VMware Engineer

Strategic Staffing Solutions, Inc.; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Strategic Staffing Solutions, Inc. is seeking a VMware Virtualization Engineer to design, implement, and support an enterprise virtualization environment in Dallas.

You will manage VMware vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, and vSAN, while automating tasks and supporting integrations with core infrastructure services. Responsibilities include configuring virtual networking and storage, handling migrations, and ensuring disaster recovery readiness.

Qualifications

• Hands‑on experience administering VMware vSphere, ESXi, vCenter Server, and vSAN.
• Experience with virtual networking, storage, migrations, and disaster recovery.
• Experience managing RHEL environments and developing automation scripts.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain VMware vSphere infrastructure, including ESXi hosts (6.5+), vCenter Server, and vSAN.
• Configure and manage virtual networking, storage, and related virtualization components.
• Install, configure, and administer vCenter, VMware View, VMware Update Manager, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Support PlateSpin, vMotion, and various migrations between physical and virtual environments.
• Monitor system health and resolve performance, availability, and configuration issues.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts for VMware administration.
• Integrate vCenter with AD, DNS, backup platforms, and other apps.
• Administer and support Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).

Skills

VMware vSphere

ESXi

vCenter Server

vSAN

RHEL

Automation scripting

Virtual networking

Disaster recovery

Migrations

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Job Title: VMware Virtualization Engineer
Dallas, TX

Position Overview

We are seeking a VMware Virtualization Engineer to design, implement, and support enterprise virtualization infrastructure. This role will manage VMware environments, troubleshoot performance and availability issues, automate administrative tasks, and support integrations with core infrastructure services.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain VMware vSphere infrastructure, including ESXi hosts (6.5+), vCenter Server, and vSAN.

• Configure and manage virtual networking, storage, and related virtualization components.

• Install, configure, and administer vCenter, VMware View, VMware Update Manager, and disaster recovery solutions.

• Support PlateSpin, vMotion, and physical-to-virtual, physical-to-physical, and virtual-to-virtual migrations.

• Monitor system health and resolve performance, availability, and configuration issues.

• Develop and maintain automation scripts for VMware administration.

• Integrate vCenter with Active Directory, DNS, backup platforms, and other applications.

• Administer and support Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) operating systems.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Programming, or a related field.

• Hands‑on experience administering VMware vSphere, ESXi, vCenter Server, and vSAN.

• Experience with virtual networking, storage, migrations, and disaster recovery.

• Experience managing RHEL environments and developing automation scripts.

• Strong troubleshooting, communication, and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• VMware Certified Professional (VCP) certification.

• Experience with KVM and Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization.

• Familiarity with Kubernetes and container technologies.

• In‑depth knowledge of virtualization and hypervisor security, including platform hardening and threat prevention.