Virtualization Engineer

Job Description

AHEAD is searching for a Virtualization & Compute Engineer to be a part of our Managed Services team. Candidates will be primarily responsible for the overall health and maintenance of virtualization and compute products in our managed services customer environments. Candidates will serve as a valued member of the Managed Services Virtualization team, providing tier2level support for virtualization technologies. The ideal candidate should be eager to learn, customer focused, an effective communicator, self-initiating and able to perform most tasks without direct oversight. Roles and Responsibilities Provide enterprise-level operational support for incidents, problem, and change management activities Investigate and triage technical events and requests needing additional resources Intelligently escalate issues to level 3 engineering Work across technical teams to troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues Work with vendors to resolve virtualization and compute issues Plan and perform maintenance activities Create and maintain detailed documentation Ensure that clients' infrastructure is healthy, stable, documented, and configured with accepted technical best practices Communicate with customers and internal teams with transparency Participate in on-call rotation Complete training and certification as assigned to further skills and knowledge Qualifications Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Information Systems or related field (Unique education, specialized experience, skills, knowledge, training, or certification may be substituted) 5+ yrs of experience with Virtualization technologies Experience with VMware vSphere/VVF required Experience with Nutanix AHV preferred Experience with Microsoft Hyper-V preferred 5+ yrs of experience with operational administration of IT systems 5+yrs of experience with performance monitoring tools (LogicMonitor, Elastic, etc.) 5+ yrs of experience with an enterprise ITSM system. ServiceNow preferred Experience with Cisco UCS and Dell hardware systems required Familiarity with Dell PowerFlex/PowerStore/VxRail preferred Operating System skills with Windows and Linux preferred Understanding of PowerShell and PowerCLI. Ability to create and utilize scripts preferred Managed services or consulting experience preferred VMware Certified Professional certification required ITILv4 certification preferred Soft Skills: Technical troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities Approach projects and problems with a security first mindset Superior customer service and training skills Possess a strong sense of urgency and ability to set priorities Ability to work without direct supervision Team-oriented collaborator willing to share knowledge and experience Solid communicator with the ability to provide professional documentation Excellent written and verbal interpersonal skills and ability to build and maintain collaborative and positive working relationships at all levels Ability to effectively interact with all levels of business via phone, written communication, and in person Skilled in achieving results in a customer centric environment Self-motivated, able to work in a fast-paced environment