Job Description

Description :
Presidio, Where Teamwork and Innovation Shape the Future
At Presidio, we're at the forefront of a global technology revolution, transforming industries through cutting-edge digital solutions and next-generation AI. We empower businesses--and their customers--to achieve more through innovation, automation, and intelligent insights.
The Role
We are seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead a high-performance team of Lead Engineers and Senior Engineers delivering modern datacenter and hybrid cloud solutions. This role requires a strong technical foundation in VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) and broad exposure to adjacent domains such as cloud computing, data protection, datacenter modernization, and automation.
The Senior Engineering Manager will oversee execution excellence across multiple projects, guide technical direction, mature delivery processes, and develop talent within the growing Modern Platforms practice. This role blends technical depth with people leadership, operational oversight, and cross-functional collaboration with US delivery, presales, and practice leadership.
Key Responsibilities:
Technical Leadership & Delivery Excellence

• Provide technical direction across VCF deployments, datacenter modernization, cloud integrations, automation, and migration programs.
• Oversee design reviews, implementation plans, deployment standards, runbooks, and reusable templates.
• Serve as the technical escalation point for complex issues spanning VCF technology stack - SDDC Manager, vSphere, vSAN, NSX, VCF Operations, VCF Automation, hybrid cloud, and data protection platforms.
• Guide teams in delivering large-scale, multi-site projects with consistent quality and adherence to Modern Platforms best practices.
• Collaborate closely with US engineering and architecture teams to align delivery methodologies and platform strategy.

People Leadership & Team Development

• Manage a team of Lead Engineers and Senior Engineers across multiple technology tracks: VCF, Data Protection, Cloud Infra, Migration, Nutanix, and DevOps.
• Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, skill assessments, and career development planning.
• Create structured technical learning paths for engineers progressing toward Lead and Architect roles.
• Foster a culture of ownership, innovation, collaboration, and accountability.
• Build succession plans for key roles and ensure depth and redundancy across skill tracks.

Practice Growth & Capability Expansion

• Drive skill diversification within the team to expand capabilities in Nutanix, Data Protection, Cloud, Migration, and DevOps alongside core VCF expertise.
• Build training programs, certification roadmaps, and internal labs to accelerate capability development.
• Identify gaps in skills and propose hiring strategies, including specialization-based hiring plans.
• Ensure the India team evolves from a virtualization-focused group into a full-scope Modern Platforms delivery powerhouse.

Operational Excellence & Project Governance

• Provide oversight on resource allocation, workload balancing, utilization, and project staffing.
• Ensure proper project planning, risk management, dependency tracking, and milestone alignment.
• Implement quality assurance frameworks across deployments, documentation, and customer deliverables.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, including automation of repetitive tasks and operational processes.

Stakeholder Management & Cross-Functional Alignment

• Act as a primary point of contact for US Engineering Directors, Delivery Managers, and Practice Leadership.
• Participate in presales discussions, effort estimation, solution walkthroughs, and customer positioning.
• Represent the Modern Platforms India team in leadership forums, program reviews, and operational syncs.
• Communicate status, risks, escalations, and strategic recommendations clearly and proactively.

Qualifications:

• 10-15 years of experience in virtualization, cloud, or hybrid IT delivery, including 3-5 years in a team leadership or engineering management role.
• Strong technical understanding of VMware SDDC technologies: vSphere, NSX-T, vSAN, SDDC Manager, VCF Operations, VCF Automation and vSphere Kubernetes Services (VKS).
• Exposure to at least one adjacent domain:

• Data Protection (Veeam, Rubrik, Zerto, Cohesity, Commvault)
• Cloud (AWS, Azure, AVS, VMC)
• Datacenter modernization (Nutanix, NC2, HCI platforms)
• Automation (Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD)
• Experience working with globally distributed teams, especially US counterparts.
• Strong project governance, delivery management, and customer communication skills.
• Preferably certified:

• VCP-DCV, VCP-VCF Administrator, VCAP (preferred)
• Data Protection vendor certifications like Rubrik, Commvault, Zerto etc. (optional but required)
• AWS/Azure Fundamentals or Architect-level (preferred)

Soft Skills & Leadership Competencies:

• Strong people leadership with the ability to influence across engineering, presales, and architecture groups.
• Excellent communication skills with ability to simplify complex technical topics.
• High ownership mindset with strong execution discipline.
• Ability to handle pressure, manage escalations, and lead teams through challenging delivery cycles.
• Proactive, solution-oriented, and deeply customer-focused.
• Strong mentoring ability and a passion for developing next-generation engineering talent.

Your future at Presidio
Joining Presidio means stepping into a culture of trailblazers--thinkers, builders, and collaborators--who push the boundaries of what's possible. With our expertise in AI-driven analytics, cloud solutions, cybersecurity, and next-gen infrastructure, we enable businesses to stay ahead in an ever-evolving digital world.
Here, your impact is real. Whether you're harnessing the power of Generative AI, architecting resilient digital ecosystems, or driving data-driven transformation, you'll be part of a team that is shaping the future.
Ready to innovate? Let's redefine what's next--together.
About Presidio
At Presidio, speed and quality meet technology and innovation. Presidio is a trusted ally for organizations across industries with a decades-long history of building traditional IT foundations and deep expertise in AI and automation, security, networking, digital transformation, and cloud computing. Presidio fills gaps, removes hurdles, optimizes costs, and reduces risk. Presidio's expert technical team develops custom applications, provides managed services, enables actionable data insights and builds forward-thinking solutions that drive strategic outcomes for clients globally. For more information, visit www.presidio.com.
Presidio is committed to hiring the most qualified candidates to join our amazing culture. We aim to attract and hire top talent from all backgrounds, including underrepresented and marginalized communities. We encourage women, people of color, people with disabilities, and veterans to apply for open roles at Presidio. Diversity of skills and thought is a key component to our business success.
Recruitment Agencies, Please Note: Presidio does not accept unsolicited agency resumes/CVs. Do not forward resumes/CVs to our careers email address, Presidio employees or any other means. Presidio is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/CVs.

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