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VMware Engineer Job Description
- Test, certify and release (TC&R) all necessary virtual editions of network software products and publish all necessary standards documents, Bill of Materials, Technology Standards List entries, Infrastructure Control Reviews, ISO’s FCAPS model
- Create necessary FMEA documents to aid in the disaster recovery/business continuity testing prior to application turn over
- Participate in any regularly scheduled audits, table top disaster recovery scenarios
- Conduct necessary training sessions with all operational resources regarding controls, processes and operational duties
- Provide Level 3 support for network and other impactful outages
- Perform the above mentioned responsibilities in a team environment
- May be required to work nights and weekends during (un)planned outages and other special circumstances , will need to respond to severe incident escalation on-call by Network Operations
- Work with business stakeholders, project management, technical delivery and support teams to drive implementation of global solutions, and operational handover into production
- Be single point of contact for project manager for project specific desktop deliverables
- Collaboration with the wider Design and architecture teams to contribute to solution designs and develop standards
- The candidate must have a solid understanding of UNIX internals and kernel debugging skills
- Knowledge of C, C++, and Python is a plus
- Resolving complex storage defects, which include reproducing problems, applying relevant isolation techniques, implementing long-term fixes short-term workarounds
- Must be able to prioritize and handle multiple outstanding tasks
- Familiarity with Virtualization or Cloud Platforms
- Windows encryption – certificates, SSL and SSH
VMware Engineer Job Description
- Working alongside key vendors (Microsoft, VMware, McAfee, Avecto) to drive the development and deployment of their technologies within the environment
- Ability to automate tasks using VMwares PowerCli/PowerShell
- Design server hardware management
- Develop procedures and tools for build of the virtualization platform, design build of virtual machines, operations of virtual machines, operations and further development of the virtualization platform
- Install and maintain VMWARE infrastructure servers and their routine upgrades
- Responsible for capacity planning of virtual global and regional environment
- Deliver technical implementation of standard build
- Actively participate in project technical designs with service architects concentrating on virtual environment designs and document them
- Provide technical consultancy to DHL customers to support the implementation
- The response to and resolution of issues with both the regional and global infrastructure of virtual environment
- Experience with Microsoft encryption Infrastructure preferred – certificates, SSL and SSH
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, 24x7 production environment
- Writing systems-level documentation
- Enterprise level systems integration duties – new application testing, rollout, and bug fix
- Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Server Operating Systems
- CSE Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
VMware Engineer Job Description
- Assists personnel in other RTS departments to resolve technical and/or application issues
- Automate server deployments using VMWare APIs
- Configure and optimize performance of VMware virtual servers
- The response to and resolution of issues with infrastructure of virtual environment
- Systems setup from a hardware and software perspective
- Provide implementation, configuration, deployment and ongoing support of the VMware vSphere server infrastructure hosting enterprise applications and all of its subcomponents NSX, Distributed Switches, vCAC/vRA, vRO, Update Manager, Single Sign-on, vDP
- Responsible for determining configuration, patch strategy and upgrade path of core infrastructure platforms for a mission-critical, multi-site enterprise environment
- Responsible for Engineering and solution design in the C3 Cloud environment
- Responsible for engineering of vRealize Automation 7.1 and supporting and creating vCenter Orchestrator workflows
- Design and architect new systems and enhancements to existing infrastructure fit for business
- Experience supporting the Windows desktop operating system
- Must be a good technical writer
- Experience with requirements analysis and systems analysis
- Must have a good current working knowledge of Change Management processes
- Must be outgoing and comfortable with working with a large group of customer contacts
- Must be proficient in MS Word, MS Project, MS Power Point, and MS Visio
VMware Engineer Job Description
- Monitors the performance of systems
- Provides identification/fixing of problems within existing software, design/implementation of new systems and enhancement of existing applications
- Responsible for understanding the needs of the customers and the realities of commercially available IT products, and creating requirements that will allow implementation by the development team and COTS products
- VM Template Manager (monthly patching, vulnerabilities, and infrastructure deployment) – scripted with PowerShell
- Virtual Machine Buildout and Configuration to Secure Baseline Configuration (SBC) Security Compliance Standards – Automated task with PowerShell
- VCenter infrastructure management and configuration – Manual/automated tasks, also data store and network management
- MSCS VMWare clustering for high performance computing, high availability, and uninterrupted SQL server vMotion
- Data store provisioning, deployment, presentation and reclamation
- Documentation – Create and update process/configuration documentation for many tasks and project requirements
- Perform high-level systems analysis, evaluation, design, integration, and implementation of various VMware products
- Requires Bachelor’s degree (in Computer Science or related field) or equivalent experience
- Strong scripting tool and script writing skills (VB Script, Perl, Windows Command, .NET, PowerShell)
- Excellent English communication and customer service abilities
- 3+ years of experience with compute and storage virtualization technologies including VMware vCenter, ESX/ESXi, vRealize, VSAN, vDS
- 3+ years of experience with VMware and its applicable product suites
- Exposure to troubleshooting connectivity issues in TCP/IP and Ethernet networks
VMware Engineer Job Description
- Manage disk space and the ticket queue, attend meetings and make sure projects get completed on time
- Work with the team to plan and implement infrastructure migration from ESXi 6.0, ESXi 6.5 (2500+ VMs, Hosts, Datastores, across multiple geographic sites)
- Work with VM Template Manager (monthly patching, vulnerabilities, and infrastructure deployment) - scripted with PowerShell
- Use Powershell to automate repetitive tasks and create reports used to validate project completion VMware PowerCLI - automated management of VMware infrastructure, including VM deployment, VM Post Deployment configuration snapshots, reconfigure VMs, automated changes to infrastructure configurations and VM policies, etc
- Propose and create system design models, specifications, diagrams, and charts to provide direction to other engineering groups and development teams
- Serve on cross-functional project teams as a platform subject matter expert
- Document system design and related processes
- Adapt daily to changing environment requirements and manage multiple tasks
- Lead team initiatives and coach junior team members
- Assume total responsibility for work assigned and deliver on commitments
- Experience working with individuals and teams involved in technical support, including system and database administrators, programmers, network technicians (layers 1-3), network engineering (layers 2-7) and information technology consultants
- Experience with data center network architectures, 3-tier (Core, Distribution, Access), spine & leaf/Clos fabrics, and Data Center Interconnect (DCI) is preferred
- Exposure to F5 Networks BIG-IP modules and products
- Exposure to Cisco's IOS and NX-OS software features including, Routing Protocols (BGP/OSPF), IP unicast and multicast, IPv4 and IPv6, Ethernet, Spanning-tree, LACP, MLAG, NFV and wireless technologies (802.11) is desirable
- Exposure to working in an environment with converged, structured cabling systems (especially hands-on experience with data cabling installation practices fiber and copper materials is desirable)
- The ideal candidate would be a seasoned Server Engineer, Infrastructure Tools/Automation Engineer or Senior SysAdmin with a desire to learn the networking discipline and use their skills to diversify the Data Center Network Engineering team