IT JOBS: {SAP JOBS USA:105896} Urgent Need Of Senior Architect

Wednesday 10 October 2012

{SAP JOBS USA:105896} Urgent Need Of Senior Architect - VMware

Hi,

We have an urgent requirement for the position of with our client.

Please send suitable profiles to grace.priya@solomonsint.com

Requirement Details:

Position	Senior Architect - VMware
Location	Harrisburg. PA 17110
Duration	8 Months
Payment Mode	W2 / 1099/ CTC

Interview Process:Either iLinc Web Cam or In Person interview

Job Description:

Senior Architect responsible for designing, developing, and implementing application infrastructure to provide highly-complex, reliable, and scalable applications and systems to meet the organization's objectives and requirements.

We are searching for a highly qualified Engineer with deep hands-on VMware experience. The technical skills required include: vSphere ESX, vCenter, View, SRM, HA, DRS and Update Manager expertise; and a well-rounded understanding of related infrastructure such as IBM Storage Devices and Cisco Network Devices. Experience in a large enterprise environment is also required.

Day-to-Day Tasks and Activities

• Maintain, support and troubleshoot all aspects of a large, complex VMware environment

• Provide direction to additional VMware support staff

• Architect VMware solutions to meet customer requirements

• Provide and/or update technical documentation

Required and Highly Desired Skills

• 4+ years managing, supporting and architecting large, complex VMware solutions (i.e. 20 ESX Hosts)

• 2+ years with multiple VMware Clusters, HA, SRM and DRS

• 2+ years of demonstrated knowledge and skills using VMware scripting tool kits to automate virtual environment operations

• VMware vSphere 4 or 5 Certified

Highly Desired

• Exp w/ complex network & security environments w/ multiple physically separate security zones, firewall rules, routing, VLANs, Private VLANs, VLAN trunking, hardware load balancers

• Experience with VMware vCenter Update Manager for upgrades/updates to hosts, virtual appliances and virtual machines

• Proven experience with vSphere upgrades from 4.x to 5 along with the ability to recommend the usage and implementation of new features in vSphere 5 such as sDRS within a working virtual environment

• Experience with the vNetwork Distributed Virtual Switch including 3rd party soft switches

• Experience with implementing and supporting VMware view 5

• Experience with VMware Site Recovery Manager 4.1 and 5

• Experience with the requirements and Limitation of MSCS clusters in a virtual environment

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Proven documentation skills to include creating and updating detailed virtual environment design and installation documents

• Ability to mentor junior level staff within the VMware environment and develop Standard Operating Procedures for daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly activities.

The following skills are considered Desired or Nice to have:

• VMware vCloud Director

• VMware vCenter Orchestrator

• VMware vCenter Operations Center

• Experience with IBM server and storage hardware such as the DS8xxx, XiV and NetApp

Skills	Required/ Desired	Years	Years of Experience	Last Used
Experience managing, supporting and architecting large, complex VMware solutions (i.e. 20 ESX Hosts)	Required	4
Experience with multiple VMware Clusters, HA, SRM and DRS	Required	2
Demonstrated knowledge and skills using VMware scripting tool kits to automate virtual environment operations	Required	2
VMware vSphere 4 or 5 Certified	Required
Exp w/ complex network & security environments w/ multiple physically separate security zones, firewall rules, routing, VLANs, Private VLANs, VLAN...	Highly desired
Exp w/ VMware vCenter Update Manager for upgrades/updates to hosts, virtual appliances and virtual machines	Highly desired
Exp w/ vSphere upgrades from 4.x to 5 along with the ability to recommend the usage and implementation of new features in vSphere 5 such as sDRS ...	Highly desired
Exp w/ the vNetwork Distributed Virtual Switch including 3rd party soft switches	Highly desired
Experience with implementing and supporting VMware view 5	Highly desired
Experience with VMware Site Recovery Manager 4.1 and 5	Highly desired
Experience with the requirements and Limitation of MSCS clusters in a virtual environment	Highly desired
Proven documentation skills to include creating and updating detailed virtual environment design and installation documents	Highly desired
VMware vCloud Director	Desired
VMware vCenter Orchestrator	Desired
VMware vCenter Operations Center	Desired
Experience with IBM server and storage hardware such as the DS8xxx, XiV and NetApp	Desired