Title: Technical Lead - On-Prem Specialist
Team: Cost Optimisation
Location: Remote - PST preferred (West Coast coverage required)

About Virtasant

Virtasant is a global technology services company helping enterprises modernise infrastructure, reduce technology waste, and unlock value from cloud and on-prem environments.

Within Virtasant, the Cost Optimisation (CO) practice partners with enterprise clients to bring transparency, efficiency, and automation to complex infrastructure estates — across cloud, hybrid, and on-premise environments.

We are building a best-in-class On-Prem capability to support some of our largest clients — and this role is foundational to that growth.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Technical Lead to work across multiple enterprise clients - with immediate impact on one of our largest cost optimisation engagements. This is not a pure operations role.

This person will:

• Lead and shape on-prem strategy across clients

• Partner directly with enterprise stakeholders

• Scope new optimisation opportunities

• Drive infrastructure modernisation and right-sizing initiatives

• Build the foundation of Virtasant’s long-term on-prem capability
  
  

Over time, this individual can evolve into the On-Prem Capability Leader within Cost Optimisation.

This is a rare opportunity to combine:

• Enterprise infrastructure depth

• Client-facing strategic exposure

• Startup autonomy

• Real ownership without startup risk
  
  

What You’ll Be Doing

Client Leadership

• Serve as a senior advisor on on-prem infrastructure strategy

• Lead infrastructure assessments and optimisation roadmaps

• Present findings to enterprise stakeholders

• Translate technical constraints into cost-optimised solutions
  

Infrastructure Optimisation

• Capacity planning & right-sizing

• Cost visibility across on-prem environments

• Virtualisation optimisation (VMWare, Hyper-V, etc.)

• Data centre infrastructure planning

• Infrastructure allocation strategy across business units
  

Team & Delivery Oversight

• Partner with / oversee system engineers

• Guide technical implementation approaches

• Introduce automation into on-prem workflows (Python preferred)

• Contribute to hybrid cloud transition strategies
  

Growth & Scoping

• Identify new optimisation opportunities within existing accounts

• Scope and shape new engagements

• Support pre-sales conversations with technical credibility
  

Required Experience

We are looking for someone who has:

Technical Depth

• Deep on-prem infrastructure expertise in enterprise environments

• Capacity planning and infrastructure allocation experience

• Virtual environments & data centre architecture mastery

• Strong exposure to enterprise hardware ecosystems (e.g., Cisco, Dell, etc.)

• Automation experience (Python preferred)
  

Leadership Experience

• Experience managing or leading systems engineers

• Comfortable guiding technical teams across multiple engagements
  

Client-Facing Experience

• Has directly worked with enterprise stakeholders

• Can scope new workstreams or optimisation initiatives

• Able to articulate infrastructure ROI and cost visibility improvements
  

Bonus Experience

• Hybrid cloud strategy exposure

• AI-driven optimisation awareness

• Experience leading large-scale migrations

• Experience directing enterprise-wide on-prem modernisation initiatives
  

What “Great” Looks Like

We’re particularly interested in candidates who can tell stories such as:

• “I led a data centre right-sizing initiative that reduced infrastructure waste by 25%.”

• “I directed a 3,000-user migration from legacy infrastructure to optimised virtual environments.”

• “I built cost visibility models for enterprise infrastructure allocation.”

• “I scoped and led a multi-million dollar on-prem optimisation programme.”
  

Why Join Virtasant?

• Startup energy with enterprise stability

• Autonomy to build and shape a capability

• Exposure to senior enterprise stakeholders

• Clear path to leadership within Cost Optimisation

• Work at the forefront of infrastructure efficiency and hybrid transformation