+ Months ... Hyper-V server administration, hardware, backup, recovery and disaster/recovery. * 8+ Years of ...

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Hyper V Engineer information

What is a Hyper V engineer?

Hyper V Engineers are IT professionals who specialize in designing, deploying, and managing virtualized environments using Microsoft Hyper-V technology. They are responsible for configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting virtual machines, ensuring optimal performance, security, and availability within an organization. Hyper V Engineers often work closely with system administrators and network engineers to integrate virtualization solutions with existing infrastructure. Their expertise helps organizations reduce hardware costs, improve scalability, and streamline disaster recovery processes.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a Hyper V engineer?

To thrive as a Hyper V Engineer, you need expertise in virtualization technologies, particularly Microsoft Hyper-V, as well as a solid understanding of networking, Windows Server administration, and troubleshooting skills—often supported by relevant certifications like Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate. Familiarity with management tools such as Hyper-V Manager, System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM), and PowerShell scripting is crucial for daily operations. Strong problem-solving abilities, attention to detail, and effective communication are key soft skills for collaborating with cross-functional teams and supporting business continuity. These skills ensure optimal virtualized environments, minimize downtime, and support scalable IT infrastructure solutions.

What are some common challenges Hyper V engineers face when managing large-scale virtualized environments?

Hyper V Engineers often encounter challenges such as ensuring optimal resource allocation among multiple virtual machines, maintaining high availability, and troubleshooting complex performance issues across clustered environments. Balancing security with accessibility and keeping systems up-to-date without disrupting business operations can also be demanding. Effective collaboration with network, storage, and security teams is crucial to address these challenges and ensure seamless virtualization infrastructure operations.

What is the difference between Hyper V Engineer vs System Administrator?

AspectHyper V EngineerSystem Administrator
CertificationsMicrosoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect, MCSA/MCSE in Windows ServerCompTIA Server+, Microsoft Certified: Windows Server
Work EnvironmentData centers, virtualization environments, cloud infrastructureIT departments, network management, user support
Primary ResponsibilitiesDesign, implement, and manage Hyper-V virtualization solutionsMaintain IT systems, manage networks, support users

The Hyper V Engineer specializes in virtualization technologies, focusing on designing and managing Hyper-V environments, while the System Administrator handles broader IT infrastructure, including networks and user support. Both roles require related certifications and often work within the same industry settings, but their core responsibilities differ significantly.

What cities in Texas are hiring for Hyper V Engineer jobs?

Cities in Texas with the most Hyper V Engineer job openings:

Infographic showing various Hyper V Engineer job openings in Texas as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 100% Full Time. Highlights an 100% In-person job distribution.

Senior Hyper-V Infrastructure Engineer

Houston, TX • On-site

ProCorp Systems Inc.
201 - 500 employees

$103K - $140K/yr

Other

Posted 24 days ago


Job description

Role: Senior Hyper-V Infrastructure Engineer
Location:
Jersey City, NJ / Houston, TX / San Francisco, CA

We are looking for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer / Architect with strong enterprise-level Microsoft Hyper-V experience to design, operate, automate, and optimize large-scale virtual infrastructure across global data centers.

The ideal candidate will have deep hands-on experience with Hyper-V, Windows Server, Failover Clustering, PowerShell automation, Storage, Networking, and infrastructure performance engineering.

Key Responsibilities
  • Design and maintain enterprise Hyper-V cluster architectures, including Failover Clustering, Live Migration, S2D, Virtual Switch, and Windows Server.
  • Manage Hyper-V deployment, upgrades, patching, cluster operations, workload placement, and lifecycle management.
  • Develop PowerShell/WMI/DSC automation for provisioning, configuration, inventory, compliance, patching, and infrastructure operations.
  • Troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues across compute, storage, networking, Windows Server, and Hyper-V.
  • Perform capacity planning, performance analysis, benchmarking, and root-cause analysis.
  • Work with storage technologies including Storage Spaces Direct (S2D), SAN, NVMe, and storage performance optimization.
  • Support virtual networking including VLAN, Hyper-V Virtual Switch, SET, network teaming, and SDN.
  • Contribute to infrastructure CI/CD and Infrastructure-as-Code automation.
  • Maintain and enhance automation/control-plane applications using C#/.NET.
  • Create technical documentation, architecture diagrams, design decisions, and operational best practices.
  • Provide technical guidance, code/design reviews, and mentorship to other engineers.
Required Skills
  • 5+ years of hands-on Infrastructure Engineering experience.
  • Strong enterprise experience with Microsoft Hyper-V.
  • Windows Server Failover Clustering (WSFC) and Live Migration.
  • Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) and/or SAN experience.
  • Strong PowerShell scripting and infrastructure automation.
  • Experience with WMI, DSC, SCCM, Ansible, or equivalent automation/configuration tools.
  • Strong understanding of virtual networking, VLAN, Hyper-V Virtual Switch, SET, and network performance.
  • Experience with infrastructure performance tuning, capacity planning, benchmarking, and troubleshooting.
  • Experience supporting large-scale data center/virtualization environments.
Preferred Skills
  • C# / .NET 8 development for infrastructure/control-plane applications.
  • CI/CD / DevOps automation.
  • Microsoft SCVMM / SCOM / SCCM.
  • VMware ESXi or KVM experience.
  • Storage/compute performance tools such as DiskSpd, VMFleet, FIO, or elbencho.
  • Experience with Qualys/security compliance and infrastructure security remediation.
  • Knowledge of server hardware architecture including Intel Xeon, AMD EPYC, NVMe, and GPU platforms.
  • Experience with large-scale enterprise data centers.