USA NY General 6073004 Senior VMWare Administrator Job

Categories: Information Technology

Job Description
Our client is a renowned retail/wholesale chain of luxury high-fashion clothing, apparel & consumer goods. Famously known for providing accommodating price points for their products, they are looking for an experienced Senior VMWare Administrator to joint their team. 

• Manages VMWare infrastructure, VDI, system backups and recovery.

• Installs new software releases, system upgrades, evaluates and installs patches, and resolves software related problems.

• Execute day-to-day support and maintenance activities

• Provide support of Disaster Recovery initiatives including testing and maintaining DR documentation

• Proactively evaluate/review server, storage, and backup requirements

• Provide OS level support for Windows and Linux-based systems

• Assists with the maintenance of account management processes for network systems, user application systems and enterprise messaging

• Assist with support contract negotiations and renewals.

• Assist with R&D for new technologies and products.

Job Requirements

• Strong knowledge of VMWare ESX/ESXi administration and infrastructure implementation/support

• Strong knowledge of VMWare VDI (VCS, ThinApp, Clones, gold standard images)

• Strong knowledge of automation techniques and scripting languages such as Powershell for VMWare management

• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Windows XP/W7/2003/2008 and Linux based operating systems

• Strong knowledge of Active Directory including but not limited to group policies and certificates.

• Strong knowledge of high availability and disaster recovery technology/methodologies such as VMWare SRM, CA Arcserve (BrightStor)

• Proficiency with networking protocols

• Proficiency with Exchange, MS SQL, MSCS

• Experience with IBM Bladecenter, Blades, and FC-based SAN systems a plus

• Experience with Cisco LAN/WAN, F5 BIG-IP, Brocade a plus

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills a must

• Ability to self-start and work with minimum direction is critical

MCSE/VCP certification preferred:

• Available during after hours for support (phone, e-mail, VPN) as required

• Occasional travel between company locations (NJ/NY) as required