Vmware Administrator

NorthBay, LLC; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

NorthBay, LLC is seeking a skilled VMware Administrator to manage, maintain, and optimize our virtualized infrastructure in the UAE. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of hands-on experience in VMware environments, including vSphere, ESXi, and vCenter Server.

You will provision and manage VMs, monitor performance and capacity, and implement robust backup and DR strategies. Collaboration with cross-functional teams and adherence to security practices are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 5+ years of VMware administration or virtualization infrastructure experience.
• Experience managing VMware environments in an enterprise or data center environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain VMware vSphere infrastructure including ESXi hosts and vCenter Server.
• Provision, configure, and manage virtual machines according to business requirements.
• Monitor VMware infrastructure performance, availability, capacity, and resource utilization.
• Perform virtual machine administration including deployment, migration, cloning, snapshots, and resource allocation.
• Implement and maintain backup and disaster recovery strategies for virtual machines.
• Perform VMware infrastructure upgrades, patches, and configuration changes.
• Troubleshoot virtualization related issues and resolve performance, availability, and connectivity problems.
• Manage VMware clusters, resource pools, datastores, and virtual networking.
• Monitor storage, CPU, memory, and network utilization and perform performance tuning when required.
• Maintain documentation of VMware infrastructure, configurations, procedures, and operational activities.
• Implement security best practices and access controls across the virtual environment.
• Collaborate with Linux, Windows, Network, Storage, and Security teams to support enterprise infrastructure

Skills

VMware vSphere

ESXi

vCenter Server

VM provisioning

Backup & DR

Performance tuning

VMware networking

PowerCLI

VCP certification

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field

Tools

PowerCLI

Job description

Job description

VMware Administrator

Job Overview

We are looking for a skilled VMware Administrator to manage, maintain, and optimize our virtualized infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have strong hands on experience in VMware vSphere environments, virtual machine provisioning, resource management, backup and recovery, and performance optimization.. Canidate must have atleast 5 years of experience working as a VMware Administrator

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain VMware vSphere infrastructure including ESXi hosts and vCenter Server
• Provision, configure, and manage virtual machines according to business requirements
• Monitor VMware infrastructure performance, availability, capacity, and resource utilization
• Perform virtual machine administration including deployment, migration, cloning, snapshots, and resource allocation
• Implement and maintain backup and disaster recovery strategies for virtual machines
• Perform VMware infrastructure upgrades, patches, and configuration changes
• Troubleshoot virtualization related issues and resolve performance, availability, and connectivity problems
• Manage VMware clusters, resource pools, datastores, and virtual networking
• Monitor storage, CPU, memory, and network utilization and perform performance tuning when required
• Maintain documentation of VMware infrastructure, configurations, procedures, and operational activities
• Implement security best practices and access controls across the virtual environment
• Collaborate with Linux, Windows, Network, Storage, and Security teams to support enterprise infrastructure

Required Skills

• Strong knowledge of VMware vSphere, ESXi, and vCenter Server
• Experience in VM provisioning, configuration, migration, and lifecycle management
• Knowledge of VMware networking, storage, clusters, and resource management
• Experience with VM backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies
• Strong troubleshooting and performance tuning skills
• Knowledge of virtualization security and best practices
• Understanding of enterprise storage and networking concepts
• Knowledge of PowerCLI or virtualization automation is an advantage
• VMware certification such as VCP is preferred

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in VMware administration or virtualization infrastructure
• Experience managing VMware environments in an enterprise or data center environment