Primary Skill PNP certified 1215 yrs handling technical projects and technical skills has lead the project

Shift timings 9:30 pm to 6:30 am

Location Hyderabad /Bangalore / Chennai

No. of positions 2

Responsibilities

o Lead and manage a team of technical specialists in the execution of VMware deploy/upgrade/patching projects.

o Act as the primary point of contact for clients managing project expectations timelines and technical deliverables.

o Prepare VCF upgrade and migration strategies and designs for migration with help of senior SR engineers.

o Lead and execute VCF upgradations which includes planning pre tasks communication upgrade post upgrade validation functional and performance testing and executing cutover.

o Develop and maintain strong relationships with clients ensuring clear communication and timely project updates.

o Prepare and share clear status reports to client and other relevant stakeholders internally and externally in a timely manner

o Develop and manage project plans schedules and resource allocation for multiple concurrent projects.

o Conduct internal stakeholder s alignment meeting including PMs Accelerators TAMs SAMs SMEs and SREs (Internal) before every implement/upgrade/patching engagement.

o Ensure proper closure procedure is followed for every engagement with timely update to client external and internal stakeholders and relevant documentation and quality controls are met.

o Conduct client meetings presentations and demos to discuss technical scope timelines and potential roadblocks.

o Foster a collaborative and supportive team environment promoting team building and knowledge sharing.

o Develop and manage shift rosters to ensure optimal team coverage for client support.

o Manage risks and issues implementing mitigation strategies as needed.

o Ensure adherence to internal policies procedures and best practices for VMware deployments.

o Incorporate risk mitigation strategies and backout failover planning.

o Usage and understanding of various VMware tools/features identify the gaps and implement the changes as needed.

o Ensure the Client application services is kept operational with high availability and minimal downtime.

o Design and implement backup strategies before performing of VCF implement upgrade patching on all relevant environment

o Work with respective client Application owners/groups to ensure proper security standards are being followed during the upgrade/migrate engagements.

o Develop and maintain documentation on technical processes known error database

o Track training progress and report training needs for self and that of the team members on a regular basis

Skills Requirement

o Minimum 12 15 years of experience in managing and delivering IT infrastructure projects

o 5 years of relevant project management experience in infrastructure virtualization and cloud domain

o Excellent communication presentation and interpersonal skills to work in international clients and local stakeholders at all levels and build strong client relationship

o Bachelor or masters level degree in engineering IT Computer science or equivalent educational or professional experience and/or qualifications

o Working knowledge of data center concepts including servers storage and networking.

o Excellent Analytical and Debugging skills for virtualization and operating systems layers

o Strong troubleshooting problemsolving and issuemanagement skills in a multiplatform environment

o Demonstrated experience interpreting project requirements and working with clients to develop customized solutions.

o Proven project management skills including planning scheduling budgeting and risk management.

o Experience with shift rostering and resource allocation.

o Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities effectively.

o Experience in using service desk tools like ServiceNow Jira Confluence etc

o Job Location Bangalore Hyderabad Chennai

Skills desired

o Experience with designing and deploying VMware upgrade/migrate strategies in large hybrid cloud and virtualized environment.

o Good experience in troubleshooting VMware management and performance issues.

o Strong understanding and experience in Architecture and deployment of VMware technologies like vSAN NSXt vRealize Aria etc

o Strong in Linux and Windows basic administration and performance analysis tasks

o Valid VMware VCP certification a plus

o Valid Linux Certification is a plus

o Experience of setting up upgrading or working on VMware Cloud Foundation environment is a plus