Sr VMware Administrator Walk In Drive In Gurugram

Tata Consultancy Services; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services in Gurugram, Haryana is seeking a seasoned VMware administrator to manage and optimize our virtualized infrastructure. You will install, upgrade, patch, and monitor ESXi/vCenter environments, ensuring high availability and disaster recovery readiness for mission-critical workloads.

The role requires strong hands-on experience with UCS, PowerCLI, and ITIL-aligned incident and change management.

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in VMware vSphere (ESXi, vCenter) administration and lifecycle.
• Hands-on experience with VMware HA, DRS, vMotion, Storage vMotion and Fault Tolerance.
• Experience in upgrades, patching, and lifecycle management of VMware infrastructure.
• Solid knowledge of SAN/NAS storage and datastore management.
• Familiar with ITIL processes and incident/problem/change management.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support VMware vSphere environments and virtual infrastructure stability.
• Install, configure, upgrade, and patch VMware components; drive version currency.
• Plan and execute ESXi host lifecycle upgrades and hardware refresh decisions.
• Monitor capacity planning, performance, and DR alignment for the hypervisor estate.
• Configure and manage VMware HA/DRS/vMotion/Storage vMotion, and SRM integration.
• Plan backups with Veeam/Commvault; participate in DR testing and recovery validation.
• Coordinate with server, storage, and network teams; maintain SOPs and docs.
• Provide L3 technical support and resolve complex VMware issues within SLA.

Skills

VMware vSphere

HA/DRS/vMotion

UCS Administration

PowerCLI/PowerShell

ITIL processes

Tools

ServiceNow ITOM

SolarWinds

Grafana

SRM

Veeam/Commvault

Job description

• Strong expertise in VMware vSphere (ESXi, vCenter) versions 6.x/7.x/8.x.
• Hands-on experience with VMware HA, DRS, vMotion, Storage vMotion, and Distributed Switches.
• Experience in VMware infrastructure upgrades, patching, and lifecycle management.
• Strong knowledge of SAN/NAS storage technologies and datastore management.
• Experience with backup and disaster recovery solutions such as Veeam, Commvault, or SRM
• Good understanding of Windows and Linux server administration.
• Knowledge of networking concepts including TCP/IP, VLANs, DNS, and DHCP.
• Experience in troubleshooting complex virtualization issues in production environments.
• Hands-on experience in administering and troubleshooting Cisco UCS environments.
• Strong knowledge of Cisco UCS Manager, Fabric Interconnects, Chassis, and Blade Servers.
• Experience with UCS Service Profiles, Templates, Pools, and Policies.
• Familiarity with Cisco UCS Central/Intersight administration and monitoring.
• Experience in firmware upgrades, patch management, and UCS infrastructure maintenance.
• Experience performing health checks, capacity planning, and root cause analysis for UCS infrastructure.
• Ability to coordinate with server, storage, and network teams for infrastructure-related activities.
• Hands-on experience with PowerCLI/PowerShell automation and scripting.
• Familiarity with ITIL processes, Incident Management, Problem Management, and Change Management.
• Experience in capacity planning, performance tuning, and root cause analysis (RCA).
• Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to support critical infrastructure in a 24x7 enterprise environment.

Tools / Platforms

• ServiceNow / ServiceNow ITOM for ITSM processes, incident/problem/change management, event correlation, CMDB management, and service operations.
• SolarWinds, Grafana, VMware Aria Operations (vROps), and ServiceNow ITOM for infrastructure monitoring, performance management, capacity planning, and observability.

Key Responsibilities*

• Manage and support VMware vSphere environments (ESXi, vCenter Server). Own L2/L3 VMware operations support for virtual infrastructure stability lifecycle activities, incident resolution, and support of business-critical virtual workloads
• Perform installation, configuration, upgrades, and patching of VMware infrastructure.
• Drive ESXi version currency and upgrade planning, upgrading non-latest / out-of-support ESXi versions to maintain patch compliance and OEM supportability.
• Own the ESXi host lifecycle roadmap, prioritizing version upgrades, warranty/support considerations, and host refresh decisions.
• Govern risk management, DR alignment, and service availability metrics for the hypervisor estate.
• Monitor and maintain high availability of virtual environments.
• Configure and manage VMware HA, DRS, vMotion, Storage vMotion, and Fault Tolerance.
• Capacity planning and performance tuning of virtual infrastructure.
• ESXi hosts lifecycle management and cluster administration.
• Manage datastore provisioning and VM resource allocation.
• Conduct health checks and infrastructure audits.
• Support DR solutions and disaster recovery testing.
• Participate in DR planning and recovery validation for VMware-hosted workloads in line with Customer’s formalization of DR expectations and Experience with VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM).
• Knowledge of backup solutions such as Veeam, Commvault, NetBackup.
• Create SOPs, and operational documentation.
• Maintain asset inventory and configuration records.
• Ensure compliance with security and organizational standards.
• Provide Level 3 technical support for complex VMware issues.
• Analyze and resolve critical incidents within SLA timelines.

Perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and implement preventive measures

• Coordinate with OEM vendors (VMware/Broadcom, Dell, HPE, Cisco, Lenovo) for issue resolution.
• Work with ServiceNow / ServiceNow ITOM / SolarWinds / Grafana for event monitoring, ticketing, visibility, and trend reporting.
• Lead planning tied to hypervisor standardization and customer's forward-looking compute transformation direction.