Frontline Engineer Analyst (Linux/VMWare)

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for an Frontline Engineer Analyst for a Contract assignment with one of our premier Financial clients in Salt Lake City, UT .

Responsibilities :

• Design, implement, and maintain VMware vSphere virtualization infrastructure, including ESXi hosts (6.5+), vCenter Server, and vSAN
• Configure and manage virtual networks, storage, and other virtualization components
• Installation, configuration, administration Virtual Center Server, VMware View, Disaster Recovery, Plate Spin, vMotion, P2V, P2P, V2V, VMWare Update Manager
• Monitor and troubleshoot VMware vSphere environment for performance and availability
• Develop and maintain automation scripts for VMware vSphere environment
• vCenter integration with AD, DNS, backup or any other applications

Required Skills:

3+ years experience in the following:

• Experience in managing Red Hat RHEL Operating Systems
• Optimizing network hardware and software to enable VMWare integration
• Experience with storage products (Dell/EMC/Hitachi)
• Experience with SAN, NAS, CIFS, NFS Protocols, fiber channel switches Brocade, Cisco
• Experience in managing and executing on large scale virtualization migration and modernization projects including physical hardware and OS/software tooling upgrades while managing cost saving optimization
• Design disaster recovery planning, testing and execute on failover procedures
• Determining business needs and evaluating existing network infrastructure and systems
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, computer programming, or similar

Preferred Skills:

• 3+ years experience in the following:
• VMWare Certified Professional (VCP) preferred (VCAP Design, VCAP Deploy, VCDX a plus)
• Experience in other virtualization technologies - Kernel-based virtual machines (KVM), Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization (container-native virtualization)
• Experience in container technologies - Kubernetes
• In-depth knowledge in Virtualization and Hypervisor security including hardening techniques for the virtualization platform to prevent attack threats
• Experience managing relationships with vendors

SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider driven to stand out. We are a women-owned business. Our mission: to solve big IT problems with a more personal, boutique approach. Each year, we match consultants like you to more than 1,000 engagements. When we say let's work better together, we mean it. You'll join a diverse team built on these core values: customer service, employee development, and quality and integrity in everything we do. Be yourself, love what you do and find your passion at work. Please find us at .

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