Systems Administrator (VMware)

Title : Systems Administrator (VMware)

Location : New York City, NY (Hybrid)

Duration : Contract

Normal Business Days/Hours: Monday – Friday (9:00am - 5:00pm includes one-hour unpaid lunch) - 35 hours work week. 35 hours work week

Scope of Work

The candidate specific duties will include:

• Plan, design, install, configure, secure, maintain, and support all Wintel-based Physical/Virtual Servers and Storage Infrastructure

• Analyze, monitor server resources utilization to ensure optimum server/storage performance by alleviating the bottlenecks

• Create, test, implement, and maintain standard image for Servers

• Develop and maintain backup and recovery procedures, archive schedules in coordination with the Data Protection Services Engineers

• Ensure that all Changes to the environment adheres to established Change Management policies and Procedures

• Maintain disaster recovery configurations and Disaster recovery documentation and procedures in support of the Virtualization Infrastructure

• Work closely with various Teams/Groups and other System Administrators to resolve reported issues

• Evaluate new systems and applications requirements in related to server and storage requirements

• Create and maintain Developed Systems Solutions Architecture Diagrams using MS Visio

• Develop comprehensive project plans for Wintel/Storage projects.

• Develops timelines and work breakdown structures

• Setup and monitor system alerts to provide 24x7 support and high availability

• Liaise with vendors to troubleshoot technical issues

• Follow communications protocol for system failures/outages and file incident reports

• Escalate major hardware/software problems to senior IT staff

• Respond to Service Desk tickets for technical support ensuring timely follow up and resolution

• Prepare system configurations and management/support documentation

• Available to work after hours and weekends as needed

Vendor Qualifications

• Must have 5 years' proven experience as a Systems Administrator in Planning, Designing, Configuring, and Managing VMware Virtual servers' environment and storage infrastructure

• Must be VMware Certified, at least, with the VCTA "VMware Certified Technical Associate –Data Center"

• Must have extensive knowledge of Virtualization Technologies in General, not only limited to VMware Products

• Must have extensive knowledge of High Available Environments running on Virtualized Infrastructure

• Must have extensive knowledge of Server and Storage Hardware

• Must have worked with Hardware provided by Vendors like HP (Hewlett Packard) and Cisco

• Working experience with the following Products and Technologies: Microsoft Windows Server 2019/2022, VMWare vSphere, Unix/Linux, NetApp, Windows file system and directory management, Active Directory, DNS, WINS, DHCP, TCP/IP, SFTP, Security Diagnostics Tools, Domain structures, User authentication, User entitlements, Data Management, Password management, McAfee & CrowdStrike Network Security, Centrify/Secret Server PAM, PowerShell scripting

• Knowledge of approaches, tools, and techniques for recognizing and resolving technical (hardware, software) problems

• Strong interpersonal skills, and customer service skills; Ability to multitask and perform in a high-paced/high-pressure environment

• Ability to work independently or within a group to solve complex problems

• Ability to communicate with different levels of the organization

• Strong team player with service-oriented attitude and customer focus.