Lead Administrator L1

Location:- Hyderabad / Pune primary preference.

Rate:- 220K/M

EXP- 8 + years

Role & Responsibilities Experienced in large scale Production Support Server Environment Handling Data Center Operations with Business & Mission Critical applications Handling escalated incidents or high critical tickets Predicting Risk/Impact and Participating in Major Changes Reporting & Performance Dashboards with Capacity Planning Technical Team (5-10 members) & Vendor Management Technical Transition & Documentation skills (Onsite to Offshore) Migration and upgradation of existing infrastructure

Skills Must have Nice to Have

Technical Skills (Core &

Top-Up) Performing in-depth analysis of system behavior, utilizing debugging tools, and implementing advanced troubleshooting techniques Monitoring system health, identifying potential issues before impact operations, and implementing preventative measures Advance knowledge of network protocols, VLANs, and network segmentation within a Nutanix environment Installation, configuration, expanding and supporting of PRISM Element (PE) & PRISM Central (PC) Setting up and troubleshooting storage policies and data protection mechanisms like snapshots and replication. Analyzing capacity planning needs and proactively scaling infrastructure as required Implementing security best practices within the Nutanix environment, including access controls and data encryption Managing security policies and configurations related to network segmentation and firewall rules Designing and implementing disaster recovery strategies using Nutanix features like replication and failover. Managing data backups and ensuring data integrity across the Nutanix cluster. In-depth knowledge of Nutanix platform architecture, including AHV hypervisor, distributed storage, and networking components. Expertise in Nutanix Prism management console and its feature Enabling, updating, removing features Compression (inline, offline), Deduplication (Cache, Capacity), Erasure Coding (EC), Global & Storage container level filesystem white-listing. Executing VM update option. Hot adding vDisk, vNIC, hot extending vDisk, hot removing vDisk, vNIC. Working and troubleshooting of Data Protection, registering remote site, creating protection domain (PD) policy, adding entity to policy, defining schedule for PD. Migration & activation of PD. Working and troubleshooting of CVM failures. Working and troubleshooting of Node/Block failures. Execution of acli command line for powering on multiple VMs, shutting down multiple VMs, creating network (port group). Execution of ncli command line for creating storage container, updating time zone for cluster. Updating network configuration i.e. removing NICs from bridge, creating bridge, adding NICs to new bridge. Working and troubleshooting of Flow, creating categories, assigning categories to VMs, creating environment isolation flow policies, creating policy for securing app. Creating reports & scheduling it in PC. Working and troubleshooting of Hypervisor/AOS/Prism Central upgrade. Working and troubleshooting of Licensing cluster. Working of Creating case on portal.nutanix.com. Knowledge on any of monitoring tools like Splunk / Logic Monitor Nutanix Certified Associate / Professional PowerShell/PowerCLI Scripting Knowledge on UCS Blade Infrastructure (advantage) Knowledge on UCS Hardware (advantage) Knowledge on VMware Knowledge on server administration

Skills Must have Nice to Have

Installing, configuring, and managing OpenShift clusters across different environments. Performing upgrades, patching, and version control for OpenShift clusters. Ensuring high availability and disaster recovery strategies are implemented and maintained. Managing cluster scaling and resource allocation Diagnosing and resolving complex technical issues related to OpenShift deployments, networking, storage, and application lifecycle management. Investigating performance bottlenecks and optimizing cluster performance Designing and implementing optimal OpenShift cluster architectures based on application requirements and scalability needs. Selecting appropriate infrastructure components like storage, networking, and load balancers. Implementing security best practices for OpenShift clusters, including role-based access control and network segmentation. Auditing and monitoring for potential security vulnerabilities Setting up comprehensive monitoring systems to track cluster health, application performance, and potential issues. Managing the connections between the UCS fabric and external networks through dedicated uplinks on the Fabric Interconnects Managing the unified network fabric, including routing traffic between servers and external networks, handling all I/O connections, and ensuring high availability through active-active redundancy with a pair of Fis Responsible for managing server profiles, assigning them to physical servers, and defining their network and storage configurations. Upgrading the Cisco FI firmware and update profile templates Adding new Chassis in Cisco UCS Managing network settings within the UCS domain, including VLANs, port profiles, and network adapters Monitors system health, performs troubleshooting, and manages system alerts Responsibility over the UCS system, including creating and managing server profiles, network configurations, storage policies, and user access level

Process & Tools Remote system administration Knowledge in automation and reduction of manual efforts through Scripting/tools Incident, Change & Problem management Configuration management Vendor Management

Behavioral Skill Supporting escalated tasks/incidents Fair Written & Verbal Communication Skills Experience of handling global customers Flexible to work in 24x7

Team Management