At GDH, we believe in the power of people and the importance of caring. Our culture statement, "We care about people," isn't just a tagline - it's the core of everything we do. GDH is a premier staffing and talent solutions company dedicated to helping businesses find the best talent and assisting job seekers in finding their dream jobs.
Who We Are:
GDH, founded in 2001, has grown into a leader in providing staffing solutions across various industries. We specialize in IT across several sectors, connecting top talent with leading enterprises. As a Best of Staffing firm recognized for excellence in client, employee, talent, and women's services, we pride ourselves on our commitment to quality and service.
Benefits of Working for GDH:
Professional Development
Competitive pay
Full health insurance
401k Plan
Holiday Pay
Gym Membership Reimbursement
Weekly Paycheck & Direct Deposit
& More!
Job Description:
GDH is hiring a VMware Systems Administrator to work with our client, innovative defense, space, and intelligence solutions provider. We are looking to add a VMware Systems Administrator to our MIDS Program's high performing team. This position requires a VMWare system administration and Windows system administration background in support of the IRS MIDS contract and will handle a variety of VMWare and Windows Admin responsibilities which include: configuring, monitoring, and maintaining the VMware and Windows environment. This position is responsible for ensuring that all servers operate at optimum levels. The candidate must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills. Should be comfortable working in a team environment and willing to work flexible hours. On-call and after-hours support is a requirement of this position.
Experienced in large scale Production Support Server Environment
Handling Data Center Operations with Business & Mission Critical applications
Handling escalated incidents or high critical tickets
Predicting Risk/Impact and Participating in Major Changes
Reporting & Performance Dashboards with Capacity Planning
Technical Team (5-10 members) & Vendor Management
Technical Transition & Documentation skills
Design, Migration and upgrading of existing infrastructure
Administer VMware ESX VSphere Infrastructure and VSphere OS Performance tuning & management
Provide the root cause analysis on the major incidents/problems
Monitoring of logs and alerts
Patch management and Antivirus management
H/W Troubleshooting & Vendor coordination
Firmware & BIOS Upgrade
Understanding of capacity planning, performance monitoring & tuning
Should have scripting knowledge for scripted installs, comfortable with using Virtual Center.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree and 8 years of experience. Additional 4 years of experience maybe accepted in lieu of the degree
Experience with the following:
VMware vCenter
VMWare NSX experience
Windows Admin Windows and AD Admin,VMware /Citrix Admin
Infra Performance and Optimization, Windows Admin
Ability to conduct/lead oral status/technical interchange meetings with clients on small to medium sized engagements
Strong knowledge on VMware management tools
Remote system administration experience
Incident, Problem, Change Management
Configuration Management
Virtual Machine management experience
Managing and Troubleshooting ESX Server SAN vSphere Capacity Planning & Forecasting
Virtual Network/Storage Architecture and Connectivity planning experience
Strong knowledge of troubleshooting skills on Windows servers & VMware
Familiarity to Linux environment
Strong knowledge of Storage & Networking concepts
Must be a US Citizen
Must have resided in the U.S. three of the last five years
Must be able to obtain and maintain the required agency clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
Knowledge on any monitoring tools like SNOW, VROPS, VRO , HPE One View
PowerShell/PowerCLI Scripting skills
Datacenter Architecting - Wintel Stack
GDH provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran's status or any other category protected by law. In addition to federal law requirements, GDH Consulting, Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities and/or employees. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, benefits and training. Applicants with disabilities that require an accommodation or assistance in applying and/or for interviewing, please contact our HR Department.
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