Job Title Windows VMware Admin
Kansas City, KS ( 5 days onstite)
12+ years exp.
Monitor and maintain the connectivity between different locations
Assist end users with system knowledge related to user authentication user management file configuration storage access and backup and navigation through files
Manage network communication utilities
Monitor server and desktop CPU storage memory usage leveraging tools for eye on the glass monitoring using tools like task manager event viewer to investigate performance and security issues
Set repository install update and remove packages
Manage network printers file sharing
Deploy configure and maintain systems including software and core services
Create and configure file system and attributes such as permissions access controls list encryptions and network file system
Work closely with security team to design and deploy security specific packages across servers
Research schedule test and patch systems per schedules and requirements Determine patch interactivities between systems and applications to limit downtime
Maintain server patch versions as per the standards and provide the monthly patching compliance report
Design and implement hardening configurations across operating systems Research test validate hardening configurations suggested by the Infosec department to understand impact to global application library
DesignManageOptimize DFS namespace entries and namespace servers for creation deletion and modification
Resolve server issues and update hardware requirements including scoping equipment to fit needs
Operate running systems including booting into different run levels identifying processes startstop virtual machines and controlling services
Provide L1L2L3 infrastructure support for onpremise Azure Gov Azure CommercialAWS Commercial GCP and Oracle Cloud environments
Perform incident service catalog problem change management
Deploy workloads via automated workflows using PowerShell scripts Terraform Ansible ARM templates DevOps Pipelines
Architect design implement maintain and optimize all serverrelated systems including hypervisor virtual machines virtual appliances containers and automations
Perform all maintenance required to keep systems running at peak performance including but not limited to log management snapshot management system growth rates cleaning of unused files and objects
Design build and maintain serverrelated automations preexisting and goforward Including but not limited to configuration build access management and decommission
Handle all internal CA Authority management of certificates and externally facing certificates Work with applications teams to deploy certificates effectively and responsibly based on usecase Own entire certificate process end to end
VMWare VSphere
Experience or significant exposure to any of the following technologies
VMWare VSphere and its features vMotion HA DRS etc
ESXi deployments
VM creation templates snapshots and VM backup
Administer and support VMware platform
Maintain appropriate documentation on virtualization
Provide a point of escalation and support to the Service Desk Team
Provide 247 oncall support for the environment
Participate in weekend maintenance activities as required
Perform routine system administration duties
Monitor ESXi servers and troubleshoot problems
Produce appropriate documentation for application deployment configuration and related processes
Responsible for the operations and upkeep of the private and shared virtualized environments
Work closely with other virtualization engineers on new implementations as well as maintaining the current environments
Act as a technical escalation point within Central Operations for virtualization specific issues
Responsible for implementing and supporting process and systems are in place to deliver highly available virtualization platforms
