Unix/Compute Engineer - Frontline Engineer Associate

Unix/Compute Engineer - Frontline Engineer Associate
Contract Duration 6+ Months

Job Description:
Unix/Compute Engineer will design, implement, and maintain VMware vSphere virtualization infrastructure, including ESXi hosts (6.5+), vCenter Server, and vSAN
Configure and manage virtual networks, storage, and other virtualization components
Installation, configuration, administration Virtual Center Server, VMware View, Disaster Recovery, Plate Spin, vMotion, P2V, P2P, V2V, VMWare Update Manager
Monitor and troubleshoot VMware vSphere environment for performance and availability
Develop and maintain automation scripts for VMware vSphere environment
vCenter integration with AD, DNS, backup, or any other applications
Experience managing relationships with vendors

Required Skills: Must haves
6+ years experience in the following:
Experience in managing Red Hat RHEL Operating Systems
Optimizing network hardware and software to enable VMWare integration
Experience with storage products (Dell/EMC/Hitachi)
Experience with SAN, NAS, CIFS, NFS Protocols, fiber channel switches Brocade, Cisco
Experience in managing and executing large-scale virtualization migration and modernization projects including physical hardware and OS/software tooling upgrades while managing cost-saving optimization
Design disaster recovery planning, testing, and execution of failover procedures
Determining business needs and evaluating existing network infrastructure and systems
Strong communication and collaboration skills

Job Preference:
6+ years experience in the following:
VMWare Certified Professional (VCP) preferred (VCAP Design, VCAP Deploy, VCDX a plus)
Experience in other virtualization technologies – Kernel-based virtual machines (KVM), Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization (container-native virtualization)
Experience in container technologies – Kubernetes
In-depth knowledge of Virtualization and Hypervisor security including hardening techniques for the virtualization platform to prevent attack threats
Experience managing relationships with vendors

Required Education:
Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, computer programming, or similar

Benefits:
Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
401k Retirement Fund

About the Company:
Our client is a leading global investment banking, securities, and investment management firm, headquartered in New York, with offices in all major financial centers around the world. With the belief that progress is everyone’s business, they commit their people, capital, and ideas to help their clients, shareholders, and the communities they serve to grow.
Diversity is essential to our client’s mission as a firm: it lets them remain at the edge of innovation, respond to the needs of their clients, and ensure that their people can work at their maximum potential.

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