3rd Line Network Engineer, LogicMonitor, SolarWinds, ASAP, ONSITE Cheshire, £Good, OUTSIDE IR35 Role Summary We have an excellent opportunity for an experienced 3rd Line Customer Network Support Engineer, to join our SMC team. As a 3rd Line Customer Network Support Engineer, you will serve as a senior technical resource responsible for delivering expert-level support to our customers. Your primary focus will be on resolving complex network-related issues, troubleshooting advanced network configurations, and providing proactive guidance to optimize network performance. You will play a crucial role in ensuring the reliability, scalability, and security of our customers' networks while delivering exceptional service and maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction. The right Engineer will be working in close collaboration with the SMC team, and the wider consultant team. Core responsibilities of the role include, but are not limited to, the following: Act as a subject matter expert (SME) for resolving escalated technical issues related to network infrastructure, routing, switching, and connectivity. Diagnose and troubleshoot complex network problems using a variety of tools and techniques, including packet analysis, network monitoring, and log analysis. Provide timely and effective resolutions to customer incidents, ensuring minimal disruption to their operations and adhering to service level agreements (SLAs). Coordinate and execute network changes, upgrades, and migrations in collaboration with customers and internal stakeholders. Ensure that all network changes are properly documented, tracked, and communicated to relevant parties to maintain transparency and accountability. Follow change management processes and procedures to minimize the risk of service disruptions and maintain the integrity of the network environment. Build strong relationships with customers by providing proactive support, delivering value-added services, and serving as a trusted advisor on network-related matters. Act as the primary point of contact for customer inquiries, escalations, and technical consultations, demonstrating professionalism and empathy in all interactions. Conduct periodic service reviews with customers to assess satisfaction levels, gather feedback, and identify opportunities for improvement. Desirable Qualifications and Experience Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. Relevant industry certifications such as CCNP, CCIE, or equivalent are preferred VCAP Network Virtualization Deploy Extensive experience in network engineering and support roles, with a focus on troubleshooting complex network issues Extensive experience in network engineering and support roles, with a focus on troubleshooting complex network issues and designing scalable network architectures. Proficiency in network protocols and technologies, including TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, VLANs, MPLS, QoS, and VPNs. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to quickly diagnose and resolve technical issues in high-pressure environments. Experience with network monitoring and management tools such as LogicMonitor, Wireshark, SolarWinds, or similar. Familiarity with cloud networking concepts and experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP is a plus. About the person Two to three years of experience in a similar type role Desire to develop and progress their career Excellent communicator both verbally and written Experienced, mature, influential, assertive and diplomatic Able to operate independently or as part of a larger team Excellent knowledge of chosen subject matter A flexible approach to work and prepared 'go the extra mile' to exceed customer expectations Applies knowledge and skills through handling complex problems beyond own area of expertise Ability to commute to main office in Cheshire 3 days per week as this role is on our Hybrid model. If you have the skills and experience as mentioned above, please send in your CV for review
26/04/2024
Project-based
3rd Line Network Engineer, LogicMonitor, SolarWinds, ASAP, ONSITE Cheshire, £Good, OUTSIDE IR35 Role Summary We have an excellent opportunity for an experienced 3rd Line Customer Network Support Engineer, to join our SMC team. As a 3rd Line Customer Network Support Engineer, you will serve as a senior technical resource responsible for delivering expert-level support to our customers. Your primary focus will be on resolving complex network-related issues, troubleshooting advanced network configurations, and providing proactive guidance to optimize network performance. You will play a crucial role in ensuring the reliability, scalability, and security of our customers' networks while delivering exceptional service and maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction. The right Engineer will be working in close collaboration with the SMC team, and the wider consultant team. Core responsibilities of the role include, but are not limited to, the following: Act as a subject matter expert (SME) for resolving escalated technical issues related to network infrastructure, routing, switching, and connectivity. Diagnose and troubleshoot complex network problems using a variety of tools and techniques, including packet analysis, network monitoring, and log analysis. Provide timely and effective resolutions to customer incidents, ensuring minimal disruption to their operations and adhering to service level agreements (SLAs). Coordinate and execute network changes, upgrades, and migrations in collaboration with customers and internal stakeholders. Ensure that all network changes are properly documented, tracked, and communicated to relevant parties to maintain transparency and accountability. Follow change management processes and procedures to minimize the risk of service disruptions and maintain the integrity of the network environment. Build strong relationships with customers by providing proactive support, delivering value-added services, and serving as a trusted advisor on network-related matters. Act as the primary point of contact for customer inquiries, escalations, and technical consultations, demonstrating professionalism and empathy in all interactions. Conduct periodic service reviews with customers to assess satisfaction levels, gather feedback, and identify opportunities for improvement. Desirable Qualifications and Experience Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. Relevant industry certifications such as CCNP, CCIE, or equivalent are preferred VCAP Network Virtualization Deploy Extensive experience in network engineering and support roles, with a focus on troubleshooting complex network issues Extensive experience in network engineering and support roles, with a focus on troubleshooting complex network issues and designing scalable network architectures. Proficiency in network protocols and technologies, including TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, VLANs, MPLS, QoS, and VPNs. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to quickly diagnose and resolve technical issues in high-pressure environments. Experience with network monitoring and management tools such as LogicMonitor, Wireshark, SolarWinds, or similar. Familiarity with cloud networking concepts and experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP is a plus. About the person Two to three years of experience in a similar type role Desire to develop and progress their career Excellent communicator both verbally and written Experienced, mature, influential, assertive and diplomatic Able to operate independently or as part of a larger team Excellent knowledge of chosen subject matter A flexible approach to work and prepared 'go the extra mile' to exceed customer expectations Applies knowledge and skills through handling complex problems beyond own area of expertise Ability to commute to main office in Cheshire 3 days per week as this role is on our Hybrid model. If you have the skills and experience as mentioned above, please send in your CV for review
*We are unable to sponsor for this permanent Full time role* *Position is bonus eligible* Prestigious Financial Company is currently seeking a Senior VMware UCS Engineer. Candidate will be responsible for the overall Virtualization environment design, support, and automation. The role will provide operational support for the existing and future Virtualization and computing and VDI architectures. Responsibilities also include designing solutions to support existing and future services and enhance security posture. Responsibilities: Supports UCS - VMWare environment Supports VXRail VDI environment Develop baselines, evaluate, and remediate Vulnerabilities and security findings. Meet with Business, IT and Security Leaders to develop requirements and communicate changes to the environment Challenge the status quo with new ideas and drive innovation in the Virtualization environment Applies comprehensive knowledge of concepts, processes, practices, and procedures on technical assignments Automate processes in the VMWare environment Troubleshoots production problems like performance, and runtime issues within the virtualization environment Addresses problems of systems integration, compatibility, and multiple platforms Assists in the evaluation and recommendation of application integration and testing tools Provide Disaster Recovery testing support Provide on-call support according to assigned schedule Document changes, policies and procedures and drawings Contribute to projects of various sizes and schedules. Perform other duties as assigned Qualifications: Excellent presentation skills including planning, material preparation and public speaking Clear, concise and precise written and verbal communication skills to effectively communicate with people of various backgrounds Negotiation skills including listening and persuasion Strong interpersonal, leadership, project management and mentoring skills Strong ability to use solution-oriented approach towards problem resolution Ability to work independently and with a team, be a team player Technical Skills: Advanced technical knowledge of VMware virtualization technologies like Horizon, vROPS, SDDC Manager, VSAN, SRM, vRA, vRO etc. Expertise in architecting, configuring, and supporting Cisco UCS systems Experience working in Hyper Converged (VxRail) based technologies and develop solutions accordingly. Experience managing Kubernetes clusters utilizing Tanzu, Rancher, or similar management platform Experience working with replications tools (Zerto, vSphere Replication, etc.) to create highly available systems across multiple datacenters. Expertise or establish optimized virtual environments for giant database cluster builds such as DB2 and Microsoft SQL on VMware platform Strong technical ability to manage orchestration aspects through API scripts and tools, enabling a consistent methodology across UCS