VMware Server Admin

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Our client is prominent Indian multinational corporation specializing in information technology (IT), consulting, and business process services and its headquartered in Bengaluru with revenues of gross revenue of ₹222.1 billion with global work force of 234,054 and listed in NASDAQ and it operates in over 60 countries and serves clients across various industries, including financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, and telecommunications. The company consolidated its cloud, data, analytics, AI, and related businesses under the tech services business line. Major delivery centers in India, including cities like Chennai, Pune, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru, kochi, kolkatta, Noida.

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Job Summary:

VMware Server Administrator

Key Responsibilities:

• Install, configure, and maintain VMware ESXi hosts and vCenter Server.
• Manage virtual machines (VMs), templates, snapshots, and storage resources.
• Monitor and optimize server performance, availability, and security.
• Perform capacity planning and scalability analysis.
• Implement and maintain backup and disaster recovery strategies for virtual environments.
• Apply system patches and updates to ensure compliance and stability.
• Assist in migrating physical servers to virtual environments (P2V).
• Document infrastructure, procedures, and configurations.
• Work closely with networking, storage, and application teams to ensure integrated system performance.
• Respond to incidents, perform root cause analysis, and apply corrective actions.
• Participate in on-call rotation and scheduled maintenance windows as required.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Proven experience as a VMware administrator (vSphere, ESXi, vCenter).
• Hands-on experience with tools like VMware vMotion, DRS, HA, and vSAN.
• Strong knowledge of Windows and/or Linux server environments.
• Familiarity with storage systems (SAN/NAS), networking, and backup solutions.
• Experience with PowerCLI or other automation tools is a plus.
• Excellent troubleshooting and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• VMware Certified Professional (VCP) certification.
• Experience with cloud-based virtualization (e.g., VMware Cloud on AWS).
• Familiarity with monitoring tools such as vRealize Operations or Nagios.
• Knowledge of security best practices in virtualized environments.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field; or equivalent experience.