Job Description :
Job Title:Sr. Systems Administrator
Location:Durham.NC
Position Type: Contract

Description:?

As a member of the VMware Platform Services Team, this individual will be responsible for management and oversight of the global VMware server infrastructure.

A significant aspect of this role will be to take ownership to ensure the stable operation of the outsourced VMware infrastructure systems for operational and engineering requirements. This includes overseeing the planning, developing, installing, configuring, maintaining, administering and optimizing servers within the virtual infrastructure. This individual will apply proven communication, analytical and problem-solving skills to help identify, communicate and resolve issues between the business, other internal functional IT groups, resources and the outsource vendor.

Primary responsibilities:

Ability to provide escalation support for our clients within the VMware environment on a global basis
Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision
Plan, build and administration of Platform Services Controllers, vCenters 6.0 and the support of vSphere 5.1
Interacting with cross functional project teams as an advisor or team member
Understand SAN\NAS protocols and working closely with the storage team on provisioning and reclaiming of storage.
Knowledge of storage multipathing settings and hardware acceleration using VAAI
Ability to work on projects from end to end and provide detailed documentation
In-depth technical knowledge of VMware products.
Represent Operations and work closely with other functional groups to develop work synergy.
Complete understanding of Networking technologies (dvSwitches, Port groups, vLAN''s & trunking, LACP, routing, switching)
Ability to troubleshoot ESXi host problems and reviewing log files along with submitting trouble tickets and communicating with VMware support
24/7 support for priority 1 tickets related to VMware
Provide capacity planning and performance monitoring
Ability to provide strong vendor management and work in coordination within Biogen and with various additional service providers.
Ability to create and read technical documentation and interpret System Architectural Designs for engineering and project planning.
Provide Tier 3 support
In-depth technical knowledge of VMware products.
Experience in managing global enterprise VMware Environments

Qualifications Preferred Knowledge in:

o VMware Certified Professional
o Experience with VMware ESXi 5.1 and 6.0
o Experience using Cisco UCS hardware
o Experience with HP hardware c7000 Blade Enclosures, rack mount servers
o Experience with Windows 2010 & 2012 operating systems
o Knowledge using VMware converter
o Use of DR products like SRM or Zerto or other replication technologies
o Knowledge of HA, DRS and Infinity rules
o Knowledge of using host profiles?
             

Similar Jobs you may be interested in ..