Description
VMWare Engineer
Alpharetta, GA
6 month + contract
$45/hr W2 - Sorry not able to C2C with this client
The position will provide support, technical guidance, lead projects and assist other teams with the VMware infrastructure for daily activities. In this role you will provide virtualization expertise and resolve technology issues impacting the company.
5+ years of progressive work related experience in VMware engineering including, ESXi, vCenter, vSphere, vRealize, etc.. Broad knowledge of Industry policies, products, markets, processes, technical platforms and major applications as well as an understanding of standard IT principles and practices.
Demonstrated effective verbal and written communication skills with ability to take highly technical information and present to management, technical staff, business/professional contacts and vendors. Strong consulting and interpersonal skills. Demonstrated skills in diagnostics and problem solving methodologies. Demonstrated experience in executing projects from conception through implementation.
Education:
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or an equivalent combination of education and experience
70% is project based work, 30% is workload support
Big in Linux, have some Solaris but not much.
Must have experience with hosting projects and heavy datacenter experience (especially migration projects)
VCAC and vCO are nice to have
Any NetApp experience is nice -- They use this for their Controller
Must have experience in a Linux environment
Skills and Competencies:
- Experience with VMware ESXi, vCenter and vSphere
- Experience in virtual systems provisioning with VMware
- Virtualization and cloud automation tools, eg - VMware vRealize Suite (previously vCAC and vCO)
- Knowledge of writing workflows in vRealize Orchestrator (previously vCenter Orchestrator)
- Analytical and problem solving skills
- Effective verbal and written communication skills for the purpose of providing information to clients, vendors, senior management and staff
- Project management experience in organizing, planning, and executing large-scale projects from conception through implementation
- Knowledge of capacity analysis and reporting
- Knowledge of Infrastructure platforms like VCE Vblock or NetApp FlexPod a plus
Other information:
Position requires rotation of on-call responsibilities for VMware support
For immediate consideration - please forward resume to (see below)