Required Qualifications:
7 years of general administrative systems experience with a minimum of 4 years performing operations and maintenance in enterprise level IT environments.
Experience participating in an operations role in large data center is required.
Recent experience participating in a VMware server virtualization role. Candidate should be able to demonstrate a working knowledge in engineering design and operational application in the following areas:
VMware vSphere-, vCenter-, and ESX- based server virtualization.
Server migration tools including VMware vCenter Converter, Site Recovery Manager, and HCX.
Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) servers and their management
Dell Hyperconverged infrastructure and their management
Dell EMC & NetApp storage and their management
Network sub-systems, including TCP/IP and load-balancing technology
Security sub-systems, including firewalls & proxy devices
Oracle & SQL database systems
MS Windows Server 2008, 2012+
Red Hat Linux 7.0+
The successful candidate will possess:
Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
Ability to communicate and interact effectively at all levels of staff and management
Ability to exercise independent judgment, develop relationships, and obtain consensus among interested parties
Ability to develop peer networks across an enterprise to maintain technology awareness and to support resolution of problems
Ability to operate across traditional technical boundaries, comfortable working in the compute space as well as the storage space in an operational capacity.
Desired Qualifications:
Systems engineering certification, or 4 additional years of related engineer experience is preferred.
Sound understanding of and experience with VMWare Software Defined Data Center (SDDC) concepts and implementation.
VMware Certified Professional Datacenter Virtualization (VCP-DCV), CompTIA Network +, or CCNA a plus.
Experience with scripting in a server administration environment. Knowledge of PowerShell, PowerCLI, API scripting, and Javascript a plus.
Should be able to demonstrate a working knowledge in architectural design and operational application in the following areas at the PROFICIENT level:
EMC storage technologies, including VNX and VMAX
Storage area network (SAN) switching fabric products
Cisco SAN switching fabric products
Configuration, optimization, capacity planning, and troubleshooting of storage systems
Qualifications
Bachelors and five (5) years or more experience; Masters and three (3) years or more experience; PhD and 0 years related experience.