SSI
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VMWare Admin
Full Time
Job Description
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
- Act as technical liaison for client projects.
- Work with other Systems Engineers to develop project requirements in collaboration with project management and clients.
- Multi-task with limited supervision.
- Create and maintain documentation for support solutions and processes.
- Troubleshoot and resolve escalated trouble tickets related to technical difficulties with hardware, software, and the network.
- Identify root cause of escalated issue and formulate plan of action to resolve client issue(s).
- Adept at working with changing technology.
- Identify risks that may impact quality, schedule, or costs.
- Implement projects scaling from a small business to enterprise wide solution.
- Participate in weekly on call rotation for after-hours support.
- Facilitate knowledge transfer to service desk team and clients, including documentation of technical details of each project.
Experience/Skills:
- Minimum of 5 years overall information technology experience.
- Minimum of 2 years in systems administration.
- Working knowledge of Exchange 2003/2007/2010/2013.
- Working knowledge of VMware ESXi 3.x, 4.x, and 5.x and/or Hyper-V.
- Working knowledge of VMware View (Horizon) and or DaaS (Desktop as a Service).
- Working knowledge of Terminal Services/Remote Desktop Services.
- Working knowledge of SANs. (Storage Area Networks); Dell EqualLogic, Compellent, or Nimble preferred.
- Working knowledge of SAN, File, and Virtual backup technologies; Veeam Backup & Replication or Datto preferred.
- Working knowledge of basic networking (switching, firewalls, routing)
- Written, organizational, and communication skills with the ability to work well and communicate with peers and clients.
- Strong time management skills and multitasking abilities.
- Excels in a team-oriented work environment.
- Must possess technical aptitude and a desire to learn constantly.
- Working knowledge of standard concepts, practices, and procedures.
Additional Information
- Certification in or from one or more technologies/vendors, such as MCP, MCSA or MCSE, VCA or VCP, CCENT or CCNA, etc. is preferred.
- Bachelor’s or Associate Degree in a technical field or equivalent experience is preferred.
- After normal business hour availability (weekends, evenings, holidays, etc.) is required, both for on-call and for scheduled outages during client projects.
