Senior Cisco & VMware Infrastructure Engineer

Fortellar

Fort Lauderdale, Northern (FL, KY)

Hybrid

USD 110,000 - 118,000

Full time

21 hours ago

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Job summary

Fortellar in Fort Lauderdale is seeking an experienced Senior Network & Systems Infrastructure Engineer to manage Cisco network and VMware virtualization across on-prem environments. This onsite role covers switches, routers, firewalls, vSphere and storage platforms, with emphasis on proactive monitoring, capacity planning, and documentation.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in enterprise network and virtualization, CCNA/CCNP, and strong collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
5+ years of hands‑on experience managing enterprise network and virtualization infrastructure.
Strong expertise in Cisco networking: switching, routing, and firewall administration.
Proven experience administering VMware vSphere (ESXi, vCenter) in production environments.
Solid working knowledge of enterprise storage technologies (SAN/NAS, iSCSI, FC, NFS).
Strong understanding of network security principles, VPNs, and access control.
Experience with monitoring and management tools (e.g., SolarWinds, PRTG, vRealize/Aria Operations).
Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

Install, configure, and maintain Cisco switches and routers across LAN/WAN environments.
Manage routing protocols VLANs, trunking, spanning tree, and inter-VLAN routing.
Configure and administer Cisco firewalls, including access control policies, NAT, site-to-site and remote-access VPNs.
Monitor network performance, troubleshoot connectivity and latency issues, and perform root-cause analysis.
Implement network segmentation, QoS policies, and security hardening in line with best practices.
Maintain firmware/IOS upgrade cycles, configuration backups, and change control for all network devices.
Administer On-prem VMware vSphere environments, including ESXi hosts, vCenter Server and resource pools.
Manage VM lifecycle: provisioning, templates, snapshots, migrations (vMotion/Storage vMotion), and decommissioning.
Perform configurations, performance tuning, monitoring and patch management.
Support backup and disaster recovery solutions for virtualized workloads (e.g., Veeam or equivalent).
Administer SAN/NAS storage platforms (e.g., Dell EMC) including LUN provisioning, zoning, and datastore management.
Manage storage connectivity (iSCSI, Fibre Channel, NFS) between storage arrays and the VMware environment.
Monitor storage capacity, IOPS, and latency; plan expansions and optimize utilization.
Implement and test storage-level replication, snapshots, and data protection policies.