Short Description:
Resource will provide technical support for VMWare and physical server environment.
Complete Description:
Primary responsibilities will include
. Assist primary VMWare Administrator with the support of our existing VMWare ESXi 5.1 environment including day-to-day administration, support, maintenance and monitoring of the VMWare ESXi and Microsoft Windows Servers
. Provide operating system support of over 450 Virtual / Physical servers
. Provide support of HP hardware including firmware upgrades, diagnosis of hardware problems, and server installation
. Recommend best practices and improvements to our existing environment
. Develop standards and documentation of current and new processes
. Must be available onsite during normal business hours when our primary VMWare Administrator is scheduled to be out of the office.
. Evening and weekend work may be required to perform system maintenance or upgrades
. Travel is not required
Skills:
Skill
Required / Desired
Amount
of Experience
Exp in VMWare ESX server environment within the last 2 years in an ESXi 5.x including deployment of advanced virtualization environments (cont. below)
Required
5
Years
in a high-availability and geographically distributed enterprise using ESXi clusters and HA. FT, DRS.
Required
5
Years
Experience in a an organization with at least 250 servers
Required
Experience supporting a Microsoft Active Directory 2003 / 2008 R2 environment including DNS, DHCP, WINS
Required
7
Years
Experience installing, configuring, and maintaining Windows Server 2008/2008 R2/2012 servers
Required
7
Years
Strong documentation skills
Required
Experience in configuration and deployment of Cisco UCS servers
Highly desired
Experience with Design and implementation HP BL-class blade servers and virtual connect technologies
Highly desired
Experience in configuration and deployment of VMWare View virtual desktop systems
Highly desired
VMware Certified Professional (VCP) or other relevant certifications
Highly desired
Experience with Hyper-V Virtualization.
Desired
Experience managing an Infoblox DNS/ DHCP appliance
Desired
Experience with other Microsoft Technologies (System Center, SQL, Sharepoint)
Desired