Description
*This is a 6+ month contract position*
Prestigious Enterprise Company, located in the Chicago Loop, is currently seeking a strong VMware Engineer/Consultant for a 6+ month contract position. Candidate will be responsible for utilizing various technical disciplines that develop and support systems configurations and tools for a variety of large Client Server environments, and the development of strategic technology initiatives primarily focused on server, Workstation, and application virtualization solutions to increase availability and reduce costs.
Responsibilities:
- Designs new systems and enhancements, or researches, cost justifies, recommends and implements upgrades in support of business requirements.
- Ensures integration of systems, enhancement s and upgrades across all systems.
- Collaborates with clients to determine and understand business requirements. Leads a team in the analysis of systems needs, development, process analysis, and design to accomplish defined business requirements.
- Acts as the expert technical resource for high level technical and business problems; applies diverse technical expertise to identify, troubleshoot and determine resolution to complex systems issues.
- Provides input to the project plans for all areas of technical specialization. Projects time and manpower required to complete necessary technical duties within area of expertise.
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:
* High School Diploma/GED
* 3 years experience developing and supporting IT Infrastructure.
* Experience with Linux system administration functions (ie, system internals and tools).
* Knowledge of Virtualization technologies such as VMWare, VDI and Xen.
* 2 years of experience in mediating IT support issues in a corporate environment.
* 2 years experience Scripting with programming languages, such as Perl and Java.
* Knowledge of SLES operating systems.
* 2 years experience with Windows administration (client and server).
* Knowledge of blade Servers and storage solutions.
* 4 years experience in information technology (corporate environment or as consultant).