Onsite VMware & Nutanix Administrator – NYC

Donnelly-; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Donnelly- seeks a VMware/Nutanix Administrator contractor for a 12+ month engagement in NYC’s West End (10023). Position is fully onsite five days a week and requires passing a NERC CIP background check with two references.

The ideal candidate will design and implement VMware vSphere and Nutanix environments, manage clusters, and support migration to Nutanix AHV. Candidates should have Windows/Linux server administration, AD management, and scripting for automation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT with minimum 5 years IT support experience.
• Require valid driver’s license.
• Contract: 12+ month onsite in NYC (West End, 10023).
• Background check: pass NERC CIP Personnel Risk Assessment; provide 2 recent references.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement VMware vSphere and Nutanix environments.
• Manage Nutanix clusters and provide Nutanix administration support.
• Perform Nutanix AHV migration and related hypervisor migrations.
• Maintain Windows Server and Linux OS, AD management, backup and recovery.
• Develop automation scripts to streamline routine tasks.
• Monitor system health and performance, identify bottlenecks, and lead optimizations.
• Plan and test disaster recovery procedures, backups and restores.

Skills

Nutanix Administration

VMware vSphere

Scripting (PowerShell, Bash, Ksh, Perl

SQL queries

Windows/Linux Server administration

Active Directory management

Disaster recovery planning

Networking basics (DHCP, DNS)

Communication / teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT

Tools

Nutanix Cluster Deployment

Nutanix AHV

Nutanix Hypervisor

PowerShell

SQL

Job description

Donnelly- seeks a VMware/Nutanix Administrator contractor for a 12+ month engagement in NYC’s West End (10023). Position is fully onsite five days a week and requires passing a NERC CIP background check with two references.

The ideal candidate will design and implement VMware vSphere and Nutanix environments, manage clusters, and support migration to Nutanix AHV. Candidates should have Windows/Linux server administration, AD management, and scripting for automation.