Virtualization and Storage Engineer

  • Contract

Company Description

vTech can help you avoid the daunting task of writing and posting job offers, shifting through resumes and laboring through the lengthy interview process. Our Staffing solutions will allow you to elude those tasks and place topnotch, high-caliber professionals in the position you need to fill.

We use our expertise, knowledge, and global resources to deliver top-quality candidates and tailor our IT and Non-IT recruitment services to your needs. This allows us to deliver the required results in a timely manner that meets your schedule at a substantially reduced cost.

We pride ourselves for having one of the fastest growth rate and also the lowest turnover rates in the industry just 2.5 percent annually. We focus on the training and retaining qualified professionals with high personal and work ethics. With the help of our extensive database of internal candidates and CATS applicants tracking system, we can provide quality resources within the limited time frame.

We have also successfully placed hundreds of candidates in the areas related to Information Technology, Engineering, professional, Scientific & Clinical, etc. for both our commercial and government clients.

Source: A recruiter sources candidates from various sources; the search starts from our proprietary database. Using advanced sourcing methods like social media, professional networking media, internal, and 3rd party job boards, we identify qualified candidates.
Validate: A recruiter validates the candidates’ experience and skill sets against our client’s position.
Initial Screening: Based on the position and the client’s work culture, the recruiter uses initial screening questions to determine the most suitable candidates.
Submit: the recruiter will submit to the technical team qualified candidates who have passed the initial screening.
Technical Screening: The technical team then prepares a matrix of the particular requirements and required experience for the position and using a list of questions and the results, re-validates the candidates’ technical skills.
Background Check: Administrative personnel will provide a detailed background check, as required, per client agreement.
On board: On successfully completing the above steps, the candidates are welcomed on board and assisted to ensure a smooth integration at the client’s location.

Job Description

Job Description:

  • Program seeks a Virtualization and Storage Engineer (Subject Matter Expert). Extensive expertise with VMware ESXi, vCenter, Microsoft Hyper-V, Microsoft Azure, Dell Storage, and Brocade Fibre Channel Networking in private and public cloud is required.
  • This position requires keeping up to date with Dell Storage, Dell Servers, Microsoft Hyper-V and VMware ESXi platforms in use at the customers site, as well as a testing and validating interoperability in a lab setting prior to deploying updates to production.
  • Candidates must have extensive knowledge and experience with Microsoft Systems Center Virtual Machine Manager, Active Directory, Hyper-V, VMware, vCenter, ESXi, Dell Compellent, Brocade Fibre Channel Networking, and PowerShell.
  • The environment is fast moving and has high expectations for quality of work and turnaround times.

The Virtualization and Storage Engineer duties include:

  • Execute capacity planning and upgrades of the customer’s virtualization and storage infrastructure (primary responsibilities of this engineer).
  • Provide specialized knowledge how to implement and upgrade systems in conformance with customer requirements
  • Lead the development of operational and maintenance procedures for systems
  • Document system configuration and operational procedures.

Responsibilities:

  • Provides assessments of technical and operational practices based on leading industry standards specific to the requested technology.
  • Plans, organizes, and conducts research in a variety of areas, such as new or existing products, science, social science, law or business in support of an IT initiative.
  • Searches sources such as reference works, literature, documents, newspapers, statistical records, and other sources of information. May use Internet, Intranet, magazines, periodicals, journals, and other media to perform research.
  • Analyzes information and statistical data to prepare reports and studies for use by professionals

Skills:

  • Extensive ESXi experience
  • Extensive Hyper-V experience
  • In-depth understanding of Server hardware and Windows Operating systems
  • Experience with Dell Servers, configurations and troubleshooting
  • In-depth experience of Active Directory
  • Extensive experience with Brocade Fibre Channel Switches and Brocade Network Advisor
  • Experience with Dell Compellent SAN and Dell Storage Manager
  • Experience with Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager and Microsoft System Center Operations Manager
  • In-depth knowledge of PowerShell
  • Experience with Azure Cloud Services and Azure Pack

Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in Information Technology or related field or equivalent experience

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.