Our client is seeking a Virtualization Engineer to join their team! This position has the responsibility of maintaining, monitoring, and managing the existing virtual infrastructure. This responsibility includes, but is not limited to, identifying, researching, and resolving technical problems, responding to telephone calls, email and personnel requests for technical support, documenting, tracking, and monitoring the problem to ensure a timely resolution. Participate in on-call rotation to resolve urgent VMware environment problems outside of business hours. The role spans the data center, cloud and disaster recovery sites as they relate to virtualization.
This position allows for candidates in Columbus, Ohio; Akron, Ohio; Flint, Michigan; Minnetonka, Minnesota.
Duties:
Serve as front line support with respect to the virtual infrastructure for desktops and servers
Create and maintain documentation of server systems, operational procedures, topology, and hardware
Maintain asset records as required by the organization's asset management process
Participate in the organization's change management process
Document problem resolutions into the appropriate systems
Deal effectively with people and clearly communicates verbally and in writing
Troubleshoot, analyze, and resolve system and user problems
Plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments and prioritizes workload
Rapidly deploy approved fixes to systems in response to newly identified stability and security threats
Participate in compliance activities that include log collection, analysis, and reporting
Available for after-hours support as required in response to production service outage
Desired Skills/Experience:
Bachelor's Degree
7+ years of IT experience which includes min 3 years of experience in VMWare Virtualization
On Hands working knowledge of SRM
Cisco UCS, UCS Manager, UCS Central
Nutanix and software-defined with Peer Storage
Proficiency in VMware associated programs and coding languages such as Windows Server, SAN architecture, Rundeck, Python or C++
Advanced analysis and problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze data from various sources to determine next steps
Ability to instinctively adapt, plan, inform, and influence
VMware certification professional
Certification and expert knowledge experience support Windows and Linux virtualization in VMware technologies
Certification and expert knowledge experience supporting Cisco UCS, Nutanix, ScaleIO
Knowledge of software packages or tools for processing or displaying data related to ServiceNow
Advanced knowledge of best practices in corporate information security policies, legal, and regulatory obligations