Position: VMWare Admin
Location: Nashville, TN / Memphis, TN /Atlanta, GA
Duration: Full Time
Job Description:
· Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, or related field; or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience
· 10 years of professional experience in Systems Engineering (Windows) and Virtualisation (VMware) in large, mission critical environments
· Deep knowledge of and implementation experience within large scale, highly available distributed virtualized, Windows environments, on-going management and optimisation in 24x7 mission critical environments
· Strong PowerShell, PowerCLI & Shell abilities for task automation, including utilization of REST web services proficiently in design and implementation
· Superior level of Active Directory, Group Policy, DFS, DFSR and Failover Cluster knowledge and experience
· Deep experience in the implementation and management of VMware technologies and tooling including vSphere ESXi, vSAN, vRealize Ops Manager
· Exceptional experience analyzing and troubleshooting and of diagnostic tooling/techniques for Windows and VMware Systems environments
· Exceptional experience of VMware and windows infrastructure service monitoring, performance tuning and sizing for various workload types
· Very strong understanding of networking and network security concepts, TCP/IP and common local area network protocols
· Strong experience with business continuity concepts and design techniques as applied to Virtualized Windows Environments and related disaster recovery planning and testing
· Detailed knowledge and extensive implementation experience of hardening and best practice security standard for Windows and VMware
· Has the ability, curiosity and desire to understand the broader technology ecosystem outside own area of expertise in order to understand true impact of own proposals, decisions and actions
· Deals well with ambiguity and can use data driven, analytical problem solving skills to find solutions
· Possesses exceptional communication and documentation skills to be able to interact professionally and work productively with all levels of employees
· A team player with extensive track record in technical mentoring and knowledge sharing with Engineers
· Has demonstrable project management and planning skills with ability to lead and own projects of significant complexity
· Ability to think strategically, research and develop innovative solutions while possessing a strong bias for action to realise tangible results
· Strong background in and extensive experience with automated Infrastructure provisioning, configuration and orchestration tools/technologies .
· Experience influencing multiple teams of engineers concurrently while partnering on initiatives motivating others to act by creating a shared sense of purpose and compelling vision for the future.