Senior VMware Infrastructure Engineer # 26-27496

Us Tech Solutions; Columbia (SC); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

US Tech Solutions is seeking a senior IT engineer to join our Columbia, SC team. You will report to a functional manager and support data and server infrastructure with monitoring, maintenance, and optimization duties.

The role requires extensive IT experience, VMware ESX administration, and a strong background in enterprise environments, including SAN issues. Hybrid work in Columbia, SC is offered with local candidates preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in information technology systems, computer science, or related field.
• 13+ years of IT experience with strong governance exposure.
• VMware expertise including ESX administration and capacity planning.
• Experience in Enterprise environments with SAN/VMware issues.

Responsibilities

• Ensure stability and integrity of data and server services.
• Monitor, maintain, support, and optimize server infrastructure.
• Provide on-call support 24/7 as part of a group rotation.
• Collaborate with IT peers and management to resolve issues and improve processes.

Skills

IT experience

Govt experience

VMware expertise

Enterprise VMware front

VMware ESX administration

Capacity planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT

Tools

VMware ESX

Windows Server

Job description

Scope of the project:

Under general supervision, the contractor will serve as an engineer reporting directly to a functional manager. Contractor will be a team member that ensures the stability and integrity of data, and server services through monitoring, maintenance, support, and optimization of all server infrastructure. This individual has 24/7 on-call responsibilities shared with the group.

Daily Duties / Responsibilities:

Non-Technical:

• Effectively interact and communicate with peer to Director-level IT professionals.
• Provide feedback to team regarding product issues, enhancements and new features.
• Must have initiative, drive and be a self-starter.
• Ability to ask pertinent questions of others.
• Proactively seek to identify, communicate and implement process related improvements.
• Effectively manage multiple tasks and activities concurrently and able to provide periodic status updates to key stakeholders.
• Collaborate extensively with peers and management to resolve client issues while actively contributing to a growing knowledge network that improves the effectiveness of our team and the information available to our clients.
• Prioritize numerous issues of varying severity, and effectively manage the resolution of all issues within accepted service levels. This includes ownership of the data entered into the Helpdesk system and appropriately updating both client and appropriate employees of status of all issues on a timely basis.
• Good customer skills, be attentive to detail, and responsive to customer tickets.

Technical:

• Troubleshoot and recommend technical solutions.
• Develop workaround solutions as appropriate.
• Perform equipment and software upgrades.
• Install, configure, test, monitor, and maintain system and application hardware, and software.
• Diagnose and resolve problems related to hardware and software; and escape complex issues to other groups or vendors for resolution.
• Maintain familiarity with current computer and network products.
• Adhere to corporate information security guidelines and promote information security among coworkers
• Performs other duties and special projects as assigned.

Required Skills (rank in order of Importance):

• 13+ Years of Experience in IT
• 3+ Years of Government Experience (Federal/State/Local Municipality)
• VMware Certified Professional (VCP) Certification OR 5+ additional Years of Experience in VMware.
• 8+ Years of Experience with Enterprise environments with known issues on both the SAN and VMware front.
• 8+ Years of Experience with VMware ESX administration.
• Experience with Capacity Planning based on technical analysis research.

Required Education/Certifications:

• A Bachelor's degree in information technology systems, computer science, or related field

Preferred Skills (rank in order of Importance):

• Experience with NIST, PCI, or a Pub 1075 environment
• Working technical knowledge of current network hardware, protocols, and Internet standards, including, TCP/IP, DNS, and DHCP.
• Advanced knowledge in Windows Server 2012, 2016, and 2019

Location:

Hybrid (Columbia, SC) - 3 days in the office, 2 days remote.

Candidate Location:

Locals to SC preferred

About US Tech Solutions:

US Tech Solutions is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions. To know more about US Tech Solutions, please visit www.ustechsolutions.com .

US Tech Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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