VMware Administrator @ Gurugram

Quess IT Solutions; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Quess IT Solutions in Gurugram invites an experienced VMware Automation Engineer to develop PowerCLI tooling for enterprise vSphere environments. You will run inventory and compliance discovery and deliver maintainable automation that keeps SQL Server workloads on correctly licensed hosts.

The role emphasizes building a modular PowerShell framework, handling vCenter events, DRS/HA configurations, and ensuring high availability for clustered SQL workloads while collaborating to prove runbooks and

Qualifications

• Strong PowerShell and VMware PowerCLI scripting, writing modular, documented and maintainable code.
• Solid vSphere 8 administration: DRS/HA, VM/Host groups and rules, tags, vCenter events and tasks.
• Technical understanding of Microsoft SQL Server licensing on VMware (per-core and host-level licensing).
• Familiarity with Windows Server Failover Clustering and SQL Always On placement needs.
• Clear technical documentation and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Discover and audit SQL Server VMs across vSphere: host placement, core counts, SQL edition and licensing posture.
• Extract historical evidence from vCenter events, tasks, vMotion and DRS history, and logging tools for compliance teams.
• Map host and core boundaries and design placement remediation plans.
• Build and test a tag-driven PowerCLI framework that maintains DRS VM/Host groups and rules, while preserving high availability for clustered SQL workloads.
• Write inventory and health-check scripts for large multi-vCenter assessments.
• Support hands-on validation in VCF lab environments and help prove operational runbooks.

Skills

PowerShell

PowerCLI

vSphere

DRS/HA

vCenter events

SQL Licensing

Windows Server FAILOVER

Documentation

Tools

RVTools

Aria Operations

VCF Operations for Logs

Git version control

Holodeck

Job description

Experience: 5–8 years in VMware administration, including 3+ years in PowerShell/PowerCLI automation

We are looking for a VMware Automation Engineer to build PowerCLI tooling for enterprise vSphere environments. You will run inventory and compliance discovery, and deliver maintainable automation that keeps Microsoft SQL Server workloads on correctly licensed hosts.

Key Responsibilities

• Discover and audit SQL Server VMs across vSphere: host placement, core counts, SQL edition and licensing posture.
• Extract historical evidence from vCenter events, tasks, vMotion and DRS history, and logging tools for compliance teams.
• Map host and core boundaries and design placement remediation plans.
• Build and test a tag-driven PowerCLI framework that maintains DRS VM/Host groups and rules, while preserving high availability for clustered SQL workloads.
• Write inventory and health-check scripts for large multi-vCenter assessments.
• Support hands-on validation in VCF lab environments and help prove operational runbooks.

Required Skills

• Strong PowerShell and VMware PowerCLI scripting, writing modular, documented and maintainable code.
• Solid vSphere 8 administration: DRS/HA, VM/Host groups and rules, tags, vCenter events and tasks.
• Technical understanding of Microsoft SQL Server licensing on VMware (per-core and host-level licensing).
• Familiarity with Windows Server Failover Clustering and SQL Always On placement needs.
• Clear technical documentation and reporting skills.

Good to Have

• Experience with RVTools, VCF Operations (Aria Operations) or VCF Operations for Logs.
• Guest-level SQL discovery using PowerShell or Microsoft tools.
• Git-based version control.
• Exposure to VCF 5.x/9.x or Holodeck.

Certifications

VCP-DCV preferred. VCP-VCF or automation-focused certifications are an advantage.