VMware Systems Administrator (Information Technology)
We are looking for a VMware Systems Administrator.
This is a client facing role and the candidate will have regular interactions with various Client Managers.
Job Description:
- Seeking an ESX/VMWare Systems Admin (SysAdmin) who will be a second level support.
- Candidates should have in-depth, hands-on experience with VSphere (6.5+) as well as common technologies used in a VMWare environment such as Site Recovery Manager and the vRealize suite.
- Broad basic knowledge of Networking, Hardware (Dell) and Windows/RHEL and the supporting services.
- Additionally, they should be familiar with scripting, i.e. PowerShell or Python not just running manual commands off a KB and able to run, maintain, and write basic scripts.
- Experience with Chef a plus.
Responsibilities:
- The position is for an operational (run) group.
- SysAdmins will respond to incidents and as well as handle support requests for a variety of technologies related to our physical and virtual platform service.
- As a queue owner, SysAdmins will be responsible for the general health of the queue (resolving tickets, identifying trends, finding the technical cause of problems) as well as recommending and implementing process / system changes to eliminate incoming workload, optimizing team process, diagnosing problems to the root cause and resolving them, and escalating where appropriate.
- SysAdmins will also have project responsibilities (i.e. executing some of the improvements identified by them or others on the team) and will own small projects within their respective area.
- The position is for a primary day shift (8-10 hours per day).
- Participation in a team 24x7 weekly rotation is part of the role.
- More extended off-shift time may be needed but these would be planned in advance, and generally associated with project work where maintenance windows need to be observed.
- The candidate will need a deep understanding and technical expertise to apply in a hands on environment.
- While not a hard requirement, given the overall direction of IT infrastructure is to transition workloads to the cloud, experience with Azure, AWS and cloud development is a plus.
Qualifications:
- Break/Fix, Provisioning & Decom, Patching, Migrations, Documentation Analyzing, troubleshooting and resolving system OS, software, and performance issues.
- At least 5+ years of experience in relevant technologies.
- Hands on knowledge of ESX/VMWare environment.
- Must be able to work well in an ambiguous and changing environment.
Core Skills/Technologies:
- VMware Technology Space vSphere 6.5+ VSAN Hardware (Dell, DRAC) General Windows and RHEL server lifecycles along with supporting services (AD, DHCP, DNS, etc)
- Technologies: VMWare vRealize vROps HCI/VXRail/VXRack Configuration Management - Chef / Ansible / Puppet Storage - Netapp Ontap / Veritas Netbackup.
Qualifications:
- Break/Fix, Provisioning & Decom, Patching, Migrations, Documentation Analyzing, troubleshooting and resolving system OS, software, and performance issues.
- At least 5+ years of experience in relevant technologies.
- Hands on knowledge of ESX/VMWare environment.
- Must be able to work well in an ambiguous and changing environment.
Core Skills/Technologies:
- VMware Technology Space vSphere 6.5+ VSAN Hardware (Dell, DRAC) General Windows and RHEL server lifecycles along with supporting services (AD, DHCP, DNS, etc)
- Technologies: VMWare vRealize vROps HCI/VXRail/VXRack Configuration Management - Chef / Ansible / Puppet Storage - Netapp Ontap / Veritas Netbackup.
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**Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (such as an H-1B visa) for this opportunity.
