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VMware Engineer
About the role
We are looking for a VMware Engineer to join our team. You will administer vSphere, ESXi and vCenter.
Responsibilities
- Administer vSphere, ESXi and vCenter.
- Manage storage and networking for virtual machines.
- Plan capacity and performance.
- Patch and upgrade the virtual environment.
- Support migrations and disaster recovery.
Required
- vSphere and ESXi
- vCenter
- Storage and networking (vSAN, NSX)
- Capacity planning
- Scripting (PowerCLI)
Preferred
- VCP certification
- Cloud migration
- Backup tools
- Linux
Tools and stack
vSphere and ESXi, vCenter, vSAN and NSX, PowerCLI, Site Recovery tools, Monitoring tools
Employment type: [Contract / W2 / C2C / Full-time]
Location: [City, ST / Remote]
Duration: [months]
Work authorization: [accepted types]Responsibilities explained
Each responsibility maps to something a candidate should be able to describe.
- Administer vSphere, ESXi and vCenter.
- Manage storage and networking for virtual machines.
- Plan capacity and performance.
- Patch and upgrade the virtual environment.
- Support migrations and disaster recovery.
Required skills
Treat these as the screen. If a candidate cannot speak to them, they are rarely a fit.
- vSphere and ESXi
- vCenter
- Storage and networking (vSAN, NSX)
- Capacity planning
- Scripting (PowerCLI)
Preferred skills
Use these to rank candidates who meet the required list.
- VCP certification
- Cloud migration
- Backup tools
- Linux
Other titles this role appears under
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- VMware Engineer
- VMware Administrator
- Virtualization Engineer
- vSphere Administrator
Seniority guide
Pick the level you need and state it plainly in the posting.
- Junior: monitors and handles tickets.
- Mid: manages clusters.
- Senior: designs and migrates environments.
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