VMWare Administrator

krg technology inc; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-call rotation

Team collaboration opportunities

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Tempe, Arizona is seeking a VMware Subject Matter Expert to manage and maintain their enterprise infrastructure. The ideal candidate should have over 5 years of experience in VMware technologies, including vSphere and vCenter, with a strong leadership and troubleshooting background. Responsibilities include providing tier-1 production support, implementing security policies, and training technology staff. This role is essential in ensuring a continuously operational IT environment, dealing with a large number of virtual machines and hosts.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience as a member of a VMware SME.
• Proficiency in deploying/implementing VIEW/Horizon environments.
• Experience managing large enterprise VMware infrastructures.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain the enterprise VMware infrastructure.
• Provide production support and implement security policies.
• Train technology staff on system upgrades and rollouts.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Troubleshooting

VMware expertise

Tools

VMware

vSphere

vCenter

Cloud Technologies

Job description

Direct : 661-367-8000 Ext : 513

Job Description

• Manage and maintain the enterprise VMware infrastructure as the primary subject matter expert
• Subject matter expertise on virtual management toolsets
• Strong storage and server experience
• Respond to system issues
• Assist in facilitating datacenter activities such as system upgrades and hardware provisioning.
• Responsible for ensuring that hardware located in our datacenters and remote offices is working at all times. This includes identifying, creating and implementing solutions when issues arise.
• Provides production support to the information services group on software applications
• Provide support, and implementation of security policies, compliance, and best practices.
• Train other technology staff members on system upgrades and rollouts.
• Prioritize workload and escalate any technical emergencies to the IT Manager.
• Identify, solve or escalate technical problems identified by clients or internal staff related to business.
• On-call rotation with the group
• Fluent English and high oral and written communication skills
• Proficiency with architectural definition, specification, design, testing and hands on solutions of innovative solutions to solving our Business needs.
• Leadership roles within the IT organization
• Ability to act independently to drive IT goals and changes
• Strong commitment to technical excellence and teamwork
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision
• Be able to judge priorities and adjust their work accordingly.
• 5+ Years’ experience as a member of an VMware SME
• Advanced troubleshooting methodology
• Hands on experience in debugging and fixing production related problems that are escalated
• Standard proficiency in Interpersonal skills and Organization Strategy
• Above Standard proficiency in Leadership, Communications, Motivation, Administration and Organization Knowledge
• Significantly Above Standard proficiency in Thinking.

Additional Information

• Experience in deploy/implementation of VIEW/Horizon environments
• Expert experience with VMWare virtualization technologies including vSphere, vCenter management suite.
• Experience in Cloud Technologies – Private, Public, Hybrid, IaaS+, PaaS, SaaS
• Must have experience managing large enterprise VMware infrastructure with 1000+ VMs and 50+ ESXi hosts in a highly available environment.
• Advance knowledge of Virtualization best practices for Windows Os, Linux OS, Oracle DB and SQL DB.
• Familiar with SRM, vROps, VCAC and vCloud technologies.