platform Develop automation solutions including Infrastructure as Code approach to establish and maintain automated, integrated and continuous deployments Ensure Infrastructure operations are effective and optimally established and supported across all layers including server, storage, backup, monitoring, patching services and monitoring Knowledge and Experience in Cloud computing, VCF and VMWare in Cloud Familiar with using PowerCLI/Powershell to manage a VMware Environment Capacity planning/tracking Familiar with storage concepts (replication, Fiber Channel, NFS, VMFS) Experience with developing Disaster Recovery strategies and work with other teams within the organization and external teams to execute scheduled DR tests. Review and recommend alternative technologies and improvements to enhance information systems to support organizational goals and present to senior management. Excellent team player and mentor other team members as required. Help other team members to succeed. Create documentation (like run books) for the developed procedures and best practices. Lead troubleshooting and recovery efforts during outages or complex issues including but not limited to performance, functionality issues etc. Handle tasks/projects independently and complete within given timelines.
19/04/2024
Full time
*We are unable to sponsor for this permanent Full time role* *Position is bonus eligible* Prestigious Financial Company is currently seeking a Senior VMware UCS Engineer. Candidate will be responsible for the overall Virtualization environment design, support, and automation. The role will provide operational support for the existing and future Virtualization and computing and VDI architectures. Responsibilities also include designing solutions to support existing and future services and enhance security posture. Responsibilities: Supports UCS - VMWare environment Supports VXRail VDI environment Develop baselines, evaluate, and remediate Vulnerabilities and security findings. Meet with Business, IT and Security Leaders to develop requirements and communicate changes to the environment Challenge the status quo with new ideas and drive innovation in the Virtualization environment Applies comprehensive knowledge of concepts, processes, practices, and procedures on technical assignments Automate processes in the VMWare environment Troubleshoots production problems like performance, and runtime issues within the virtualization environment Addresses problems of systems integration, compatibility, and multiple platforms Assists in the evaluation and recommendation of application integration and testing tools Provide Disaster Recovery testing support Provide on-call support according to assigned schedule Document changes, policies and procedures and drawings Contribute to projects of various sizes and schedules. Perform other duties as assigned Qualifications: Excellent presentation skills including planning, material preparation and public speaking Clear, concise and precise written and verbal communication skills to effectively communicate with people of various backgrounds Negotiation skills including listening and persuasion Strong interpersonal, leadership, project management and mentoring skills Strong ability to use solution-oriented approach towards problem resolution Ability to work independently and with a team, be a team player Technical Skills: Advanced technical knowledge of VMware virtualization technologies like Horizon, vROPS, SDDC Manager, VSAN, SRM, vRA, vRO etc. Expertise in architecting, configuring, and supporting Cisco UCS systems Experience working in Hyper Converged (VxRail) based technologies and develop solutions accordingly. Experience managing Kubernetes clusters utilizing Tanzu, Rancher, or similar management platform Experience working with replications tools (Zerto, vSphere Replication, etc.) to create highly available systems across multiple datacenters. Expertise or establish optimized virtual environments for giant database cluster builds such as DB2 and Microsoft SQL on VMware platform Strong technical ability to manage orchestration aspects through API scripts and tools, enabling a consistent methodology across UCS platform Develop automation solutions including Infrastructure as Code approach to establish and maintain automated, integrated and continuous deployments Ensure Infrastructure operations are effective and optimally established and supported across all layers including server, storage, backup, monitoring, patching services and monitoring Knowledge and Experience in Cloud computing, VCF and VMWare in Cloud Familiar with using PowerCLI/Powershell to manage a VMware Environment Capacity planning/tracking Familiar with storage concepts (replication, Fiber Channel, NFS, VMFS) Experience with developing Disaster Recovery strategies and work with other teams within the organization and external teams to execute scheduled DR tests. Review and recommend alternative technologies and improvements to enhance information systems to support organizational goals and present to senior management. Excellent team player and mentor other team members as required. Help other team members to succeed. Create documentation (like run books) for the developed procedures and best practices. Lead troubleshooting and recovery efforts during outages or complex issues including but not limited to performance, functionality issues etc. Handle tasks/projects independently and complete within given timelines.
