Remote Virtualization Engineer
The Expert Systems Engineer role is a key individual contributor position responsible for providing critical systems support to clients. This position focuses on managing complex virtualized infrastructure environments and ensuring stability, performance, and scalability of mission-critical systems. Key Responsibilities:
- Manage VMware infrastructure and its underlying hardware platforms.
- Design, implement, and manage the VMware Aria Automation (VRA) platform, including blueprints, custom properties, and workflows.
- Oversee and maintain security across VMware vSphere environments.
- Manage capacity for ESXi clusters to ensure optimal resource utilization.
- Provide lifecycle management support, ensuring environments are kept current and aligned with contractual requirements.
- Serve as the escalation point for incident management, resolving issues impacting the VMware estate.
- Provide client guidance and best practices on VMware infrastructure, security, and optimization.
- Collaborate with hardware and VMware vendors to address both tactical and strategic initiatives.
- Work closely with data center personnel to resolve connectivity and hardware issues as needed.
- Participate in client-facing meetings to review issues, project updates, and future planning.
- Provide 24×7 on-call support as part of a rotational schedule to ensure environment uptime and rapid issue response.
- Partner with architecture, development, and engineering teams on complex projects and technical challenges.
- Follow established Change Management processes and procedures.
- Continuously identify opportunities for process improvement, simplification, and proactive/reactive monitoring optimization.
- Technical Expertise:
- VMware vSphere, vROPs, vRealize Automation, vRealize Orchestrator, vCloud Director.
- General networking concepts: IPv4/IPv6, LAN, VLANs.
- Enterprise storage systems: NAS, SAN, NFS.
- General virtual compute concepts and principles.
- NSX-V or, preferably, NSX-T training or certification.
- Experience:
- 6+ years of hands-on VMware engineering and support experience.
- Proven background in large-scale, enterprise VMware environments.
- Experience with Cisco UCS, HP Blade, and Dell Power series hardware.
- LEAN awareness and experience applying process improvement practices.
- Strong track record of working cross-functionally to complete tasks and manage competing priorities while focusing on key business goals.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to maintain composure and focus under pressure.
- Strong client-centric mindset with exceptional attention to detail and a vision for optimization.
- Familiarity with Software-Defined Networking technologies such as VMware NSX-V or NSX-T.
- Experience using IT Service Management (ITSM) tools, such as ServiceNow.
- Knowledge of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), as well as hosted and hybrid cloud environments.
- Experience with VMware on public cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
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