[Groups] Transition Engagement System Administration Support

Duration: 12 months

Rate: $57/hour on 1099 or 50/hour on our w2/with no benefits

Visa Status: GC AND USC

 

Transition Engagement System Administration Support

Intel - VMWARE

 

Primary Job Category:                                     IT Specialist

Secondary Job Category:                                Services Specialist

Job/Role/Skill Set:                                              Systems Management Specialist (VMWare)

Skill Level:                                                           Master

Years of Experience:                                        5 Years of Experience

Education Requirements:                                Bachelor Degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience

Work Weekends:                                                Yes

On Call Coverage:                                             Yes

Travel:                                                                   Candidate may be required to travel to IBM or customer site.

Work Location:                                                   Piscataway, NJ

 

Project Description:

VMWare Administrator supporting Transition & Transformation organization in support of server implementation to  include hardware and operating system configuration, installation of applications,  installation of supported  vendor and IBM tool set, problem management resolution of issues  and security compliance of systems for production readiness.

 

Special skill requirements: 

The candidate will provide 24 x 7 project support for the client. Provide support of the infrastructure by performing administrative functions of the ESX Operating Systems (hardware and software) to include vendor supported tools, support of IBM standard tools and maintain servers in accordance to customer agreed upon security settings. Individual must posses an in-depth knowledge of multiple OEM HW and versions of the ESX OS, be able to resolve complex issue, and experience in data center relocations. VMWare certification is desired.

 

Candidate will need to have strong communication skills both verbal and written, have the ability to work independently (self starter) and in team environment, ability to response/support critical situations (Crit Sit) and quickly adapt to defined process and procedures.

 

Skill Required	Description	Level 5=High
Hands On experience with ESX OS	Must have be SME on current Operating Systems.  (ESX Server 3.x, vSphere 4.x)	5
Hands On experience with Hardware Platforms	Must possess hands on knowledge of hardware configuration.	5
Advance Installation Skills-	Must have hands-on experience in performing server builds via automated tool set.  Ability to build serer from scratch.  Able to document install process	5
VirtualCenter	Must understand how to use VirtualCenter in an enterprise environment, including but not limited to patching, configuration, and troubleshooting.	5
Operating System Configuration/Tuning	Must possess a very good hands-on routine ESX  System administration and configuration experience	5
Clustering / HA / DRS / VMotion	Must possess ability to configure ESX in a cluster, set up HA, DRS, and VMotion functions.	5
Windows	Must possess working knowledge of how to prepare virtual machines for Windows OS installation.	5
Security Analyst	FDA Knowledge is a plus.  Understanding of server hardening a plus.	2
Volume/Storage/File system Management:	Must have knowledge of . HBA config, SAN. Disk config. Mirroring, RAID, Multi-pathing.  Understanding of SAN best practices.	5
Network Management Skills	Working Knowledge of  NIC config, Link Aggregation (EtherChannel, dladm, bonding), IPMP, Routing, VLAN, VLAN tagging, virtual switch setup.	4
Template creation, configuration, deployment.	Solid knowledge of how to create, configure, and deploy virtual machines via a template	4
Active Directory	Must possess hands on knowledge of Active Directory	3