Vmware System Administrator

WE ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR A VMWARE SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR FOR MY CLIENT BASED IN BRUSSELS, BELGIUM.

JOB SUMMARY:

Administer VMware ESX/VSphere infrastructure

Virtual Machine management

Managing and Troubleshooting ESX Servers

Strong Knowledge on troubleshooting skills on Windows server & VMware

Strong Knowledge on VMware management tools

Knowledge on Remote system administration

Troubleshooting the incidents & problems reported on the Servers

Provide the root cause analysis on the major incidents/problems

To carry out the scheduled activities like Patch Management, Server reboot, Etc

Patch management and Virus Management

H/W troubleshooting & Vendor coordination

Firmware & BIOS upgrade

Understanding of capacity planning, performance Monitoring and tuning.

Hand-on knowledge on various RAID technologies (RAID 0+1, RAID 1, RAID 5 etc.)

Should have Scripting (PERL/Shell) knowledge for scripted installs, Comfortable with using Virtual Center.

Working knowledge on Linux environment

Sound knowledge of SAN environment

Contribute to internal knowledge management system

Carry out user management activities

Generating regular reports

Ready to work in 24x7

SKILLS:

7+ years of Experience in System administration

Excellent Verbal and written communication skills.

Good interpersonal Skills.

VMware ESX/VSphere Administration

Ø Firmware Patch Administration

Ø ESX/VSphere Server Systems Security

Ø ESX/VSphere OS Performance tuning & management

Ø ESX/VSphere Hardware Upgrade, OS Upgrade

Ø VMware File system upgrade (VMFS Volumes)

Ø VMware ESX Server Migration (2.x to 3.x/3.0 to 3.x or 4.0,)

Ø Storage allocation to Guest

Ø ESX/VSphere HA Configuration & Administration

Ø VMware DRS Configuration & administration

Ø VMware Data store Management

Ø OS & Software Depot Management

Ø Reporting Performance status

Ø Reviewing ESX server performance

Ø Restricting root access to ESX

Ø Enabling external Authentication

CERTIFICATIONS:

- Certified VMWARE ESX Administrator (VCP)
- MCP/MCSA Certifications

If this sounds of interest to you, please send your CV to (see below)