Job Description :
Solutions Architect
Duration: 6+ months
Location: Houston TX, ( only local to Houston TX)
A minimum of 8 years supporting large and complex global data center virtualization and server computing platforms. Expert hands on administration experience with VMware (ESX, ESXi/vSphere, vCenter, vMotion, DRS) and other virtualization technologies and concepts. Must have strong experience with HP and Cisco UCS Servers and Fabric Interconnects. Expert experience designing, deploying, supporting, and trouble-shooting VMware in large environment. VCP Certified *required*, experience with monitoring and reporting Applications VMware Product Suite (such as VCOPs) or Microsoft System Center Suite (such as SCOM Experience with capacity planning and sizing large VMware or Hyper-V environments. Experience with data center migrations – moving VM workloads. Expert Experience configuring and deploying various server platforms (Cisco UCS, HP, Dell, etc. Solid understanding of essential TCP/IP protocols: TCP, UDP, ICMP, SMTP, SNMP, LDAP, DNS, NTP, and understanding of wider set protocols. Solid understanding of fundamental hardware concepts: disk, memory, CPU, NIC, HBA, firmware, RAID, performance concepts (I/O, paging, swapping, system calls), iSCSI, Fibre Channel, Ethernet, firmware. Strong experience with design, development, implementation, and maintenance of large-scale systems, preferably across multiple hardware and software platforms. Extensive experience in performance tuning and optimizing computing platforms.