VMware / Nutanix Systems Administrator - New York

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Must Have

• Creating Virtual Machines
• design and implementation of VMware vSphere and Nutanix environments
• Hypervisor
• managed Nutanix clusters
• Nutanix Administration
• Nutanix Support Specialist
• VMware Cloud Foundation
• VMWare ESXi
• VMware vSphere Hypervisor

Nice To Have

JOB DESCRIPTION

Seeking a highly motivated candidate who demonstrates commitment to customer service and possesses strong technical skills and proficiency working with :

Windows Server / Desktop operating systems, users administration, file system, software, and services

Understanding of servers and various storage RAID configuration

Active Directory management, including backup and recovery of domain and GPO setup

Fundamental networking concepts and troubleshooting such as DHCP, DNS, Routing, Firewall

Fundamental understanding of security principles, ACL, Encryption

Scripting : PowerShell, bash, ksh or perl for automating routine tasks

Experienced with monitoring system health and performance, able to provide statistics to identify bottlenecks and lead optimization efforts

Disaster recovery planning and ability to perform backup and restore for systems, applications and data

Patch and firmware installation and management

Strong customer service mindset, providing +1 end user support experience

The ideal candidate is well organized, detail-oriented, flexible to handle multiple assignments and meet deadlines with a safety mind set.

This individual must also exercise good judgment, integrity, and render sound business decisions. The applicant should possess strong oral and written communication skills and able to produce documentation on solutions and system design. Bachelors degree (preferably in Information Technology) with a minimum of 8 years experience in IT Support. Candidate must be knowledgeable of Darksite patching of Nutanix Hypervisor and components as well as other Hypervisors.

The successful candidate should possess strong technical knowledge of various computing platforms from servers, networks, storage including scripting experience for automation. Must have the ability to lift / transport server equipment when needed. Must be able to provide off-hour, on-call support for workstation, server and other system related issues that requires travel to various supported sites. Must be willing and able to work overtime and be flexible with work hours to respond to emergencies or scheduled work that must be done either prior to or after normal business hours. Must have the means and be able to travel to various Company locations.