Mandatory Skills
- Sound & clear understanding of key concepts / terminologies used in VMware virtualization platform e.g. HA FT DRS SDRS Rules VLAN VMDKs Datastores Clusters Snapshots Cloning Host Profiles Scalable Architectures etc.
(Note : DO NOT apply for this position if you cannot clearly articulate your knowledge & understanding about the foundational concepts / terminologies used in VMware)
- Experience with handling critical incidents by demonstrating linear & logical troubleshooting approach so that organizational SLAs can be met.
- HandsOn experience with deployment administration and troubleshooting of below :
- VMware ESXi 6.5 / 7.X
- VMware VCenter 6.5 / 7.X
- VMware vRealize Automation (vRA)
- VMware vRealize Operations (vROPS)
- VMware Horizon VDI
- VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM)
- HandsOn experience with Capacity (Cluster and Storage) Performance and License Management of VMware Infrastructure.
- HandsOn experience of deployment of above mentioned technologies of diverse Hardware Platforms HP Blade / Standalone / C7000 Enclosure / Synergy Dell Nutanix etc. in Data Centers.
- HandsOn experience of patching and upgrading the versions of above mentioned technologies using VMware management tools e.g. VMware Update Manager.
- Knowledge of managing hardware related activities like Firmware / Network Card / HBA Card Upgrades RAID Management Array Controllers using HP Dell and Nutanix proprietary management tools e.g. HP OneView HP ILO Dell Open Manage Dell iDRAC etc.
- Knowledge of using PowerCLI and PowerShell scripting technologies to perform day to day administrative activities.
- Experience of creating Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Architecture Audit & Compliance reports / documents in ITSM Tools e.g. JIRA / Confluence / SharePoint.
- Experience with IT Service Management tools e.g. JIRA for Incident Change Problem and Release Management.
- Experience of taking initiatives / leads on building / proposing solutions for automating redundant activities optimizing & consolidating existing infrastructure.
- Should be able to support IT organization off hours / weekends during critical incidents / planned activities.
Secondary Skills
- Experience of working in Agile environment with ITSM Tools JIRA Confluence Mattermost etc.
- Understanding of DevOps ways of working for Infrastructure Deployment.
- Experience with deployment administration and troubleshooting of Microsoft Windows Server OS and its diverse roles & features
- Active Directory
- Active Directory Certificate Services
- IIS
- Clustering Services
- File & Print Services
- Experience with managing cloud / container based environments using AWS RedHat OpenShift etc.