Sr. Technical Solution Architect

Excelon Solutions; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Excelon Solutions is seeking a Sr. Technical Solution Architect in New York, NY for an onsite, long-term engagement. The candidate will design and manage VMware and Nutanix environments, handle cluster deployment, AD and server administration, and ensure robust disaster recovery and security practices.

Travel to various sites may be required. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in IT support and strong scripting and documentation skills, with willingness to work overtime and be flexible for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology with a minimum of 5 years' experience in IT Support.
• Strong technical skills with hands-on experience in Windows Server, Linux, AD management, storage, networking, scripting, and disaster recovery.

Responsibilities

• Design and implementation of VMware vSphere and Nutanix environments.
• Managed Nutanix clusters and Nutanix administration.
• Provide on-site technical leadership and support across locations.
• Participate in patching, backup and recovery, and system optimization.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Communication

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology

Tools

VMware vSphere

Nutanix

Nutanix AHV

Nutanix Cluster Deployment

PowerShell

Bash/Ksh/Perl scripting

Job description

Title: Sr. Technical Solution Architect

Job Location - NY, NY (Onsite 5 day) (Only Local candidates)
Duration: 12+ months

JOB DESCRIPTION

Seeking a highly motivated candidate who demonstrates commitment to customer service and possesses strong technical skills and proficiency working with:

Windows Server operating systems, Linux Operating Systems, users' administration, file system, software, and services
Understanding of servers and various storage RAID configuration
Active Directory management, including backup and recovery of domain and GPO setup
In-Depth Knowledge of Nutanix Hypervisor Migration best practices Required
In-Depth Knowledge of VMware Hypervisor Migration to Nutanix AHV Hypervisor
Knowledge in Nutanix Cluster Deployment - required
Fundamental networking concepts and troubleshooting such as DHCP, DNS, Routing, Firewall
Fundamental understanding of security principles, ACL, Encryption
Scripting: PowerShell, bash, ksh or perl for automating routine tasks
Experienced with monitoring system health and performance, able to provide statistics to identify bottlenecks and lead optimization efforts
Disaster recovery planning and ability to perform backup and restore for systems, applications and data
Patch and firmware installation and management
Understanding of Baselining, utilizing Industrial Defender preferred
Candidate must be knowledgeable of Darksite patching of Nutanix Hypervisor and components as well as other Hypervisors. - preferred
Bachelor's degree (preferably in Information Technology) with a minimum of 5 years' experience in IT Support.
Knowledge of NERC CIP compliance and how it effects best practices in Datacenters - Preferred
The ideal candidate is well organized, detail-oriented, flexible to handle multiple assignments and meet deadlines with a safety mindset.
This individual must also exercise good judgment, integrity, and render sound business decisions.
The applicant should possess strong oral and written communication skills and able to produce documentation on solutions and system design.
The successful candidate should possess strong technical knowledge of various computing platforms from servers, networks, storage including scripting experience for automation.
Must have the ability to lift/transport server equipment when needed.
Must be able to provide off-hour, on-call support for server and other system related issues that requires travel to various supported sites.
Must be willing and able to work overtime and be flexible with work hours to respond to emergencies or scheduled work that must be done either prior to or after normal business hours.
Must have the means and be able to travel to various Company locations.
Selected candidate will require passing of NERC CIP Personnel Risk Assessment background check.
We would also like to get 2 references from the most recent roles the applicant has worked.

TECHNICAL SKILLS Must Have

• Design and implementation of VMware vSphere and Nutanix environments
• Managed Nutanix clusters
• Nutanix Administration
• Nutanix Support Specialist

Nice To Have

• Ability to intrepid, modify and write scripts and SQL queries
• Automation Scripts