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Chicago, Illinois
*We are unable to sponsor for this permanent Full time role* *Position is bonus eligible* Prestigious Financial Company is currently seeking a Senior VMware UCS Engineer. Candidate will be responsible for the overall Virtualization environment design, support, and automation. The role will provide operational support for the existing and future Virtualization and computing and VDI architectures. Responsibilities also include designing solutions to support existing and future services and enhance security posture. Responsibilities: Supports UCS - VMWare environment Supports VXRail VDI environment Develop baselines, evaluate, and remediate Vulnerabilities and security findings. Meet with Business, IT and Security Leaders to develop requirements and communicate changes to the environment Challenge the status quo with new ideas and drive innovation in the Virtualization environment Applies comprehensive knowledge of concepts, processes, practices, and procedures on technical assignments Automate processes in the VMWare environment Troubleshoots production problems like performance, and runtime issues within the virtualization environment Addresses problems of systems integration, compatibility, and multiple platforms Assists in the evaluation and recommendation of application integration and testing tools Provide Disaster Recovery testing support Provide on-call support according to assigned schedule Document changes, policies and procedures and drawings Contribute to projects of various sizes and schedules. Perform other duties as assigned Qualifications: Excellent presentation skills including planning, material preparation and public speaking Clear, concise and precise written and verbal communication skills to effectively communicate with people of various backgrounds Negotiation skills including listening and persuasion Strong interpersonal, leadership, project management and mentoring skills Strong ability to use solution-oriented approach towards problem resolution Ability to work independently and with a team, be a team player Technical Skills: Advanced technical knowledge of VMware virtualization technologies like Horizon, vROPS, SDDC Manager, VSAN, SRM, vRA, vRO etc. Expertise in architecting, configuring, and supporting Cisco UCS systems Experience working in Hyper Converged (VxRail) based technologies and develop solutions accordingly. Experience managing Kubernetes clusters utilizing Tanzu, Rancher, or similar management platform Experience working with replications tools (Zerto, vSphere Replication, etc.) to create highly available systems across multiple datacenters. Expertise or establish optimized virtual environments for giant database cluster builds such as DB2 and Microsoft SQL on VMware platform Strong technical ability to manage orchestration aspects through API scripts and tools, enabling a consistent methodology across UCS platform Develop automation solutions including Infrastructure as Code approach to establish and maintain automated, integrated and continuous deployments Ensure Infrastructure operations are effective and optimally established and supported across all layers including server, storage, backup, monitoring, patching services and monitoring Knowledge and Experience in Cloud computing, VCF and VMWare in Cloud Familiar with using PowerCLI/Powershell to manage a VMware Environment Capacity planning/tracking Familiar with storage concepts (replication, Fiber Channel, NFS, VMFS) Experience with developing Disaster Recovery strategies and work with other teams within the organization and external teams to execute scheduled DR tests. Review and recommend alternative technologies and improvements to enhance information systems to support organizational goals and present to senior management. Excellent team player and mentor other team members as required. Help other team members to succeed. Create documentation (like run books) for the developed procedures and best practices. Lead troubleshooting and recovery efforts during outages or complex issues including but not limited to performance, functionality issues etc. Handle tasks/projects independently and complete within given timelines.
