VMware NSX Administrator

VMware NSX Administrator

Location Qatar onsite

Experience 5Yrs

Duration 1yr Extendable

Salary Budget 10 to 12k

Need Arabic Speaking

General Description:

We are looking for a VMware Systems Administrator to support the development of entire systems from the identification of requirements to the deployment of capabilities for VMware vSphere and NSX components. This position will design and develop systemoriented products and prepare the related installation testing operation and maintenance specifications and instructions.

Primary Skillset:

Strong knowledge of VMware 6.0 or higher to include vCenter vSphere and ESX 6.x.

Experience with rack/wiring diagrams firmware and driver management

Experience with multisite infrastructure deployments Experience with NSX vRNi vRLi

Solid understanding of networking VLAN GENEVE and VXLAN Ability to configure and integrate storage devices (SAN NAS) supporting VMware infrastructure.

Responsibility:

Provide a subject matter expert resource to team members in a fastpaced operational team responsible for responding to Incidents in high priority application services

Lead the effective Operations support of the VMWare production platform

Lead the effective Operations support of NSXV NSXT networking technologies

Provide scripted solutions to daily tasks using PowerShell PowerCLI.

Assume a leadership role in internal projects that help scale the environment

Help implement best practices and improve the overall methodology of operational support

Lead and support other team members effectively to maintain our server infrastructure support model

Provide tier 1 2 and subject matter expert systems support for production Distributed Compute platforms including VMware and Windows on virtual and physical hardware

Assure 24/7/365 systems availability for compute platform and associated components

Utilize VMware vRNI vROPs and emerging tools to diagnose and improve network performance in the virtual infrastructure

Support the deployment and configuration of automation creating virtual networking

Configure and monitor network security in a multitenant environment

Monitoring integration with other softwaredefined networking technologies

Demonstrate a high level of skill in configuring troubleshooting and administering IT server virtualization and networking generally

Administration of VMware virtual environment using vSphere spanning multiple data centers and networks.

Installation and configuration of VMware vCenter Server.

Installation and configuration of VMware ESXi hosts.

Perform troubleshooting of existing environment and new deployments in VMWare servers.

Conduct active monitoring of the environment and respond to alerts and errors.

Document review and update system administration guides and procedures.

Configure and troubleshoot VMware virtual switches and NSX switches.

Configure and troubleshoot vSAN ISCSI and NFS datastores.

Assist other system administrators with troubleshooting virtual machines (Microsoft RedHat Ubuntu etc.) and virtual desktops.

Experience / Qualifications:

5 years of experience supporting modern secure scalable highly available infrastructure

5 years of experience supporting VMware vSphere Infrastructure components.

5 years of experience supporting VMware NSX

5 years experience utilizing VMware vROPs vRNI and other available tools for alerting and reporting

5 years experience in information security and network operations

Desired Certification(s):

VMware Certified Professional (VCPDC). (For Admin role)

VMware Certified Professional (VCPNV) (For Admin role)

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