VMware Consultant

Role: VMware Consultant

Location: Remote

Type: Contract

VMware:

• As a System Administrator you will work with a variety of individuals that may include Application Architects, Infrastructure Operations teams, project leaders, external customers, business users, and
• Senior management. You will design, lead, and execute data centre administration, manage VMWare, manage Operating System upgrades, manage Operating System lifecycle, and other duties requiring in-depth knowledge of Server Hardware and Software technologies.

PrimaryResponsibilities:

• Administer, configure and provide maintenance for Windows and Non-Windows Server Platforms
• Provides support to the business continuity program and disaster recovery environment
• Provide support to the administration of the Cloud environment subscriptions for best practices compliance
• Monitors relevant systems for availability and performance and provide capacity management reporting support
• Acts as subject matter expert for Windows standards and SOP’s
• Interfaces with Security Engineering and Operations for Security Standards for Linux and Windows Operating Systems
• Acts as subject matter expert on assigned projects Takes responsibility for completion of assigned project tasks
• Actively participates in professional development of other less knowledgeable data backup and SAN resources
• Configure, troubleshoot and administer the Virtual server platforms
• Resource should understand how to utilize in-depth knowledge of virtualization using unified compute, storage and network resources
• Conducts routine hardware and software audits of servers to ensure compliance with established standards
• Plans, documents and communicates operating systems, physical host and ancillary resource configuration standards
• Demonstrates understanding of current SAN and data backup technologies and terminology
• Demonstrates understanding of how business requirements impact technical requirements
• Designs and develops standard operating procedures optimizing performance for both operational and regulatory concerns
• Designs, recommends and develops a comprehensive system of inventory and monitoring for supported server hardware and software
• Follows established IT processes for change, configuration and problem management as well as regulatory requirements
• Create templates and balancing resources for optimal performance, availability and risk avoidance
• Develops technical specifications/design documents that meet business and technical requirements and obtains appropriate approvals
• Employs the use of automation and templates for the creation of device configuration and design documentation
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or 5 years of experience in related field
• 5+ years of experience in IT environments administration and maintenance with high level understanding of Windows and virtualization technologies such as VMWare
• 5+ years of experience in request and incident management
• 2+ years of experience in administering and supporting Cloud server environments like Azure
• 1 + years of experience in administering and supporting Non-Windows operating systems
• 1 + years of experience in supporting Storage platforms
• Knowledge of TCP/IP networking and LAN/WAN environments