19/04/2024
Full time
*We are unable to sponsor for this permanent Full time role* *Position is bonus eligible* Prestigious Financial Company is currently seeking a Senior VMware UCS Engineer. Candidate will be responsible for the overall Virtualization environment design, support, and automation. The role will provide operational support for the existing and future Virtualization and computing and VDI architectures. Responsibilities also include designing solutions to support existing and future services and enhance security posture. Responsibilities: Supports UCS - VMWare environment Supports VXRail VDI environment Develop baselines, evaluate, and remediate Vulnerabilities and security findings. Meet with Business, IT and Security Leaders to develop requirements and communicate changes to the environment Challenge the status quo with new ideas and drive innovation in the Virtualization environment Applies comprehensive knowledge of concepts, processes, practices, and procedures on technical assignments Automate processes in the VMWare environment Troubleshoots production problems like performance, and runtime issues within the virtualization environment Addresses problems of systems integration, compatibility, and multiple platforms Assists in the evaluation and recommendation of application integration and testing tools Provide Disaster Recovery testing support Provide on-call support according to assigned schedule Document changes, policies and procedures and drawings Contribute to projects of various sizes and schedules. Perform other duties as assigned Qualifications: Excellent presentation skills including planning, material preparation and public speaking Clear, concise and precise written and verbal communication skills to effectively communicate with people of various backgrounds Negotiation skills including listening and persuasion Strong interpersonal, leadership, project management and mentoring skills Strong ability to use solution-oriented approach towards problem resolution Ability to work independently and with a team, be a team player Technical Skills: Advanced technical knowledge of VMware virtualization technologies like Horizon, vROPS, SDDC Manager, VSAN, SRM, vRA, vRO etc. Expertise in architecting, configuring, and supporting Cisco UCS systems Experience working in Hyper Converged (VxRail) based technologies and develop solutions accordingly. Experience managing Kubernetes clusters utilizing Tanzu, Rancher, or similar management platform Experience working with replications tools (Zerto, vSphere Replication, etc.) to create highly available systems across multiple datacenters. Expertise or establish optimized virtual environments for giant database cluster builds such as DB2 and Microsoft SQL on VMware platform Strong technical ability to manage orchestration aspects through API scripts and tools, enabling a consistent methodology across UCS platform Develop automation solutions including Infrastructure as Code approach to establish and maintain automated, integrated and continuous deployments Ensure Infrastructure operations are effective and optimally established and supported across all layers including server, storage, backup, monitoring, patching services and monitoring Knowledge and Experience in Cloud computing, VCF and VMWare in Cloud Familiar with using PowerCLI/Powershell to manage a VMware Environment Capacity planning/tracking Familiar with storage concepts (replication, Fiber Channel, NFS, VMFS) Experience with developing Disaster Recovery strategies and work with other teams within the organization and external teams to execute scheduled DR tests. Review and recommend alternative technologies and improvements to enhance information systems to support organizational goals and present to senior management. Excellent team player and mentor other team members as required. Help other team members to succeed. Create documentation (like run books) for the developed procedures and best practices. Lead troubleshooting and recovery efforts during outages or complex issues including but not limited to performance, functionality issues etc. Handle tasks/projects independently and complete within given timelines.
