Systems Integration Senior Specialist

Job Summary

We are seeking a skilled and experienced VMware / Virtualization Engineer to design, implement, manage, and optimize enterprise virtualization environments. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with VMware vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, and related virtualization technologies, along with exposure to cloud and data center infrastructure.

This role involves managing complex virtualization environments, ensuring high availability, performance optimization, and contributing to infrastructure modernization initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Virtualization Infrastructure Management

Design, deploy, and manage VMware vSphere infrastructure (ESXi, vCenter Server).

Administer and maintain clusters, resource pools, HA, DRS, and vMotion.

Manage VM provisioning, templates, snapshots, and lifecycle management.

Perform host upgrades, patching, and firmware updates.

High Availability Disaster Recovery

Configure and manage VMware HA, DRS, FT.

Implement and manage Site Recovery Manager (SRM) (if applicable).

Participate in disaster recovery planning and testing.

Storage Networking

Configure and manage VMFS, NFS, vSAN (preferred).

Work with SAN/NAS storage environments.

Configure virtual networking (vDS, VLANs).

Collaborate with network and storage teams for performance optimization.

Performance Capacity Management

Monitor system performance and troubleshoot bottlenecks.

Perform capacity planning and resource optimization.

Maintain documentation for infrastructure and processes.

Security Compliance

Implement VMware security best practices.

Manage RBAC, hardening guidelines, and patch management.

Support audit and compliance requirements.

Support Troubleshooting

Provide L2/L3 support for virtualization issues.

Perform root cause analysis and incident resolution.

Participate in on-call rotation (if applicable).

Required Skills Experience

5–10+ years of experience in VMware administration.

Strong hands-on experience with:

VMware vSphere (6.x / 7.x / 8.x)

ESXi host management

vCenter Server

HA, DRS, vMotion

Experience with storage technologies (SAN/NAS, vSAN preferred).

Good understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, VLANs).

Experience in patching, upgrades, and lifecycle management.

Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.

Experience with Windows/Linux VM environments.

Preferred Skills

VMware certifications (VCP-DCV / VCAP preferred).

Experience with VMware SRM.

Knowledge of backup solutions (Veeam, Commvault, etc.).

Experience with monitoring tools (vRealize Operations, etc.).