Systems Administrator - VMWare
Remote Red Hat Linux/VMware systems administrator role: the person serves as a VMware SME on enterprise servers, handling vSphere/ESXi administration, patching, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and capacity planning, using Terraform, Ansible, GitHub, and CI/CD with some AWS exposure.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Not listed
- Work setup
- Remote
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Devops
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Strong on-prem VMware development and operational support (vSphere 7 and 8)
- Strong ESXi hypervisor administration
- Strong vSphere/Virtual Center
- Strong VDS and networking
- Strong vDRS
- Strong Single Sign On
- Strong HP and Dell server hardware in support of the ESXi hypervisor
- Strong Terraform
- Good/Strong Ansible
- Strong Visual Studio Code
- Strong GitHub/GitHub Lab
- Strong CI/CD
- Some cloud experience, specifically AWS
- Good on-prem network routing, DNS, and firewall understanding in support of VMware platforms
Nice to have
- VMware certifications
- Ubuntu
- Cloud experience (AWS, Azure)
- Demonstrated analytical capabilities including complex problem solving
- Proficiency in daily server operations (account administration, file services, print services) including infrastructure security management
- Familiarity with virtualized environments such as VMware and KVM
- Operating system security concepts including SELinux and firewalls
- Microsoft, Cisco, or UNIX professional certifications
- Network administration skills
- Active Directory skills
- Ability to create documentation and reports using MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Strong verbal and written communication and organization skills
- Experience delivering documented procedures based on industry standards and best practices
Full description
This is a remote position.
We are looking for a Red Hat Linux Systems Administrator to join our team!
Job Description
This position performs as an VMWare Systems Administrator.
This position is responsible for successfully providing VMWare System Administration tasks on Enterprise servers. This position performs as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in the VMWare environment by successfully analyzing, implementing, developing, troubleshooting, negotiating, and making recommendations as to product selection, implementation, and development.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Utilizing Remedy, work customer reported server/desktop support issues
- Analyze and resolve issues related to the network, infrastructure, and tools
- Performing successful root cause analysis for complex problem resolution
- Performing some analysis and assessment of server performance and storage capacity and planning for future needs
- Performing routine server/workstation OS patching, upgrades, vulnerability/security management and file system maintenance, most of which will occur after-hours and on weekends to avoid customer outages
- User account management
- Maintain system documentation
- Successfully installing server systems and related hardware
- Successfully interfacing with hardware service controllers and configuring for lights out management
- Successfully installing and configuring operating systems, software applications and programs
- Ability to act independently in closed area environment and lead projects based on program requirements
- Provide input to architected solutions based on customer requirements and coordination with vendors on hardware and software implementation, problems, patches, and upgrades.
Requirements
Basic Qualifications
- Strong on-prem VMware development and operational support
- vSphere 7 and 8
- ESXi hypervisor
- vSphere/Virtual Center
- VDS and networking
- vDRS
- Single Sign On
- Strong HP and Dell server hardware in support of the ESXi hypervisor
- Strong Terraform
- Good/Strong Ansible
- Strong Visual Studio Code
- Strong GitHub/Lab