Looking for a VMWARE Architect - Local to Pleasanton, CA - 1 Year Contract - In Person Interview
Ethen Jones
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We are currently looking to fill these urgent position with our Direct Client. Below is few details on them. Please let me know if you have anyone who might be interested in the below job opening.
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Virtualization Architect
Pleasanton, CA
6 Months Contract
In Person Interview Mandatory
Visa & D/L Copy Must Submit
Resource Requirements, Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
Supplier shall ensure that all resources assigned to the project have the minimum skills requirement to render the services in a competent and efficient manner.
Technical Knowledge and Skills:
Hands on experience with VMware vSphere, SRM, vRA, vROPS, NSX and other virtualization products.
5+ years of hands-on experience with server applications in a Microsoft and Linux networked environment.
At least 2 years technical implementation experience with storage technologies (SAN, FCP/ISCSI and NAS)
3 years of experience with automation and scripting technologies.
Broad experience managing load balancers, networking devices, web applications, databases, and server management tools.
Experience with configuration management/ automation/ orchestration systems such as Chef, Puppet, Ansible or CFEngine.
Proficiency with scripting with PowerShell, PowerCLI, etc.
Strong understanding of networking technologies including TCP/IP, DHCP, VLAN, various WAN technologies (Metro Ethernet, MPLS, etc).
Thorough understanding of networking technologies, including administration of enterprise routers, switches, firewalls and load-balancers (OSI layers 4-7)
Comprehensive knowledge of OSI layer 3 networks and protocols, including broadcast, multicast, anycast concepts, routing, etc.
Understanding of network security methodologies as a whole, including but not limited to: ACLs, Stateful firewalls, VPNs (tunneling, IPsec, PPTP, etc.)
Knowledge of Cisco IOS, both Cisco Nexus and non-Nexus series switches, Cisco routers and other Cisco networking gear.
Solid understanding of data center related technology and collocation environment.
Good understanding with database management systems such as Oracle and MS SQL
Expert knowledge on Cisco UCS technology,
Expert knowledge on Flexpod Reference architecture
Required Skills:
Minimum of 7+ years experience in overall IT (either systems or network engineering)
Expert level experience with vCloud Director, vSphere, , SRM, vRA, vROPS, NSX, ESX/ESX, Hyper-V, VMware View, and related VDI products.
Advanced Technical Certifications including knowledge of virtualization, networking, storage, and compute platforms.
Experience & passion supporting a production infrastructure.
Experienced in the design and operation of large scale Virtualization, Utility Computing and Cloud based platforms in a SaaS environment.
Experience developing or contributing to the development of an enterprise architecture and/or Infrastructure architecture framework is strongly desired.
At least 5+ years of Data Center experience.
Strong troubleshooting skills and ability to apply them during business impacting incidents.
Experience with diverse hardware platforms ( Netapp, Cisco, EMC, etc)
Experience with cloud automation technologies.
Experience with Cisco UCS
Experience with Flexpod reference architecture