Work Authorization: US Citizen, Green Card, H-1B, GC-EAD, OPT-EAD, L2-EAD, TN Visa
US citizens (USC) and Permanent Residents (GC) are encouraged to apply. We are unable to offer any sort of Visa sponsorship for this position.
Local Candidates Preferred. Non-local candidates must be willing to pay for your own interview travel expenses and relocation costs.
Job Description
Role: Senior VMWARE Virtualization Engineer
Location: Chicago, IL
Duration: 6+ Months
Rate: $55/hr on C2C (Max)
Need only locals. Face to face is mandatory.
Required Skills: VMWARE and cloud (AWS or vCloud)
Experience:
5+ years managing and maintaining VMWare environment
3+ years implementing hybrid cloud with AWS
3+ years implementing automation of SDLC of Virtual environment
3+ years implementing and sustaining VMWARE installation, configuration, management, and data protection of high-availability virtualized environment
Education:
College diploma or University degree in Computer Science and 5+ years of experience in the related field
VCP and/or Cloud Certifications
Computer Skills:
VMWare 5.5 or higher
vCloud and Managed hosting services in a distributed environment
Virtualization of Storage and Network
Design of bare metal hardware to full virtualization of hosted application VMWare Converter
Capacity planning and reporting; Design and Implementation of security domains within virtualized environment
Designing complex Networks, VLANS, and Cross Security Zoning design and implementation
Additional Requirements:
Extensive knowledge on design and connectivity
Be able to install and maintain hardware within the datacenter; lifting, racking or moving equipment is required
Proficient to generate projects from start to end with minimal guidance from management
Required on-call support duties that will include weekend and night time deployments
Must be able to coordinate and function with different teams within the organization
Proactiveness and self-motivation required
The Senior VMWare Virtualization Systems Engineer will provide engineering support for the VMWare infrastructure, including analyzing and troubleshooting support incidents, design, deployment, and identification of important potential technologies and approaches to address current and future needs within the enterprise. Evaluate applicability and fit of solutions, and make recommendations. Assist in defining standards for virtualization technologies and best practices for their use.
Essential Functions:
Install, configure and manage a highly available and scalable virtual infrastructure
Provide planning, installing, configuring, and upgrading support for vCenter Server and VMware ESX 5.X and 6.X. Plan and configure vSphere networking over distributed switching and storage solutions for datastore
Develop plans for deploying and administering virtual machines and vApps
Establish and maintaining service levels; perform basic troubleshooting; monitor vSphere implementations; and manage vCenter server alarms
Manage the health of the vSphere appliance and perform upgrades and maintenance
Configuring and managing virtual networks in NSX
Configuring and managing virtual Guests using Orchestrator, vMA CLI and vRealize
Manage and balance virtual datastores in Storage DRS clusters
Manage and balance virtual guests resources across hosts in the clusters
Participate in Enterprise testing for integration of proposed new technologies to be included in the Enterprise design and develop test-related documentation
Draft, coordinate, and finalize documentation to ensure the integration of virtualization within the Enterprise
vDirector vCloud for hybrid AWS cloud integration
Manage SRM for DR failover
Participate in OpenStack discussions for the next generation of virtualization with cross-functional teams between engineering, networking and architecture
Provide support for on-call duties
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