Vmware Consultant

Job Title: Senior VMware Engineer / Architect

Location: Columbia, SC 29210

Duration: 12+ months

Schedule: Hybrid

Job Description:

Someone who demonstrates an expert knowledge of designing, implementing, and support of agency VMWare solutions. This individual will need to work with various application and infrastructure groups to understand requirements for each area of the organization. Design documentation will need to be produced documenting final deployment details along with support procedures as needed.

General duties include effectively researching and providing guidance leading to solutions with our strategic direction initiatives that include but are not limited to monitoring system infrastructure and security; assist in supporting disaster recovery/failover scenarios.

This contractor will be an expert in some or all the fields of networking, virtual environments, security, encryption, network automation, Microsoft server, and networking environments.

Under general supervision, the contractor will serve as an engineer reporting directly to a functional manager. Contractor will be a team member that ensures the stability and integrity of data, and server services through monitoring, maintenance, support, and optimization of all server infrastructure. This individual has 24/7 on-call responsibilities shared with the group.

Daily Duties / Responsibilities:

• Troubleshoot and recommend technical solutions.
• Develop workaround solutions as appropriate.
• Perform equipment and software upgrades.
• Install, configure, test, monitor, and maintain system and application hardware, and software.
• Diagnose and resolve problems related to hardware and software; and elevate complex issues to other groups or vendors for resolution.
• Maintain familiarity with current computer and network products.
• Adhere to corporate information security guidelines and promote information security among coworkers
• Performs other duties and special projects as assigned.

Must Have

• 13+ years of IT experience
• 3+ years of government experience — Federal, State, or Local
• 8+ years supporting enterprise environments involving SAN and VMware
• 8+ years VMware ESX administration
• VMware Certified Professional (VCP) OR 5+ additional years of VMware experience
• 8+ Years of Experience with Enterprise environments with known issues on both the SAN and VMware front.
• Experience with Capacity Planning based on technical analysis research.
• Strong VMware infrastructure design, implementation, and support
• Experience troubleshooting complex SAN and virtualization issues
• Capacity planning based on technical analysis
• Enterprise server infrastructure monitoring and optimization
• Disaster recovery and failover support
• Bachelor's degree in IT Systems, Computer Science, or related field
• Strong technical documentation and communication
• Important Certification Requirement: Candidates without VCP must demonstrate the additional five years of VMware experience.

Ideal Candidate

The strongest candidate will have: VMware ESX + Enterprise SAN + Infrastructure Architecture + Government Experience + Disaster Recovery + Capacity Planning