Dell (VxRail/ESXi) Admin. at Aguila IT Consulting

Responsibilities/Qualification 

• 5+ year experience in similar role, in-depth VMware ESXi/vCenter and Horizon experience.
• Installation and Support of Dell Vxrail and ESXi on new hardware including Dell EMC Storage Centre Roles and responsibilities.
• Perform planning activities for the VxRail solution to be implemented.
• Lead the implementation and Support of VxRail, Powerstore, and PowerEdge solutions for our clients.
• Gather and document business requirements, assess technical capabilities and analyze findings to translate into the engineering of technology solutions. 
• Create logical, physical design and architecture for all VMware-based server and virtual desktop solutions (ESXi / vCenter, Horizon, NSX-T, AppVolumes, Dynamic Environment Manager).
• Follow policies and procedures for change, problem, and incident management. 
• Proactively participate in L2/L3 problem escalations and resolve server support issues. 
• Participate in the on-call rotation and planned maintenance activities after hours when needed. 
• Includes operational maintenance of infrastructure such as vSAN, App Volumes, Dynamic Environment Manager etc.
• Strong working knowledge of vCenter, ESXi, CLI commands, ESXi updates/troubleshooting, 
• Windows 10 golden image creation with the usage of clones and templates. 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Strong customer service and professional client facing skills. 
• Strong time management and organizational skills and ability to meet project deadlines. 
• Understanding of networking concepts, LAN/WAN, DNS/DHCP, routing, switching and firewalls within the scope of the VMware technology stack. 
• Experience as an Implementation and support, with a strong focus on VxRail, Powerstore, and PowerEdge.

Desirable

• VMware Certifications (VCP-DCV, VCP-DTM) are a strong plus. 
• Expert experience in Windows Server 2008/2012/2016, Microsoft SQL & Windows clustering technologies, Active Directory, Group Policy and DFS file systems.
• More Dell products experience is preferred.