Virtualization Engineer L3

Job Purpose:

A Virtualization Engineer is a versatile team-player involved in an enterprise implementation of multiple information technology systems. The core group specific deliverables are operations of virtualization environment (hardware and hypervisor). Responsibility for on-call /escalated support for operations of virtualized environments, including but not limited to: Server-side virtualization, host-based post installation scripting and troubleshooting in Ansible and PowerShell/PowerCLI. Responsibility for performance and capacity analysis for physical assets that carry virtualized infrastructure.

Essential Functions:

• CBTS Virtualization, Virtual Datacenter, and infrastructure orchestration - 40%
• The subject should be a subject matter expert with and will have responsibility or participation in installation, and provisioning, hypervisor infrastructure to guest side virtualization; virtualization technologies may involve hypervisor-based technologies such as VMware.
• Orchestration technologies include OpenStack and vCloud Director.
• Virtualization, storage management and migration - 10%
• The subject should be comfortable with migration of storage for guest side virtualized environments, as well as infrastructure; subject will be responsible for participating in planning and execution of storage pool optimization, live migrations with little impact to availability, and work during maintenance windows; clear understanding of NFS, FCP, ISCSI, shared SCSI locking essential; clear understanding of file systems such as XFS, EXT3, EXT4, HPFS, NTFS
• Virtualization, Virtual Data Center System Integration - 30%
• The subject should be experienced with virtualization system integration and troubleshooting, including root cause analysis documentation.
• Other and documentation - 10%
• Procedural documentation, customer documentation, process, and procedural review
• On-Call support - 10%
• On-Call support for the above

Education:

• Four years of college resulting in a Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Certifications, Accreditations, Licenses:

• VMware VCP certification or equivalent required
• VMware VCAP certification preferred.
• ITIL V3 foundations certification preferred Experience/Background

Relevant Work Experience:

• 8+ years of experience.
• PowerShell scripting, Linux engineer, Datacenter virtualization.
• Basic project management Special Knowledge/Skills.
• Vmware vSphere operations and installation procedures.

Other

• PowerShell/PowerCLI
• Ansible
• Shell scripting, and automation of basic procedures
• Demonstrated skills in preventive maintenance, performance tuning, assist with capacity planning, all within best practice standards.
• Demonstrated skills in project management.
• Strong advocate of defining/conforming to standards for support processes and procedures
• Demonstrated skills in oral, written, and interpersonal communication.
• Strong team/customer focus
• Strong problem diagnostics skills
• Ability to work and act independently and as part of a team.
• High level of energy and enthusiasm with the ability to thrive in a rapidly changing environment.
• Ability to manage multiple simultaneous tasks, client relationships and expectations.

Job Location : Chennai

Candidates with short notice or immediate joiners preferred.

Thanks,

Geetha

Senior Technical Recruiter