VMware Engineer
Apply NowCompany: IndSoft Inc
Location: Chicago, IL 60629
Description:
Company Description
Founded in 1998 and managed by a visionary who has a very strong technical background, IndSoft is one of the fastest growing consulting services companies and is headquartered in Chicago. We have international delivery centers in the USA and India. Our motto "We put the IT in your PROF-IT" is more than just a tagline; it inspires the true spirit of IndSoft - delivering business value and creating a sustainable competitive advantage.
Job Description
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Job Title: VMWare Engineer
Location: Chicago, IL
Duration: 3+ Months
Job Description:
We work with businesses and consumers to gather, analyze, and deliver critical information needed to build strong economies around the world. We help 45,000+ businesses manage risk, and 500 million consumers understand and manage credit.
To do this, we rely on a server infrastructure that's critical to the business. As our VMware Systems Engineer Consultant, you will be responsible for the design, implementation and support of the VMware infrastructure for the corporate campus in Chicago and field locations around the country. You will define, maintain, communicate, and implement standards consistent with established architecture and strategy.
Who you'll work with:
In this role, you will be part of the VMware and Cisco UCS Team and will work closely with the following teams:
Open Systems, Windows Server, and various others to provide a virtual platform for RHEL, Windows, and appliances using VMware ESXi .
Network and Storage teams to create/support the virtual platform
Desktop Support as part of supporting the overall virtual desktop infrastructure
Onsite 24/7 Enterprise Operations Center to enable them to provide level 1 support.
Project Management Office to create high-level resource plans used to staff projects.
Enterprise Architecture to create capability roadmaps and perform vendor evaluations
Team members who are SME's for our Cisco UCS implementation
Various application teams as part of performance evaluation and tuning
Outside of ESXi the Team utilizes other software products such as VMware vCOPs to manage the virtual infrastructure performance and capacity, vCenter Orchestrator to automate routine VMware tasks and the provisioning of Windows and RHEL systems, and will soon deploy and support Veeam Backup as the primary mechanism for backing-up all virtual machines.
Inside and outside the organization, you will establish and maintain strong collaborative relationships with strategic partners as well as critical IT infrastructure service providers. That can also entail coordinating activities with vendors as required.
Required Skills:
As a VMware Systems Engineer Lead, you should have 5+ years progressive x86 server, VMware, and either RHEL or Windows experience. 2+ years' experience with Cisco UCS is also required. In addition, you should have a Bachelor's Degree in a related technical field or similar discipline.
Technical Skills
Ability to design and implement an enterprise-wide virtual infrastructure using ESXi v5
Ability to design and implement an enterprise-wide Cisco UCS solution
vSphere and vCenter
Distributed virtual switch configuration
HA, DRS, server and storage vMotion
SAN and disk configuration and troubleshooting
Network configuration and troubleshooting
Capacity management and system tuning
Experience with vSphere Auto Deploy
VMware Horizon View
Professional skills
Ability to lead a technical project team to design new solutions
Ability to interface with project managers to provide plans and estimates for complex tasks
Ability to manage demand in concurrent projects to plan
Ability to instill quality in every aspect of the job function
Qualifications
VMware ESXi, Cisco UCS
Additional Information
Required Skills: VMware ESXi, Cisco UCS
Education: Bachelors degree (minimum)
Founded in 1998 and managed by a visionary who has a very strong technical background, IndSoft is one of the fastest growing consulting services companies and is headquartered in Chicago. We have international delivery centers in the USA and India. Our motto "We put the IT in your PROF-IT" is more than just a tagline; it inspires the true spirit of IndSoft - delivering business value and creating a sustainable competitive advantage.
Job Description
Hi,
Please find the below job description
Job Title: VMWare Engineer
Location: Chicago, IL
Duration: 3+ Months
Job Description:
We work with businesses and consumers to gather, analyze, and deliver critical information needed to build strong economies around the world. We help 45,000+ businesses manage risk, and 500 million consumers understand and manage credit.
To do this, we rely on a server infrastructure that's critical to the business. As our VMware Systems Engineer Consultant, you will be responsible for the design, implementation and support of the VMware infrastructure for the corporate campus in Chicago and field locations around the country. You will define, maintain, communicate, and implement standards consistent with established architecture and strategy.
Who you'll work with:
In this role, you will be part of the VMware and Cisco UCS Team and will work closely with the following teams:
Open Systems, Windows Server, and various others to provide a virtual platform for RHEL, Windows, and appliances using VMware ESXi .
Network and Storage teams to create/support the virtual platform
Desktop Support as part of supporting the overall virtual desktop infrastructure
Onsite 24/7 Enterprise Operations Center to enable them to provide level 1 support.
Project Management Office to create high-level resource plans used to staff projects.
Enterprise Architecture to create capability roadmaps and perform vendor evaluations
Team members who are SME's for our Cisco UCS implementation
Various application teams as part of performance evaluation and tuning
Outside of ESXi the Team utilizes other software products such as VMware vCOPs to manage the virtual infrastructure performance and capacity, vCenter Orchestrator to automate routine VMware tasks and the provisioning of Windows and RHEL systems, and will soon deploy and support Veeam Backup as the primary mechanism for backing-up all virtual machines.
Inside and outside the organization, you will establish and maintain strong collaborative relationships with strategic partners as well as critical IT infrastructure service providers. That can also entail coordinating activities with vendors as required.
Required Skills:
As a VMware Systems Engineer Lead, you should have 5+ years progressive x86 server, VMware, and either RHEL or Windows experience. 2+ years' experience with Cisco UCS is also required. In addition, you should have a Bachelor's Degree in a related technical field or similar discipline.
Technical Skills
Ability to design and implement an enterprise-wide virtual infrastructure using ESXi v5
Ability to design and implement an enterprise-wide Cisco UCS solution
vSphere and vCenter
Distributed virtual switch configuration
HA, DRS, server and storage vMotion
SAN and disk configuration and troubleshooting
Network configuration and troubleshooting
Capacity management and system tuning
Experience with vSphere Auto Deploy
VMware Horizon View
Professional skills
Ability to lead a technical project team to design new solutions
Ability to interface with project managers to provide plans and estimates for complex tasks
Ability to manage demand in concurrent projects to plan
Ability to instill quality in every aspect of the job function
Qualifications
VMware ESXi, Cisco UCS
Additional Information
Required Skills: VMware ESXi, Cisco UCS
Education: Bachelors degree (minimum)