Job Description :
Position : Systems Engineering Consultant/Expert
Location : Dearborn,MI

Position Description:

*ITI/RRS The NextGen virtualization / automation engineer is responsible for delivering fully engineered solutions targeted at supporting Ford.s Next Generation Hosting and Strategic vision. Responsibilities include: -Developing highly available infrastructure hosting solutions for VMWare platforms to meet application requirements for resilience and availability for Agile Hosting environments. -Provide consulting services to infrastructure and application architects in determining the appropriate solution for the hosting environment (e.g. annexed servers, shared farms, virtualized servers, B2X, Intranet, etc. -Defining Security and Controls for the engineered solution and document them in the ICR system for review and compliance. -Lead or participate in server engineering projects (e.g. Agile Hosting, capacity on demand, technology refresh, etc. -Work with the orchestration engineers in the laying out of vRA workflows, blueprints for the delivery of a variety of services -Deliver Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) for various products, like Linux, Windows, SQL, Oracle. Design the workflow and orchestration model used in that delivery. Create CHEF recipes to configure the various components that are delivered.


Experience Required:

-5+ yrs. experience with VMWare vSphere ESX/ESXi, vCenter, vRealize, and SRM technologies. -5+ yrs. Experience with either Windows Operating Systems or Linux Operating Systems. -Experience with supporting VMware Infrastructure . e.g. servers, network, storage, database and backups. -Experience scripting with PowerCLI, PowerShell, and or PERL, Ruby -Extensive experience using the CHEF product line


Experience Preferred:

-Pivotal Cloud Foundry -Familiarity with SQL Database Server -Familiarity with Windows Operating Systems -Familiarity with Linux Operating Systems -Experience working in Global/Large VMware environment. -Experience working with Windows Server and Linux OS"s


Education Required:

B.S. Information Systems, Computer Science or equivalent work experience in the requested field