Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Sparibis LLC is a professional solution firm that Clients rely on to access the best talent to drive their business success. They are seeking a Virtualization Administrator to manage and maintain the virtualized IT infrastructure, ensuring stability, performance, and security while supporting agency IT initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Manage and maintain project’s virtualized IT infrastructure to ensure its stability, performance, and security
- Administer both on-prem and cloud hosted environments, resolving virtualization-related issues, and supporting agency IT initiatives
- The role involves oversight of the on-prem hardware infrastructure (e.g., servers and storage), the on-prem hypervisor environment (e.g., VMWare, vSphere), and CSP infrastructure hosted in Microsoft Azure
- Contribute to the automation of infrastructure deployment and the integration of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) into CI/CD pipelines
- Providing technical support for existing and emerging virtualization technologies and assisting with planning and execution of related technology projects and initiatives
- Overseeing the installation, configuration, and maintenance of virtual machines (VMs), virtual infrastructure, and physical infrastructure (including rack mounting and hardware configuration)
- Monitoring the performance of virtual environments and optimizing resource allocation to ensure efficient operation
- Diagnosing and resolving issues related to virtualization, including VM performance, connectivity, and security
- Implementing and managing backup and disaster recovery solutions for virtual environments
- Ensuring the security of virtual environments by applying patches, updates, and mandatory/recommended security configurations
- Maintaining detailed documentation of virtualization configurations, procedures, and policies
- Working closely with other IT teams to support virtualization needs and integrate virtual solutions with other systems
- Implementing and managing backup and disaster recovery solutions to ensure data integrity and availability
Skills
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust security clearance
- 3+ years of professional experience in Virtualization administration with focus on VMware, Hyper-V, and other similar technologies
- Bachelor's degree in information technology or related field or equivalent professional experience
- Experience managing and troubleshooting VMware vSphere environments
- Experience supporting virtualization infrastructure in Microsoft Azure
- Experience with overseeing on-prem hardware infrastructure (e.g., servers and storage), the on-prem hypervisor environment (e.g., VMWare, vSphere), and CSP infrastructure hosted in Microsoft Azure
- Experience overseeing the installation, configuration, and maintenance of virtual machines (VMs), virtual infrastructure, and physical infrastructure (including rack mounting and hardware configuration)
- Experience monitoring the performance of virtual environments and optimizing resource allocation to ensure efficient operation
- Experience diagnosing and resolving issues related to virtualization, including VM performance, connectivity, and security
- Experience with the automation of infrastructure deployment and the integration of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) into CI/CD pipelines
- Experience with the automation of IT administration and server provisioning using tools such as: Azure, Azure DevOps, Azure Automation, Azure CLI, PowerShell and VMWare PowerCLI, Terraforms or similar IaC tools
- Experience integrating infrastructure management tools with APIs to enable deployment of Infrastructure as Code integrated into CI/CD deployment pipelines
- Customer service driven
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Must be detail oriented
- VMware Certified Professional (VCP) or Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator Associate certification
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