Vmware Administrator

NorthBay Solutions LLC; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

NorthBay Solutions LLC in Dubai is seeking a skilled VMware Administrator to manage and optimize our virtualized infrastructure. The role focuses on vSphere environments, VM provisioning, performance tuning, and disaster recovery planning.

You will work with Linux, Windows, Network, Storage, and Security teams to ensure stable operations and secure access, while maintaining thorough documentation and best practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, IT or related field.
• 5+ years of VMware administration or virtualization infrastructure experience.
• Experience managing VMware environments in enterprise/data center settings.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

VMware vSphere

ESXi

vCenter Server

VM provisioning

Backup & DR

Performance tuning

VMware networking

PowerCLI

VCP preferred

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT

Tools

PowerCLI

VMware vSphere Client

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