Virtualization Engineer

Virtualization 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.
• 24x7 Availability in case of emergencies
• Working with counterparts in other global teams
• Working with global team.
• The position may require to be a part of an on-call rotation
• Maintaining 99.9% network uptime
• Ability to learn and absorb new technologies and skills faster

Technical Competency

• VMWare ESX infrastructure platform experience in ESXi 4, ESXi 5
• 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
• Experience in designing cloud-based infrastructure
• Sound knowledge of Open-stack
• Working knowledge of containerization and micro services

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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