Job Title: Systems Engineer - Platform Infrastructure Engineer VMWare
Duration: 12+ Months
Location: Richmond, VA/McLean, VA/Chicago, IL/Plano, TX
Exp: 9+
Employment: W2
Job Overview:
We are seeking experienced Platform Infrastructure Engineers to support critical integration efforts involving Client and Client. These roles are platform-focused and centered on mapping resources and applications across underlying infrastructure to provide a comprehensive, holistic view of the environment. The ideal candidates will have strong infrastructure expertise, storage knowledge, and scripting capabilities to analyze large-scale environments and produce meaningful outputs from their findings.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
Strong understanding of operating systems and infrastructure, including ESX/Client, Windows, Unix, and Linux.
Deep knowledge of storage concepts such as shared LUNs, clustered file systems, NAS, NFS, and SMB mounts.
Proficiency in scripting languages such as Shell and Python.
Experience using tools like Excel or Google Sheets to organize and present technical data.
Ability to work across large-scale environments and create holistic infrastructure mappings.
Strong communication skills with the ability to present technical insights effectively.
Top Must-Have Skills:
Client/ESX and compute infrastructure expertise.
Storage mapping and the ability to connect storage objects to applications.
Strong communication skills to clearly convey discoveries and technical outputs.
Key Responsibilities:
Perform resource and application mapping across complex infrastructure environments.
Analyze and document underlying infrastructure components across hundreds to thousands of devices.
Understand and map storage objects to the applications utilizing them.
Develop outputs and reports based on discovery findings using scripting and analytical tools.
Collaborate with platform and infrastructure teams to support ongoing integration initiatives.
Communicate technical findings clearly to stakeholders.
Contribute to foundational infrastructure efforts within data centers and related facilities (e.g., colo regional hubs, strategic edge locations).
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience supporting large infrastructure integrations or data center-related initiatives.
Familiarity with carrier or leased infrastructure environments such as Equinix or Megaport is a plus.
Relevant Client experience is advantageous but not required.
Prior Client experience is not mandatory.
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