Virtualization Engineer

Job Description

AHEAD is searching for a Virtualization & Compute Engineer to be a part of our Managed Services team. Candidates are eager to learn, customer focused, an effective communicator, self-initiating and can perform most tasks without direct oversight. Roles and Responsibilities Serve as a subject matter expert and direct escalation resource dealing with technical events and requests needing additional resources or urgent attention Daily administration and support of core infrastructure systems Work with vendors to resolve virtualization and compute issues Perform root cause analysis for issues / provide workarounds to ensure business continuity Create and document application & infrastructure requirements by working with those involved in the development of IT enhancements and changes, including Business Systems staff, developers, business stakeholders, and outside consultants as needed Ensure that clients’ infrastructure is healthy, stable, documented, and configured with accepted technical best practices Ensure business continuity and security across all systems supporting the company IT operations Completion of training and certification as assigned to further skills and knowledge Qualifications Minimum of 5+ years of experience with Virtualization technologies. Experience with VMware Horizon required Knowledge on Nutanix & Zerto will be an advantage Experience with Cisco UCS and Dell hardware systems is required, familiarity with Dell PowerStore would be considered a plus Operating System skills with Windows and Linux preferred Understanding PowerShell and PowerCLI as well as the ability to create and utilize scripts preferred Experience with performance monitoring tools – LogicMonitor, SolarWinds, Elastic, etc. Familiarity with Pure and NetApp storage platforms would be considered a plus Familiarity with Commvault for VM backups would be considered a plus Azure Cloud Platform and Azure Virtual Desktop knowledge is desired A college degree or equivalent in Information Systems or related field. Unique education, specialized experience, skills, knowledge, training, or certification may be substituted for education. VMware Certified Professional certification required but VMware Certified Advanced Professional certification is preferred Managed Services or Consulting experience is a plus ITILv4 certification encouraged