Systems Engineer

Systems Engineer

Responsibility

• VMware administration in the areas of design, implementation, capacity planning, maintenance.

• Administering heterogeneous production environments on various hardware platforms.

• vSphere problem determination and root cause analysis.

• Ability to operate across multiple projects concurrently and assume the responsibility for the appropriate technical and architectural implementation of projects

• initiative and works well in a team environment with the ability to meet deadlines on time.

• Accurately estimating and planning activities within the domain to provide the necessary input into the project managers for developing an end to end plan under the direction of the manager

• Ability to manage concurrent projects.

• Proactive operational support for VMware vSphere Suite 5.x and 4.1 environments.

• System Log Analysis

• Monitoring and reporting

• Patching and upgrading production and staging environments.

• Implementation of VMware Enterprise solutions.

• Provide training to support teams on products and enhancements being operationalized.

• Maintain roadmaps for Infrastructure technologies.

• Act as an escalation point for infrastructure teams.

• Communicate information to technical and non-technical audiences.

• Provide technical expertise for projects, enhancements, upgrades and maintenance to facilitate technology and business requirements.

• Lead team in supporting VMWare infrastructure technologies.

Challenges

• Willing to travel to USA at various times for collaboration activities.

• Willing to work in 24x5 shift roster

• The position may require to be a part of an on-call rotation

• Working with counterparts in other global teams

• Working with global team.

• Maintaining 99.9% network uptime

• Ability to learn and absorb new technologies and skills faster

Technical Competency

• 4 years working experience related to Infrastructure/Virtualization operations

• VMware ESX infrastructure platform experience in ESXi 4, ESXi 5.x

• Good understanding of related storage technologies e.g. SAN, NAS and NFS storages.

• Strong understanding VMware Templates and Custamization Specifications

• Understanding of data communication protocols focusing on TCP/IP.

• Understanding of SAN/NAS technologies.

• In depth experience with hardware and software based server monitoring tools.

• Working experience with Distributed Switches and Virtual Switches

• Working experience with Data store configurations and storage networking

• Experience with Host profile configurations

• Strong understanding of Permissions/Roles and security groups

• Sound knowledge in  VMotion, HA, DRS, VDS, Affinity rules and EVC configurations

• Working Experience with P2V conversions.

• Experience with Update Manger and patch updates

Non-Technical Competency

• Should be able to work independently with minimum supervision from onsite location.

• Should be willing to work on extended and irregular hours when required.

• Strong self-starter, motivated to help team in their deliverables

• Ability to present to internal audiences and excellent communication skill

• Should be comfortable in working under pressure

• Ability to handle multiple concurrent projects

• Should have very good verbal & written communication skills.

Educational & Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, IS or equal qualifications.

• VMware Certified Professional 5 – Data Center Virtualization (VCP5-DCV)

• VMware Certified Professional - Cloud (VCP-Cloud)

• ITIL - Foundation

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