Infrastructure Engineer - VMware - Contract - W2 Only (no agency candidates) - Remote

Remote position. The schedule can be flexible based on the candidate's location. This position will require some overnight and/or weekend work based on the project's needs. This is expected to start in July and will be scheduled.

Provides expert content/professional leadership on complex Infrastructure assignments/projects. Serves as a technical consultant responsible for design, engineering, and development of information technology solutions. Supports the design, analysis, development, and implementation of engineering infrastructure solutions of projects and/or work requests for complex business solutions. Troubleshoots and proceeds on resolving infrastructure compatibility issues based on system architecture, project requirements, customer expectations, etc. May be involved in the creation of design specifications and the development and application of utility programs and may resolve infrastructure compatibility problems as they arise. Responsibilities may include risks assessments, partnering on capacity planning, budget forecasting, and the diagnosis and correction of application/network problems. May serve as the primary contact for vendors. Technologies span mainframe, midrange, desktop, server, network data, voice, messaging, web, database, and output/receiving. Exercises considerable creativity, foresight, and judgment in conceiving, planning, and delivering initiatives. Uses deep professional knowledge and acumen to advise functional leaders. Focuses on providing thought leadership within Infrastructure Engineering but works on broader projects, which require understanding of wider business. Recognized internally as a subject matter expert.

Skills:

• Experience with VMWare technologies
• Experience with backup and disaster recovery concepts and technologies
• Zerto exeperience is a plus
• Leverage existing infrastructure designs to further improve capacity forecasting, lifecycle management, and disaster recovery solutions for the enterprise.
• Cisco, Dell, HPE, Lenovo hardware implementation and management experience.
• Coordinate and facilitate meetings with application and system teams to determine dependency management, visualization and improved operations.
• Capture, document, analyze and comprehend requirements.
• Design, document, develop, deploy, maintain and operate capabilities within modeling systems, data analysis tools, data staging systems and visualization systems.
• Responsibilities may include risks assessments, partnering on capacity planning, budget forecasting, and the diagnosis and correction of application/network problems.
• Design, document, develop, deploy, maintain and operate bi-directional integration with corporate systems.
• Administer and support tooling and associated methods to support Ecosystem Mapping processes and procedures.

• Bachelor's degree preferred or related field or 10+ years of experience.
• Advanced VMware software suite experience
• 3+ years of experience preferred.
• Working experience with PowerShell, PowerCLI and\or Ansible Advanced problem solving skills and the ability to work collaboratively with other departments to resolve complex issues with innovative solutions.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize work load and meet project deadlines.
• Analytical, excellent communications, quick learner, self-starter.
• Ability to adapt in a dynamic work environment and make independent decisions.
• Strong customer service focus.
• Ability to contribute ideas to extend and enhance methodology in a synergistic manner. Working knowledge of networking: TCP/IP, and familiarity with firewalls, hubs, routers, switches, DNS, gateways, load balancing and basic network analysis/troubleshooting Willingness to work a flexible schedule to accommodate project deadlines and\or after hours support.

Since 1995, iTech Solutions Inc., has been providing IT Consulting and Direct Hire Services to the Insurance, Financial, Communications, Manufacturing and Government sectors with local offices in Connecticut, Minnesota, Colorado, Massachusetts, Tennessee, North Carolina, and New Jersey / Pennsylvania area.

Our recruiting strategy is simple, if you want to find qualified IT professionals then use IT professionals to find them. So at iTech Solutions, our personnel are all career IT professionals with a wide range of IT experience. We can honestly say our staff understands the technologies, the complexities of finding and selecting the appropriate personnel and the pressures of running successful IT projects.

Employer will not sponsor applicants for any employment visas, at hiring or in the future, including but not limited to H-1B visas. Corp-to-Corp or subcontract personnel will not be considered for this position.