Description

Design, deploy, and manage VMware vSphere infrastructure, including ESXi hosts, vCenter Server, clusters, and datastores.

Responsibilities

• Configure and maintain High Availability (HA), Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS), and vMotion/Storage vMotion to support resilient workloads.
• Perform capacity planning and performance tuning, including CPU, memory, and NUMA awareness for enterprise environments.
• Manage ESXi host lifecycle activities such as patching, upgrades, and firmware coordination with minimal downtime.
• Troubleshoot complex compute-related issues and perform root-cause analysis to restore service and prevent recurrence.
• Manage and support SAN storage platforms integrated with VMware, including datastore provisioning, multipathing, and storage performance analysis.

Required Skills

• 10+ years of hands-on experience in VMware vSphere/ESXi administration, including cluster and host management.
• Proven expertise in managing virtualization environments with High Availability (HA), DRS, and vMotion capabilities.
• Strong understanding of SAN and storage technologies, including datastore provisioning and multipathing concepts.
• Experience in performance tuning, capacity planning, and resource optimization across compute and storage layers.
• Ability to manage ESXi host lifecycle activities such as patching, upgrades, and firmware coordination.
• Familiarity with vSAN architecture, health monitoring, and performance optimization.
• Experience with automation using PowerCLI or scripting to improve operational efficiency.
• Knowledge of infrastructure monitoring tools such as vCenter and vRealize / Aria Operations.

Preferred Skills

• VMware Certified Professional (VCP-DCV) certification.
• VMware vSAN Specialist certification.
• Storage vendor certifications (NetApp, Dell, HPE, Pure, etc.).

Key Skills

Education

Any Graduate