VMWare System Engineer
SpruceInfotechInc
Posted: October 5, 2015
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Quick Summary
VMWare System Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining complex IT systems, with a focus on project management, architecture, and administration of EPM and BI projects.
Job Description
Spruce InfoTech is the leading service provider in the fields of project management, architecture design, installation, implementation and administration of EPM and BI projects. Our team of experts provide with proven industry solutions that help our clients to have better understanding of the business and aides in decision making. We provide our clients with various services that help them to manage, control and transform their businesses by employing new age technology solutions that are cost effective and productive in nature. Our team members have huge experience in different types of enterprise solutions like that of Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (aka Hyperion), OBIEE and TIBCO.
Title: VMWare System Engineer
Location : Woodlawn, MD
Essential Job Functions & Responsibilities:
o Manage and work in a UNIX operating system and services environment.
o Installation, configuration and tuning Sun Oracle M5000/M4000/T5440/T5240 servers using Solaris 10/11 platform. Install/Configure/Update/Patch Red Hat and CentOS Operating Systems (Virtual and Physical Servers).
o Configure and maintain Red Hat Satellite System Management Platform.
o Configure and maintain Spacewalk System Management Platform.
o Build out VMware ESXi infrastructure from the ground up, including vCenter, Storage and Server configurations
o Upgrade Existing VMware environments to the latest versions.
o Build UNIX Operating System-based servers infrastructure from the ground up, including installation, configuration, upgrade, patch update.
o Upgrade Existing VMware environments to the latest versions.
o Install VMWare, JAVA and the LINUX Operating System on to the new and existing servers.
o Create, integrate, validate, evaluate, and test new or existing JAVA scripts for the HP Smarts network management and monitoring product.
o Troubleshoot and Resolve UNIX Operating System-based issues from Performance to Configuration.
o Backing up and Protecting UNIX environments using platform-specific tools.
o Perform daily system checks, review and respond to events reflected in various management tools, perform server patch management.
o Notify Government representative of issues involving performance of the operating environment.
o Conduct system audit reviews and perform maintenance functions as required to ensure system health.
o Demonstrate strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical topics to management and non-technical audiences, as well as interface with the customer on a daily basis.
o Become knowledgeable on the HIPAA policies and procedures for the program and ensure awareness of HIPAA breach process. Understand your role in HIPAA compliance and be able to execute that role in an effective manner.
Required Qualifications:
o Must have nine (9) years of experience working in a VMware infrastructure environment that supports virtual machines across a distributed development, Test and Production environment.
o Must have nine (9) years of hands on experience with vCenter, VMware ESX 4.x, VMware ESXi 5.x and maintain the complete VMware lifecycle including patching, troubleshooting, upgrades and migrations.
o Strong UNIX System Administration knowledge as it pertains to interconnecting varies UNIX Operating System platforms and services such as DNS, MYSQL and Apache into a unified environment.
o Must have experience as the point person for critical issues that affect the server and storage infrastructure for the network monitoring platform.
Education Requirements:
o Master's Degree in System Engineering or a related field or higher with 12 years of relevant experience
Equivalent Education & Experience:
o Bachelor’s Degree in System Engineering or a related field with 14 years of relevant experience
o Associate’s Degree with 16 years of relevant experience
o High School/GED with 18 years of relevant experience
Desired Certifications & Vendor Specific Training:
o VMware Certified Professionals (VCP, VCAP, VCDX)
o Red Hat System Administration II & III
o Solaris System Performance Management, System Administration, Performance & Tuning.
o EMC Storage Administration
Desired Qualifications:
o Should have strong system administration experience (Windows and Linux).
o Should have strong requirements planning and project implementation skills and be able to work with internal technical staff and outside contractors to deliver results.
o A broad understanding in systems, networking and storage administration.
o Proven ability to successfully plan, develop and execute technology solutions.
o Experience implementing best-practice processes and procedures.
o Prior SSA experience.
Bachelor’s Degree in System Engineering or a related field with 14 years of relevant experience
o Associate’s Degree with 16 years of relevant experience
o High School/GED with 18 years of relevant experience
Location : Woodlawn, MD
Duration: 1 year +
Interview mode: phone And F2F
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