Vmware Administrator

Location: Atlanta
Status: Contract
Compensation: Submit Competitive Rate
Education Level: Not Specified

VMWare Administrator
2 year contract in DT Atlanta, GA

JOB SUMMARY:

- Successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining the stability and supportability of cloud solutions.
- Candidate will be a member of an integrated operations team to launch and support cloud environment.
- Candidate will provide technical support to the cloud computing platform customers Candidate will directly interface with customers, systems engineers and sales team.

CUSTOMER FACING ASSIGNMENT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

- This position is responsible for the support of the customer issues related to the could computing environment specifically troubleshooting of virtual machines and Windows Server guest OS.
- Provide 1 level technical support to the virtual and cloud environment to include but not limited to VMware vCenter, ESX server, virtual machines, HP blade Servers and guest OS.

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

- Serve as 1st level support to the cloud computing platform infrastructure.
- Provide technical support to cloud computing customers.
- Ability to provide documentation related to customer issues.
- Ability to track and close tickets in a queue.
- Develop guidelines for systems monitoring to ensure maximum availability, uptime, and performance.
- Research, troubleshoot, and resolve system performance issues and outages.
- Ensure documentation standards are created and adhered to.
- Ensure that security procedures are implemented and enforced.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex problems to ensure minimal disruption of mission-critical applications.
- Maintains current knowledge of relevant hardware and software applications as assigned.
- Support of web portals, orchestration, platform, application, API, network and monitoring needs. Platform support (monitoring capabilities, performance tuning, capacity planning, and maintaining overall service and platform health).
- Validating and supporting new cloud solutions. This involves UAT, ORT testing and driving operational requirements. Outputs include Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Execution, Production Verification, Developer and Administrative Portals.
- Maintaining overall platform stability, security, and supportability.
- Participate in operational and testing as require.
- Providing technical mentoring to peers and partner organizations.
- Developing and maintaining all technical documentation related to the cloud solutions and applications (SMOPs/MOPs, System documentation, troubleshooting guides, customer-specific knowledge base, etc).
- Overall customer relationship management.

TO BE CONSIDERED QUALIFIED FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT SUBMITTED CANDIDATES MUST HAVE:

- 5 or more years experience supporting a windows environment including:
- Windows Server 2008.
- VMware ESX server and vCenter experience.
- Experience managing Virtual Machines.
- Active Directory experience.
- DNS, DHCP, RDP, HP iLO.
- TCP/IP, HTTP, SNMP, FTP, TELNET.
- Strong troubleshooting skills.
- Excellent Communication Skills.

Desired Skills:

- MS SQL 2008 Server.
- HP Blade Servers.
- WSUS server deployment and support.
- Experience with windows patch management and updates.
- Server and System security experience.
- Strong troubleshooting skills.

Qualifications:

Skill Experience Needed

- MCITP + Security Expert Required.
- Microsoft Window Server OS Expert Required.
- VMware ESX/ESX 4.1 and vCenter issues Expert Desired.
- VMware Certified Professional (VCP) Expert Desired.
- vShield Edge Expert Desired.
- vCloud Director Expert Desired.
- HP blade Servers Expert Desired.
- Methods& Procedure Writing Expert Desired.
- Communications (written/oral) Expert Required.
- Flexibility 24 X 7 office Expert Required.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

- Client will not accept subcontractors

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

- Network Administration
- Network Management Tools
- Network Analyzers
- Functional Analyst
- Application Analyst
- Cloud Computing

BENEFITS/PERKS

- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- and Life Insurance for Full-time W2 Consultants. Supplemental Disability and Long-Term Care Insurance
- Dependent Care Assistance. 401(k) with Roth feature. Free E-learning Courses

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