Vmware Admin Jobs

VMWare Admin

Calgary, AB (Onsite)

Contract

• Create backup, restore and security Policies. Setup Monitoring and Operations process and tools for the DC and DR setup
• Document best practices in developing and deploying VMware solutions and upload in the knowledge base for reuse by customers and partners
• Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, WINS, File and Print, DFS,
• Suggesting patches/upgrades to maintain security level
• Experience in Capacity planning, Resource Utilization and Bottleneck reporting. i.e. Capacity Planner/vCOPS
• Participate in the pre-sales process to understand customer business and technical objectives and product requirements in order to develop effective solutions
• Defining user roles and permission in vCenter, based on the level of access required
• Experience with Migration, Installation, Upgrades and Patching
• Knowledge in VSAN and tools like VM Turbo and Veeam will be added advantage
• The candidate must have good knowledge of Windows VMware. The Consultant shall be providing L3 Support on Windows servers(2008/2003/2000)including Troubleshooting,Administering and Configure.
• Datacenter understanding
• Knowledge in host profiles for building ESX/ESXi Host cluster
• Knowledge in vCenter convertor and Plate spin tools
• Experience in Datacenter management
• Sound knowledge on Microsoft Windows 2000/2003/2008/2012
• Worked on Production systems
• Planning Backup/Restore strategy for 24x7 operation support
• Proven experience with IT automation systems (BMC, HP, IBM/Tivoli, CA)
• Scripting knowledge such as VB Scripts, KIX etc will be an added advantage
• VCenter based warning and alert management
• Work independently and as a member of a team of consultants on engagements with customers, often in a technical leadership role
• High Availability & DR testing and creating the DR design /process documents
• Experience in Install, configure and upgrade ESX/ESXi 3.x/4.x/5.x hosts
• Performance monitoring and reporting for the compute, storage and network resources
• Experience in vCenter SRM is preferable
• Design & Implementation of new Virtual Infrastructure and consolidation of P2V Migration
• Experience in OEM hardware (IBM/HP) & remote connectivity tools like ILO/DRAC/RSA
• Provide architectural guidance and oversight into integration of VMware products with third party products within the customer’s IT environment: Storage, networking, systems management capacity management and monitoring, high availability solutions and security infrastructures
• Proficiency in VMware High-Availability, DRS, vMotion, Storage vMotion, DRS, vCenter, DVS and vCenter Update Manager
• Understanding of Database
• Testing / Auditing/processes as required from time to time
• Troubleshooting and root cause analysis for the escalated issues
• Experience in scripted automation and management tools like vMA, vCLI and vSphere PCLI
• Hardware : Hands on Servers ( HP/DELL/HP/IBM)