Senior Virtualization Engineer
Pubblicato il 05-10-2026 - Human Technopole in Milano
Build the science that shapes the future of human health.
Application closing date: 23.10.2026
Join a place where ambitious science thrives
Human Technopole (Milan) is a rapidly expanding life science institute where international researchers and cutting- edge technologies converge to accelerate biomedical discovery. Our mission is to transform bold scientific ideas into advances that improve human health.
Within this mission, the ICT and Digitization Department at HT is expanding and seeking professionals with specific expertise in virtualization related tasks.
We are seeking an ambitious Senior Virtualization Engineer to support the activities of the Data Centre Facility.
Your mission
As Senior Virtualization Engineer you will be responsible for the design, implementation, and optimization of the institute's virtualization and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environments. The successful candidate will ensure the performance, availability, security, and scalability of virtualization platforms, supporting business-critical applications, research,
and enterprise ICT operations. You will lead strategic initiatives, automation efforts, and cross-functional collaboration to enhance infrastructure efficiency and resilience and reports to the Core Services Manager.
- Architecting, deploying, and managing virtual infrastructure environments (hypervisors, orchestration, virtual storage, virtual desktop infrastructure);
- Ensuring high availability, resource optimization, and disaster recovery (DR) strategies;
- Optimizing hypervisor clusters, virtual networking, and storage for maximum efficiency;
- Defining and enforcing virtualization best practices for performance, security, and lifecycle management;
- Deploying and managing Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, including Connection Servers, Virtual Access Gateways and Application Volumes;
- Optimizing desktop pools, image management, and user experience for VDI environments;
- Implementing automation and scripting