Nutanix Infrastructure Consultant

ESP Enterprises, Inc. is sourcing an independent Nutanix expert on behalf of Conduent Transportation Solutions in support of their infrastructure team at SEPTA (Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority). This is a vendor-neutral advisory engagement — candidates with current Nutanix, Inc. employment or contracts will not be considered.

Engagement Details Client:

Conduent Transportation Solutions /

SEPTA Engagement Type:

Contract —

Advisory Only Location:

Fully Remote Hours:

Approximately 40 hours

Start Date:

Immediate Rate:

Competitive, commensurate with experience Scope of Work The consultant will be engaged to review, assess, and redesign the existing Nutanix infrastructure at SEPTA.

Specific responsibilities include:

Review the existing Nutanix infrastructure design (8 nodes total — 4 at Primary site, 4 at Disaster Recovery site) Assess current architecture running AOS version 6.8.1.5 with VMware ESXi hypervisor Redesign infrastructure to achieve 99.998% uptime with improved redundancy and fault tolerance Provide a solution that supports hot-window patching with zero unplanned downtime Deliver a written design recommendation and implementation roadmap for the internal team to execute All work is advisory — no direct configuration changes will be required Requirements Nutanix Certified Professional (NCP) or higher strongly preferred Hands-on experience with Nutanix AOS and VMware ESXi environments Demonstrated experience designing for high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) Familiarity with hot-patching strategies in virtualized environments Government, transit, or large enterprise background a plus Must be fully vendor-neutral — no current employment or active contract with Nutanix, Inc. Strong written and verbal communication skills for documentation and stakeholder guidance