Job Description
INFOR: NVIDIA vGPU / Ubuntu Linux / NLS License Migration Expert (Remote) Location: 100% Remote
Type: Contract - 3-6 months (extensions possible)
Rate: Market
Role summary We are looking for an experienced NVIDIA vGPU / Linux / NLS expert to lead a non-disruptive migration of 42 VMware Ubuntu VMs from legacy Flexera-based licensing to NVIDIA's NLS token-based license server. The contractor will perform hands-on license downloads and installation, coordinate the cutover with the Broadcast/Operations team, validate licensing and performance on vGPU-enabled hosts, and deliver clear step-by-step documentation for future handoffs.
Environment (for candidate awareness) - VMware virtual infrastructure (VMware ESXi / vCenter) - 42 Ubuntu Linux 64-bit VMs
- Hardware: Cisco UCS servers with NVIDIA T4 GPUs (multiple servers with 2x T4s each)
- Current licensing: legacy Flexera-based Windows license server (primary + backup) - deprecated
- Target licensing: NVIDIA License Server (NLS) token-based server already in production for another team
Key responsibilities - Download appropriate NLS license tokens from the organization's NVIDIA Enterprise portal and install them on an existing NLS license server (no client-name disclosure required).
- Assess current license distribution and dependencies on the retired Flexera servers.
- Plan and execute a non-disruptive migration of the 42 Ubuntu VMs from Flexera to the NLS license server (staged/canary approach recommended).
- Configure Ubuntu VMs and any intermediate components so they successfully retrieve vGPU licenses from NLS.
- Validate vGPU functionality and performance (monitoring, basic troubleshooting) after migration.
- Coordinate scheduling and runbooks with the Broadcast/Operations team to avoid service interruption.
- Produce thorough, step-by-step documentation and a final knowledge-transfer packet (command examples, troubleshooting tips, rollback procedures, verification checklist).
Required skills & experience - Hands-on experience with NVIDIA vGPU technologies and licensing (NLS token licensing).
- Strong Linux administration skills - Ubuntu preferred (package management, services, networking).
- Experience with VMware virtual machine configuration and enterprise virtualization troubleshooting.
- Familiarity with Cisco UCS server hardware and GPU host considerations (driver/firmware alignment, passthrough, resource allocation).
- Practical experience migrating license servers and moving clients from legacy systems to new licensing (non-disruptive cutovers).
- Good scripting ability (Bash, Python, or similar) to automate verification/installation tasks.
- Excellent documentation skills and ability to create clear runbooks and handoff materials.
- Strong communication skills and experience coordinating with broadcast/operations or other on-call teams.
Nice to have - Prior experience with Flexera or similar legacy license server migrations.
- Exposure to monitoring tools and basic broadcast/AV system awareness (not required to operate broadcast equipment).
- Experience with containerized environments, if any VMs have container workloads.
Deliverables - NLS license tokens downloaded and installed on the designated NLS license server.
- Migration plan and schedule (including canary tests).
- Successful, validated migration of all 42 Ubuntu VMs to NLS, with verification logs.
- Full documentation and knowledge transfer packet (installation steps, verification checklist, rollback plan, troubleshooting notes).
- Final summary report and short remote presentation/walkthrough with the operations team.
Job Tags
Contract work, For contractors, Remote work