Virtualization System Administrator - Senior

[Awesum]

Responsibilities:


• Perform daily system administration tasks, including upgrades, Patch & Security patch management and maintain regulatory controls

• Ensure optimal performance of all systems running within the virtual environment through proactive tuning and preventive maintenance

• Perform daily systems checks and correct any issues

• Monitor systems performance and recommend adjustments to system parameters to ensure optimum performance and response time

• Prepare/compile agreed periodic activity and performance reports

• Maintain security and data integrity

• Implement and support audit and compliance regulations as per requirements

• Manage escalation issues to the third level support teams and vendors

• Support of a multi VMware, Hyper-V and Citrix environment

• Work closely with application teams on troubleshooting issues as well as planning requirements for new virtual servers

• Maintain and restore VM “backups “and Snapshots

• Update system and process documentation and user guides as needed diagrams and SOPs as needed


Requirements:


• Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications or Computer Science

• At least 5 years’ experience of IT industry including at least 3 years’ experience of system development or operation service delivery

• Familiar with virtualization technology VMware, vCloud, Hyper-V, Citrix

• Be proficient in at least 1 product and solution(s) in ESXi/vCenter, Xen/XenServer/XenDesktop etc.

• Ability to deploy VMware, vCenter and ESXi

• Ability to perform proper configuration of clusters, virtual switching and virtual machines

• Excellent communication skills and team player

• Fluent English communication skills

• Provide a 24x7 service supervision through on call

• Availability of international travel for training and knowledge transfer of customers

email CV to info@ecubed.co.za