Urgent Req: Senior VMWare ESXi/Linux Red Hat Admin Houston TX (6+ months)
Murali Krishna Tummala
Urgent Req: Senior VMWare ESXi/Linux Red Hat Admin Houston TX (6+ months)
Title: Senior VMWare ESXi/Linux Red Hat Admin
Location: Houston Texas (4 days onsite, 1 day remote)
Work Authorization: Any
Type of Hire: Contract (6+ months)
Start Date: Immediate
Note: Need Very Senior resource for this Position. Do Not submit previous resumes.
Total No. of years of Experience as a VMware ESXi
Linux Admin
Must have VMware ESXi
Must have Linux Red Hat
Strong hands-on expertise in VMware ESXi patching, upgrades, vCenter administration, and cluster management.
Deep knowledge of vulnerability remediation in virtualized environments (Rapid7/Tenable integration preferred).
Advanced RHEL administration (RHEL 8.x & 9.x) including YUM/DNF patching and kernel management.
Experience with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform for automated OS and hypervisor patching.
Strong troubleshooting skills across Linux, ESXi, and underlying hardware/firmware layers.
Proficiency in scripting (Bash, Shell, or Python) for automation and remediation activities.
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Key Responsibilities:
- Lead vulnerability remediation activities across VMware ESXi clusters, vCenter, and associated virtualization components.
- Perform ESXi patching, upgrades, and lifecycle management using VMware Lifecycle Manager (vLCM).
- Execute remediation of critical vulnerabilities (CVEs) across hypervisors and supporting infrastructure within defined SLAs.
- Plan and implement rolling upgrades for ESXi hosts in clustered production environments with zero/minimal downtime.
- Perform RHEL (8.x, 9.x) and SUSE (12.x, 15.x) OS patching, upgrades, and migrations.
- Design and implement automated patching using Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP).
- Create, test, and maintain Ansible playbooks and workflows for Linux and ESXi remediation activities.
- Conduct root cause analysis for patching failures, performance degradation, and host instability issues.
- Perform firmware and BIOS upgrades for server hardware hosting ESXi (including HMC and CECs where applicable).
- Manage filesystem, user administration, kernel tuning, and performance troubleshooting in heterogeneous Linux/AIX environments.
- Coordinate with infrastructure, storage, and network teams to validate compatibility matrices before upgrades.
- Develop SOPs, remediation runbooks, rollback procedures, and audit documentation for compliance and governance.
Murali Krishna Tummala
Murali Krishna
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