NO SPONSORSHIP Senior VMWare Engineer SALARY: $145k - $165K plus 15% bonus 3 days in office and 2 days remote Looking for a very Senior level Vmware Engineer that has vcs vxrail vdi design and support experience. You will come from a large enterprise environment with on call support. Responsible for the overall Virtualization environment design, support, and automation. The role will provide operational support for the existing and future Virtualization and computing and VDI architectures. Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily. Supports UCS - VMWare environment Supports VXRail VDI environment Develop baselines, evaluate, and remediate Vulnerabilities and security findings. Meet with Business, IT and Security Leaders to develop requirements and communicate changes to the environment Challenge the status quo with new ideas and drive innovation in the Virtualization environment Applies comprehensive knowledge of concepts, processes, practices, and procedures on technical assignments Automate processes in the VMWare environment Troubleshoots production problems like performance, and runtime issues within the virtualization environment Addresses problems of systems integration, compatibility, and multiple platforms Assists in the evaluation and recommendation of application integration and testing tools Provide Disaster Recovery testing support Provide on-call support according to assigned schedule Document changes, policies and procedures and drawings Contribute to projects of various sizes and schedules. Perform other duties as assigned Qualifications: Technical Skills: Advanced technical knowledge of VMware virtualization technologies like Horizon, vROPS, SDDC Manager, VSAN, SRM, vRA, vRO etc. Expertise in architecting, configuring, and supporting Cisco UCS systems Experience working in Hyper Converged (VxRail) based technologies and develop solutions accordingly. Experience managing Kubernetes clusters utilizing Tanzu, Rancher, or similar management platform Experience working with replications tools (Zerto, vSphere Replication, etc.) to create highly available systems across multiple datacenters. Expertise or establish optimized virtual environments for giant database cluster builds such as DB2 and Microsoft SQL on VMware platform Strong technical ability to manage orchestration aspects through API scripts and tools, enabling a consistent methodology across UCS platform Develop automation solutions including Infrastructure as Code approach to establish and maintain automated, integrated and continuous deployments Ensure Infrastructure operations are effective and optimally established and supported across all layers including server, storage, backup, monitoring, patching services and monitoring Knowledge and Experience in Cloud computing, VCF and VMWare in Cloud Familiar with using PowerCLI/Powershell to manage a VMware Environment Capacity planning/tracking Familiar with storage concepts (replication, Fiber Channel, NFS, VMFS) Experience with developing Disaster Recovery strategies and work with other teams within the organization and external teams to execute scheduled DR tests. Review and recommend alternative technologies and improvements to enhance information systems to support organizational goals and present to senior management. Excellent team player and mentor other team members as required. Help other team members to succeed. Create documentation (like run books) for the developed procedures and best practices. Lead troubleshooting and recovery efforts during outages or complex issues including but not limited to performance, functionality issues etc. Handle tasks/projects independently and complete within given timelines. Education and/or Experience: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or related degree or equivalent experience Minimum of 7 years VMWare and Cisco UCS experience Minimum 1 year of hyperconverged VXRail experience Cloud computing and Converged environment experience is a plus
19/04/2024
Full time
NO SPONSORSHIP Senior VMWare Engineer SALARY: $145k - $165K plus 15% bonus 3 days in office and 2 days remote Looking for a very Senior level Vmware Engineer that has vcs vxrail vdi design and support experience. You will come from a large enterprise environment with on call support. Responsible for the overall Virtualization environment design, support, and automation. The role will provide operational support for the existing and future Virtualization and computing and VDI architectures. Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily. Supports UCS - VMWare environment Supports VXRail VDI environment Develop baselines, evaluate, and remediate Vulnerabilities and security findings. Meet with Business, IT and Security Leaders to develop requirements and communicate changes to the environment Challenge the status quo with new ideas and drive innovation in the Virtualization environment Applies comprehensive knowledge of concepts, processes, practices, and procedures on technical assignments Automate processes in the VMWare environment Troubleshoots production problems like performance, and runtime issues within the virtualization environment Addresses problems of systems integration, compatibility, and multiple platforms Assists in the evaluation and recommendation of application integration and testing tools