Senior Systems Administrator – VMware Administrator

PSG Global Solutions; Broomfield (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT staffing firm is seeking a Senior Systems Administrator with expertise in VMware ESXi and vSphere. This role involves managing VMware server infrastructure, troubleshooting issues, and providing 24/7 support. Ideal candidates should have over 3 years of experience in supporting these environments and strong skills in networking and remote management tools. Join us in delivering excellent solutions and support for a diverse client base.

Qualifications

• 3+ years’ experience with VMware ESXi, vSphere environment.
• Strong experience supporting HP and Cisco hardware.
• Ability to manage systems remotely using SSH and RDP.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure & manage VMware ESXi Server Infrastructure.
• Provide 24 X 7 hardware & software support.
• Troubleshoot VMware issues and perform upgrades.

Skills

VMware ESXi

vSphere

PowerShell

Networking essentials

Remote management (SSH, RDP)

Communication Skills

Tools

IBM Tivoli

HP SIM

NetApp

VMAX

Job description

Senior Systems Administrator – VMware Administrator

Founded on a simple belief – do what’s right for our clients and our people. TrueBridge leverages proven talent identification / attraction / screening solutions to match highly qualified IT and business professionals with great opportunities.

We made the Staffing Industry Analyst's 'Fastest Growing' list in 2013, 2014 and 2015.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Install, configure & manage VMware ESXi Server Infrastructure and its components
• Perform software and hardware upgrades & patching during and after hours
• Provision, manage and upgrade of guest VMs and templates during and after hours
• Troubleshooting VMware issues, monitoring & root cause analysis during and after hours
• Following asset and Change Management procedures, for the VMware assets
• Provide 24 X 7 hardware & software support, and be part of on-call rotation and escalation process.

• 3+ years’ experience with implementing and supporting VMware ESXi, vSphere environment
• Basic understanding of PowerShell, PowerCLI scripting
• Knowledge of networking essentials, covering LAN technologies, switches/routers
• Strong experience supporting HP Chassis/Blades & HP Rack server hardware
• Strong experience supporting Cisco UCS Chassis/Blades
• Strong experience supporting VCE vBlock hardware
• Strong experience managing systems remotely using SSH, RDP, ILO, etc.
• VMware vCloud Computing and Orchestration tools
• vCD / vCAC / vRealize Automation / vRealize Orchestration
• Ability to broker solutions among diverse and geographically disparate teams.
• Possess high-levels of accountability and drive; must be solution-oriented with good communication skills.

Nice to Have:

• SAN/NAS (preferably NetApp, Tintri, VMAX)
• VMware Horizon / View / VDI
• Monitoring tools – IBM Tivoli & HP SIM
• Experience in capacity planning/modeling in a distributed system environment
• Database technologies (e.g. Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle)

All your information will be kept confidential.

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