VMWare Admin L3
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Job Title: VMWare Admin L3Location: Dallas, TXPosition Type: FTE OnlyIs Remote option available during COVID: No (Day 1 onsite) Note – Don’t submit profiles without experience of Vmware vSphere, HPe Synergy/ HP Servers, OneView, vRA/vRO and VDI. Job Description:
- The position – VMware Administrator L3 requires a minimum of 8+ years of relevant experience in deployment, administration and troubleshooting of virtualization platform – VMware and its associated technology components.
- Your resume should speak about your core achievements in above mentioned skills. Your resume will be screened word by word and it is expected that you are able to articulate the mention roles & responsibilities very well.
- Pumped up resumes will identify and will not be entertained for scheduling interviews; ensure that your resume is yours and not a copy / paste.
- Do not apply for this position if you are unable to effectively articulate your knowledge and skills which are needed for this position.
- All rounds of interview will be conducted through video conferencing and any means to fabricate the interview – proxy / white board / multiple monitors will result in immediate disqualification & future listing.
- Mandatory Skills – Please be ready to discuss in detail with examples on below skills.
- Sound & clear understanding of key concepts / terminologies used in VMware virtualization platform e.g. HA, FT, DRS, SDRS, Rules, VLAN, VMDKs, Datastores, Clusters, Snapshots, Cloning, Host Profiles, Scalable Architectures etc.
- (Note : DO NOT apply for this position if you cannot clearly articulate your knowledge & understanding about the foundational concepts / terminologies used in VMware)
- Experience with handling critical incidents by demonstrating linear & logical troubleshooting approach so that organizational SLA’s can be met.
- Hands-On experience with deployment, administration and troubleshooting of below :
- VMware ESXi 6.5 / 7.X
- VMware VCenter 6.5 / 7.X
- VMware vRealize Automation (vRA)
- VMware vRealize Operations (vROPS)
- VMware Horizon VDI
- VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM)
- Hands-On experience with Capacity (Cluster and Storage), Performance and License Management of VMware Infrastructure.
- Hands-On experience of deployment of above mentioned technologies of diverse Hardware Platforms – HP Blade / Standalone / C7000 Enclosure / Synergy, Dell, Nutanix etc. in Data Centers.
- Hands-On experience of patching and upgrading the versions of above mentioned technologies using VMware management tools e.g. VMware Update Manager.
- Knowledge of managing hardware related activities like Firmware / Network Card / HBA Card Upgrades, RAID Management, Array Controllers - using HP, Dell and Nutanix proprietary management tools e.g. HP OneView, HP ILO, Dell Open Manage, Dell iDRAC etc.
- Knowledge of using PowerCLI and PowerShell scripting technologies to perform day to day administrative activities.
- Experience of creating Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Architecture, Audit & Compliance reports / documents in ITSM Tools e.g. JIRA / Confluence / SharePoint.
- Experience with IT Service Management tools e.g. JIRA for Incident, Change, Problem and Release Management.
- Experience of taking initiatives / leads on building / proposing solutions for automating redundant activities, optimizing & consolidating existing infrastructure.
- Should be able to support IT organization off hours / weekends during critical incidents / planned activities.
- Secondary Skills – Candidates with these skills will be given priority during screening
- Experience of working in Agile environment with ITSM Tools – JIRA, Confluence, Mattermost etc.
- Understanding of DevOps ways of working for Infrastructure Deployment.
- Experience with deployment, administration and troubleshooting of Microsoft Windows Server OS and its diverse roles & features
- Active Directory
- Active Directory Certificate Services
- IIS
- Clustering Services
- File & Print Services
- Experience with managing cloud / container based environments using AWS, RedHat OpenShift etc.