VMware Consultant

Job Title: VMware Consultant

Location: San Ramon California

Mode : Contract (6 Months) (Day 1 Onsite)

Mandatory Skills

1. 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)

1. Experience with handling critical incidents by demonstrating linear & logical troubleshooting approach so that organizational SLAs can be met.
2. HandsOn experience with deployment administration and troubleshooting of below :
   1. VMware ESXi 6.5 / 7.X
   2. VMware VCenter 6.5 / 7.X
   3. VMware vRealize Automation (vRA)
   4. VMware vRealize Operations (vROPS)
   5. VMware Horizon VDI
   6. VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM)
3. HandsOn experience with Capacity (Cluster and Storage) Performance and License Management of VMware Infrastructure.
4. HandsOn experience of deployment of above mentioned technologies of diverse Hardware Platforms HP Blade / Standalone / C7000 Enclosure / Synergy Dell Nutanix etc. in Data Centers.
5. HandsOn experience of patching and upgrading the versions of above mentioned technologies using VMware management tools e.g. VMware Update Manager.
6. 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.
7. Knowledge of using PowerCLI and PowerShell scripting technologies to perform day to day administrative activities.
8. Experience of creating Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Architecture Audit & Compliance reports / documents in ITSM Tools e.g. JIRA / Confluence / SharePoint.
9. Experience with IT Service Management tools e.g. JIRA for Incident Change Problem and Release Management.
10. Experience of taking initiatives / leads on building / proposing solutions for automating redundant activities optimizing & consolidating existing infrastructure.
11. Should be able to support IT organization off hours / weekends during critical incidents / planned activities.

Secondary Skills

1. Experience of working in Agile environment with ITSM Tools JIRA Confluence Mattermost etc.
2. Understanding of DevOps ways of working for Infrastructure Deployment.
3. Experience with deployment administration and troubleshooting of Microsoft Windows Server OS and its diverse roles & features
   1. Active Directory
   2. Active Directory Certificate Services
   3. IIS
   4. Clustering Services
   5. File & Print Services
4. Experience with managing cloud / container based environments using AWS RedHat OpenShift etc.