Provide Disaster Recovery testing support Provide on-call support according to assigned schedule Document changes, policies and procedures and drawings Contribute to projects of various sizes and schedules. Perform other duties as assigned Qualifications: Technical Skills: Advanced technical knowledge of VMware virtualization technologies like Horizon, vROPS, SDDC Manager, VSAN, SRM, vRA, vRO etc. Expertise in architecting, configuring, and supporting Cisco UCS systems Experience working in Hyper Converged (VxRail) based technologies and develop solutions accordingly. Experience managing Kubernetes clusters utilizing Tanzu, Rancher, or similar management platform Experience working with replications tools (Zerto, vSphere Replication, etc.) to create highly available systems across multiple datacenters. Expertise or establish optimized virtual environments for giant database cluster builds such as DB2 and Microsoft SQL on VMware platform Strong technical ability to manage orchestration aspects through API scripts and tools, enabling a consistent methodology across UCS platform Develop automation solutions including Infrastructure as Code approach to establish and maintain automated, integrated and continuous deployments Ensure Infrastructure operations are effective and optimally established and supported across all layers including server, storage, backup, monitoring, patching services and monitoring Knowledge and Experience in Cloud computing, VCF and VMWare in Cloud Familiar with using PowerCLI/Powershell to manage a VMware Environment Capacity planning/tracking Familiar with storage concepts (replication, Fiber Channel, NFS, VMFS) Experience with developing Disaster Recovery strategies and work with other teams within the organization and external teams to execute scheduled DR tests. Review and recommend alternative technologies and improvements to enhance information systems to support organizational goals and present to senior management. Excellent team player and mentor other team members as required. Help other team members to succeed. Create documentation (like run books) for the developed procedures and best practices. Lead troubleshooting and recovery efforts during outages or complex issues including but not limited to performance, functionality issues etc. Handle tasks/projects independently and complete within given timelines. Education and/or Experience: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or related degree or equivalent experience Minimum of 7 years VMWare and Cisco UCS experience Minimum 1 year of hyperconverged VXRail experience Cloud computing and Converged environment experience is a plus
NO SPONSORSHIP Senior VMWare Engineer SALARY: $145k - $165K plus 15% bonus LOCATION: Chicago 3 days in office and 2 days remote Looking for a very Senior level Vmware Engineer that has vcs vxrail vdi design and support experience. You will come from a large enterprise environment with on call support. Responsible for the overall Virtualization environment design, support, and automation. The role will provide operational support for the existing and future Virtualization and computing and VDI architectures. Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily. Supports UCS - VMWare environment Supports VXRail VDI environment Develop baselines, evaluate, and remediate Vulnerabilities and security findings. Meet with Business, IT and Security Leaders to develop requirements and communicate changes to the environment Challenge the status quo with new ideas and drive innovation in the Virtualization environment Applies comprehensive knowledge of concepts, processes, practices, and procedures on technical assignments Automate processes in the VMWare environment Troubleshoots production problems like performance, and runtime issues within the virtualization environment Addresses problems of systems integration, compatibility, and multiple platforms Assists in the evaluation and recommendation of application integration and testing tools Provide Disaster Recovery testing support Provide on-call support according to assigned schedule Document changes, policies and procedures and drawings Contribute to projects of various sizes and schedules. Perform other duties as assigned Qualifications: Technical Skills: Advanced technical knowledge of VMware virtualization technologies like Horizon, vROPS, SDDC Manager, VSAN, SRM, vRA, vRO etc. Expertise in architecting, configuring, and supporting Cisco UCS systems Experience working in Hyper Converged (VxRail) based technologies and develop solutions accordingly. Experience managing Kubernetes clusters utilizing Tanzu, Rancher, or similar management platform Experience working with replications tools (Zerto, vSphere Replication, etc.) to create highly available systems across multiple datacenters. Expertise or establish optimized virtual environments for giant database cluster builds such as DB2 and Microsoft SQL on VMware platform Strong technical ability to manage orchestration aspects through API scripts and tools, enabling a consistent methodology across UCS platform Develop automation solutions including Infrastructure as Code approach to establish and maintain automated, integrated and continuous deployments Ensure Infrastructure operations are effective and optimally established and supported across all layers