VM Vare Admin

Job title: VMware Admin

Duration of the project: 12 month

Work Location with Zip code: San RamonCA94583
Minimum years of experience required: 10+

Technology : VMware ESX , Windows
At least 10 years of experience with Information Technology
Skill level 2, 3, 4

Roles and responsibilities:
Will assist with providing administration, troubleshooting, configuration,
installation, deployment, maintenance, upgrades, and high availability design
projects.
Application/OS upgrades, performance tuning, problem resolution, storage
administration, security administration, capacity planning, policy
administration, change management, disaster recovery, backup planning and
systems analysis
Assessing and identifying appropriate solutions to be integrated into the
company's server operation and make recommendations for implementation
Scripts complex procedures and processes for automation
Mentor lower experiences technicians as well as serve as primary contact for Application Owners of key systems Troubleshooting hardware and software issues and documenting results Installing, configuring, and testing different produce sets on Windows 2008R2, 2012 and 2016 systems.. Exercises independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance with broad scope and high complexity Preparation of root cause analysis documentation and follow-up communication. Adhere to SLAs and make sure all incidents and requested are resolved within the SLA

Required industry experience:
10 to 15 years' experience in Windows , VMware and server technologies

Required technical experience
windows 2008R2,2012 server administration and engineering experience
Expert knowledge of windows operating system including Windows
2003,2008,2012,2016
Deep knowledge in key areas of Vmware 5+,Vcenter,SCCM SCOM
Demonstrated basic understanding of networking, including DNS, WINS,
DHCP, subnet masks and gateways.
Experience in IIS administration
Server software/OS build and patch maintenance
Expertise in Cluster Management
SSL Certificate Management
Expertise in Scripting Primary: PowerShell
Good understanding of Security and Networking concepts
Experience installing OS, managing domain user accounts and managing
server farms
Experience troubleshooting various systems to include windows server,
messaging and database technologies and desktop technologies
Experience with Dell and Cisco (UCS) server hardware and management
tools

Required education and certifications
Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
MCSE,MCSA certification (preferred)

Preferred
1. Virtualization Infrastructure technologies & tools: vCenter 6.x,6.7 & 7.x ESXi 5.x/6.x & 7.x VMware NSX-T, vRealize (vRops, vRA, vRO), Site Recovery Manager (SRM), RP4VM, VR HA, DRS, Lifecycle Management, VRNI, Skyline advisor, RV Tools, etc.
2. Managed and configured VxRail SDDC stack including vSAN, NSX, Paloalto virtual appliance, vSphere and SDDC Manager