Vmware Administrator

NorthBay Solutions LLC; Lahore; On-site; PKR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

NorthBay Solutions LLC is seeking a skilled VMware Administrator to manage and optimize our virtualized infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with VMware vSphere, ESXi, and vCenter, plus VM provisioning, backup, and disaster recovery.

You will monitor performance, tune resources, and collaborate with Linux, Windows, and network teams to maintain secure, reliable operations in an enterprise data center environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field.
• 5+ years of VMware administration or virtualization experience.
• Enterprise data center experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage VMware vSphere infrastructure, ESXi hosts, and vCenter Server.
• Provision and manage virtual machines per business requirements.
• Monitor performance, availability, capacity, and resource utilization.
• Perform VM administration: deployment, migration, cloning, snapshots, resource allocation.
• Implement backup and disaster recovery strategies for virtual machines.
• Upgrade patches and configuration changes to the VMware environment.
• Troubleshoot virtualization issues and optimize performance.
• Manage clusters, resource pools, datastores, and virtual networks.
• Monitor storage/CPU/memory/network usage and tune performance.
• Maintain documentation and implement security best practices.
• Collaborate with Linux, Windows, Network, Storage, and Security teams.

Skills

VMware vSphere

ESXi

vCenter Server

VM provisioning

Migration & lifecycle

VMware networking

VMware storage

Backup & DR

PowerCLI

Troubleshooting

Security best practices

VCP certification

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT or related field

Job description

VMware Administrator

Location: Pakistan (Lahore / Karachi / Islamabad)

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.

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 strategiesStrong 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