including server, storage, backup, monitoring, patching services and monitoring Knowledge and Experience in Cloud computing, VCF and VMWare in Cloud Familiar with using PowerCLI/Powershell to manage a VMware Environment Capacity planning/tracking Familiar with storage concepts (replication, Fiber Channel, NFS, VMFS) Experience with developing Disaster Recovery strategies and work with other teams within the organization and external teams to execute scheduled DR tests. Review and recommend alternative technologies and improvements to enhance information systems to support organizational goals and present to senior management. Excellent team player and mentor other team members as required. Help other team members to succeed. Create documentation (like run books) for the developed procedures and best practices. Lead troubleshooting and recovery efforts during outages or complex issues including but not limited to performance, functionality issues etc. Handle tasks/projects independently and complete within given timelines. Education and/or Experience: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or related degree or equivalent experience Minimum of 7 years VMWare and Cisco UCS experience Minimum 1 year of hyperconverged VXRail experience Cloud computing and Converged environment experience is a plus
19/04/2024
Full time
NO SPONSORSHIP Senior VMWare Engineer SALARY: $145k - $165K plus 15% bonus LOCATION: Chicago 3 days in office and 2 days remote Looking for a very Senior level Vmware Engineer that has vcs vxrail vdi design and support experience. You will come from a large enterprise environment with on call support. Responsible for the overall Virtualization environment design, support, and automation. The role will provide operational support for the existing and future Virtualization and computing and VDI architectures. Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily. Supports UCS - VMWare environment Supports VXRail VDI environment Develop baselines, evaluate, and remediate Vulnerabilities and security findings. Meet with Business, IT and Security Leaders to develop requirements and communicate changes to the environment Challenge the status quo with new ideas and drive innovation in the Virtualization environment Applies comprehensive knowledge of concepts, processes, practices, and procedures on technical assignments Automate processes in the VMWare environment Troubleshoots production problems like performance, and runtime issues within the virtualization environment Addresses problems of systems integration, compatibility, and multiple platforms Assists in the evaluation and recommendation of application integration and testing tools Provide Disaster Recovery testing support Provide on-call support according to assigned schedule Document changes, policies and procedures and drawings Contribute to projects of various sizes and schedules. Perform other duties as assigned Qualifications: Technical Skills: Advanced technical knowledge of VMware virtualization technologies like Horizon, vROPS, SDDC Manager, VSAN, SRM, vRA, vRO etc. Expertise in architecting, configuring, and supporting Cisco UCS systems Experience working in Hyper Converged (VxRail) based technologies and develop solutions accordingly. Experience managing Kubernetes clusters utilizing Tanzu, Rancher, or similar management platform Experience working with replications tools (Zerto, vSphere Replication, etc.) to create highly available systems across multiple datacenters. Expertise or establish optimized virtual environments for giant database cluster builds such as DB2 and Microsoft SQL on VMware platform Strong technical ability to manage orchestration aspects through API scripts and tools, enabling a consistent methodology across UCS platform Develop automation solutions including Infrastructure as Code approach to establish and maintain automated, integrated and continuous deployments Ensure Infrastructure operations are effective and optimally established and supported across all layers including server, storage, backup, monitoring, patching services and monitoring Knowledge and Experience in Cloud computing, VCF and VMWare in Cloud Familiar with using PowerCLI/Powershell to manage a VMware Environment Capacity planning/tracking Familiar with storage concepts (replication, Fiber Channel, NFS, VMFS) Experience with developing Disaster Recovery strategies and work with other teams within the organization and external teams to execute scheduled DR tests. Review and recommend alternative technologies and improvements to enhance information systems to support organizational goals and present to senior management. Excellent team player and mentor other team members as required. Help other team members to succeed. Create documentation (like run books) for the developed procedures and best practices. Lead troubleshooting and recovery efforts during outages or complex issues including but not limited to performance, functionality issues etc. Handle tasks/projects independently and complete within given timelines. Education and/or Experience: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or related degree or equivalent experience Minimum of 7 years VMWare and Cisco UCS experience Minimum 1 year of hyperconverged VXRail experience Cloud computing and Converged environment experience is a plus