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Philadelphia, PA

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Position: DevOps Engineer with KVM Location: Philadelphia PA Duration: 6-12 Months - MUST HAVE o Ansible o Puppet o KVM Top Three Skills: 10+ Years experience working within the Service Provider ...

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

KVM hypervisor platform strategy and competitive differentiation * Virtual machine performance optimization, live migration, and resource scheduling * Virtualized networking (OVS, SR-IOV, DPDK) and ...

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP

KVM hypervisor platform strategy and competitive differentiation * Virtual machine performance optimization, live migration, and resource scheduling * Virtualized networking (OVS, SR-IOV, DPDK) and ...

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP

KVM hypervisor platform strategy and competitive differentiation * Virtual machine performance optimization, live migration, and resource scheduling * Virtualized networking (OVS, SR-IOV, DPDK) and ...

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

KVM hypervisor platform strategy and competitive differentiation * Virtual machine performance optimization, live migration, and resource scheduling * Virtualized networking (OVS, SR-IOV, DPDK) and ...

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As of Jun 10, 2026, the average hourly pay for kvm in the United States is $51.22, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $42.07 and $59.38 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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AspectKvmNetwork Engineer
CertificationsLinux certifications (e.g., RHCE, CompTIA Linux+)CCNA, CCNP, CompTIA Network+
Work EnvironmentData centers, server rooms, cloud environmentsOffice, data centers, client sites
Primary ResponsibilitiesManaging virtual machines, server virtualization, cloud setupDesigning, implementing, and maintaining network infrastructure

While Kvm focuses on server virtualization and managing virtual machines, Network Engineers specialize in designing and maintaining network systems. Both roles require technical certifications and often work in data centers or IT environments, but their core responsibilities differ significantly.

What are KVMs?

KVM stands for Kernel-based Virtual Machine, which is an open-source virtualization technology built into the Linux kernel. It allows a physical server to run multiple isolated virtual environments called virtual machines (VMs). Each VM has its own operating system and resources, managed by the KVM hypervisor. KVM is widely used in cloud computing and server consolidation due to its performance, scalability, and ability to run unmodified Linux or Windows images. It supports hardware virtualization extensions and integrates well with management tools like libvirt and QEMU.

What are the typical collaboration points between a KVM administrator and other IT infrastructure teams?

As a KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) administrator, you’ll frequently collaborate with system administrators, network engineers, and storage specialists. Daily tasks often involve coordinating with these teams to ensure virtual machines are provisioned correctly, network configurations are optimized, and storage resources are efficiently allocated. Effective communication and cross-team troubleshooting are key, especially when resolving performance issues or implementing new virtualization solutions. This collaborative environment helps maintain reliable virtual infrastructure and supports organizational IT goals.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) Administrator, and why are they important?

To thrive as a KVM Administrator, you need a deep understanding of Linux system administration, virtualization concepts, and experience managing virtual environments. Familiarity with tools such as libvirt, virt-manager, and command-line utilities, as well as relevant certifications like RHCSA or RHCE, is highly beneficial. Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and effective communication are essential soft skills in this role. These abilities ensure efficient deployment, maintenance, and troubleshooting of virtual infrastructure, which is critical for system reliability and scalability.
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Senior Infrastructure Engineer (KVM Compute / Distributed Storage)

Senior Infrastructure Engineer (KVM Compute / Distributed Storage)

Teraswitch Inc

Pittsburgh, PA • On-site

$105K - $143K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, PTO

Posted 18 days ago

Job description

Engineered to outperform, Teraswitch is on a mission to provide high-performance infrastructure services for critical workloads. With 20+ datacenter locations around the world interconnected by our low latency global backbone network, we are the class leader in performance bare metal hosting and rapidly expanding into additional infrastructure services.
The Job
The Infrastructure Engineering team at Teraswitch is responsible for the compute, storage, and platform infrastructure that powers our products and internal operations.
This senior/staff-level role is focused on building provider-grade hosted compute and storage services-specifically a KVM-based VM product and a distributed object (S3) and block storage product (NVMe/TCP). Qualified candidates will have depth in at least one of these areas. You will help architect and build cloud-scale, globally distributed products for a high-performance infrastructure provider, with an emphasis on automation, scalability, and security by design.
While this role has a compute and storage services focus, as a senior member of the Infrastructure Engineering team, you'll also be expected to cross-train and contribute broadly across infrastructure domains as we grow the team.
What You'll Do
  • Design and implement provider-scale, globally distributed hosted services - with a focus in either compute (KVM-based cloud), storage (distributed object and block services), or both
    • Compute track: Evaluate/design, implement, and manage a KVM-based cloud compute platform
    • Storage track: Evaluate, implement, and manage a distributed storage platform (Ceph, Weka, VAST, etc) that supports object (S3) and block (NVMe/TCP) protocols
  • Define provisioning workflows, node/fleet management, and scalable operations
  • Integrate service networking primitives (IPAM, DHCP, DNS) and customer interfaces to the product
  • Design multi-tenant provisioning and controls: isolation boundaries, quotas/limits, metering, and security
  • Build automation and tooling for global deployments of these products: upgrades, capacity expansion, failure handling, rebalancing
  • Implement robust observability for these products to enhance production service reliability (metrics, logs, traces; dashboards; actionable alerting)
  • Collaborate with the Software team to integrate these products with our customer control plane (portal, API) and billing systems, ensuring robust customer-driven lifecycle management
  • Cross-train with the rest of the Infrastructure Engineering team and contribute broadly to the compute, storage, and platform infrastructure that powers Teraswitch products and internal operations

Basic Qualifications
  • Strong Linux systems and networking expertise, production operations experience
  • Depth in at least one of the following:
    • Compute / virtualization: KVM/QEMU, libvirt and/or platforms such as Proxmox/OpenStack; image pipelines; fleet operations; multi-tenant considerations
    • Distributed storage services: experience with distributed storage platforms (Ceph, VAST, Weka, or similar) and/or managing block/object storage offerings; public/multi-tenant deployment experience is a plus
  • Automation - experience in scripting (Python, bash, etc) and/or configuration management (Ansible or similar)
  • Experience with observability/monitoring systems (metrics, logs, traces, alerting) and using them to enhance production service reliability
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment
  • Committed to operational best practices and security by design

Preferred Skills/Experience
You do not need all of these-depth in a few areas plus strong fundamentals is sufficient:
  • Service / hosting provider experience (multi-tenant systems, automation-first operations, scalable and secure design)
  • Experience with VPS/KVM hosting at scale, including networking and security
  • Experience with distributed storage systems such as Ceph, Weka, or VAST, particularly in a service provider environment
  • Expertise in object storage / S3 services - gateway/front-door patterns (F5/Nginx/HAProxy), networking, durability, security
  • Strong networking fundamentals relevant to provider environments (routing/segmentation, IPAM/DHCP/DNS integration)
  • Cloud-native observability/monitoring (e.g. Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry)
  • Kubernetes and cloud-native (CNCF) ecosystem experience
  • Demonstrated ability to design and operate automation-first infrastructure at scale
  • Experience in other Infrastructure team domains - e.g. self-hosted Kubernetes deployment / management, and/or bare metal automation and fleet management

On-Call / Operations
Participate in an on-call system supporting critical production systems.
Location
Preference given to full-time onsite candidates in Pittsburgh, PA, followed by hybrid candidates.
Compensation and Benefits
Along with a competitive pay scale, full-time Teraswitch employees are eligible for the following benefits:
  • Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • 401(k) with company profit sharing
  • PTO and 11 Company Paid Holidays

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