Strategic Staffing Solutions International client a leading global healthcare company ranked #8 on the Fortune 500. Currently looking for VMware Engineer II.

• Ensures completeness of technical requirements and functional architecture analysis for the support of system business solutions
• Identifies requirements gaps or issues
• Determines systems specifications, input/output processes and working parameters for hardware/software compatibility
• Works with impacted areas to ensure proper communication/review of requirements and support
• Evaluates technical requirements for incidents and requests to determine the impact to the infrastructure including equipment redundancy and capacity requirements
• Installs, configures, and tests infrastructure modifications
• Assists in the business process redesign and documentation as needed for current and new technology
• Designs, plans and leads testing efforts and coordinates feedback of test results
  Escalates problems as needed
• Assists in establishing requirements, methods and procedures for routine maintenance
  Ensures performance meets the present and future needs of the business
• Forecasts utilization patterns and identifies modifications or upgrades
• Designs reports to identify patterns and trends
• Ensures continuous monitoring procedures are set per the standard procedures and requirements
• Performs Level 2 incident assessment and resolution on infrastructure solutions
  Investigates alternative methods to expedite problem resolution
• Recommends procedures and controls for problem resolution or creates temporary solutions until permanent solutions can be implemented
• Researches, analyzes and recommends the implementation of software or hardware changes to rectify current problems or similar future problems
• Works with auditors and security groups to ensure adherence to governance, regulations, and compliance with policies and procedures

• Bachelor’s degree or technical institute degree/certificate in a relevant field or equivalent work experience
• Requires 3-5 years of VMware ESXi, vSphere, vCenter, Cisco UCS, Hyper-V
• Knowledge of such concepts as VDS, DRS, V-motion, Fault tolerance
• Experience working within an enterprise ticketing system – incidents, requests, change control – preferably Service-Now
• Demonstrates knowledge of a broad range of hardware and software products

• Experience with VMware NSX-T
• Experience with Cisco Fabric Interconnects, EMC, Pure Storage systems
• Experience with V-realize suite (Operations Manager and Log insight)
• Experience with Nutanix suite (Prism, AOS)
• Relevant VMware or Nutanix certification