Contract to hire :: VMware or Win Systems or Data Backup Administrator

Established in 1991, Collabera has been a leader in IT staffing for over 22 years and is one of the largest diversity IT staffing firms in the industry. As a half a billion dollar IT company, with more than 9,000 professionals across 30+ offices, Collabera offers comprehensive, cost-effective IT staffing & IT Services. We provide services to Fortune 500 and mid-size companies to meet their talent needs with high quality IT resources through Staff Augmentation, Global Talent Management, Value Added Services through CLASS (Competency Leveraged Advanced Staffing & Solutions) Permanent Placement Services and Vendor Management Programs. 

Collabera recognizes true potential of human capital and provides people the right opportunities for growth and professional excellence. Collabera offers a full range of benefits to its employees including paid vacations, holidays, personal days, Medical, Dental and Vision insurance, 401K retirement savings plan, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance.

Location Washington, DC 20420

Job Title VMware\Win Systems\Data Backup Administrator

Duration 7 months (Contract to hire)

Details:

• IT Managed Services Business Unit has a full-time career opportunity for an action-oriented VMware\Win Systems\Data Backup Administrator to support the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Washington D.C.

• This qualified candidate will operate in a dynamic and fast-paced environment to perform Win server physical to virtual migrations, and work with VMware and Win System Administrators to build and manage a network of distributed VMware ESX 4.1.i server clusters.

• This candidate must have a minimum of 5 years of Win 2000, 2003, or 2008 system administration experience, as well as a minimum 5 years experience with VMware infrastructure, and at least 3 years performing data backup and recovery.

• Additionally, this candidate must have relevant experience installing vCenter 4.0 or 4.1, configuring the virtual switch environment on ESX 4.0.i or 4.1.i ESX clusters, configuring ESX storage pools, and VMware High Availability and Distributed Resource Scheduling.

• As a member of our IT support team, this individual is expected to support our internal network of servers, print objects, and end-users, participate in after-hours maintenance and support, and perform other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Data Backup experience (Backup Exec v12.5 or v2012).

• VMware View.

• Using VMware for disaster recovery.

• Experience with VMware vShield.

• Capacity planning for distributed VMware clusters.

Required Qualifications:

• Must possess a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems or a related IT discipline.

• MS MCSE or equivalent.

• Storage Area Network (SAN) administration.

• Server administration – clustered and standalone.

• A minimum of 5 years professional experience as a Systems Administrator in a win environment.

• Minimum of 5 years experience as a VMware System Administrator.

• Minimum of 3 years as a Data Backup Systems Administrator.

• Solid understanding of a broad spectrum of information technologies related to servers, storage, networks, printers, and data backups.

• Experience performing Win 2000/2003/2008 server physical to virtual migrations.

• Intimate working knowledge of TCP/IP, Win 2003/2008 Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, DFS, IIS, SQL Server, Symantec Anti-Virus or Symantec End Point Protection, BigFix, Backup Exec 12.5, Datacenter, Firewalls, Switches, and MS Office Suite.

• Experience configuring SNMP on Win servers.

• Experience with VMware auto-provisioning.

• Experience supporting end-users.

• Hard worker, independent thinker, dependable, a leader, and adaptable to a changing environment.

To get further details or to apply for this position please contact:

Ujjwal Mane

973-805-7557

ujjwal.mane(at)collabera.com