SME - Vmware vSphere & vCenter,VMware vSAN
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Job Description
SME - Vmware vSphere & vCenter,VMware vSAN
Colombo, Western

Job Summary

1. VMware Infrastructure Administration Manage and administer VMware vSphere environments. Configure and maintain ESXi hosts, clusters, and virtual machines. Manage vCenter Server infrastructure and virtual datacenters. Ensure platform availability, performance, and scalability. 2. vCenter Management Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain vCenter Server. Monitor vCenter services and overall platform health. Manage inventory, permissions, roles, SSO, and certificates. Troubleshoot vCenter connectivity and performance issues. 3. VMware vSAN Administration Deploy and manage vSAN clusters. Configure storage policies and fault tolerance settings. Monitor vSAN health, performance, capacity, and resynchronization activities. Troubleshoot storage-related incidents and performance bottlenecks. 4. Virtual Machine Management Provision, migrate, resize, clone, and decommission virtual machines. Perform VM performance tuning and resource optimization. Manage snapshots and VM lifecycle activities. Support application and infrastructure teams during deployments. 5. Cluster & High Availability Management Configure and manage: VMware HA DRS vMotion Storage vMotion Ensure cluster stability and workload balancing. Support maintenance activities with minimum downtime. 6. Storage Administration Manage VMFS, NFS, and vSAN datastores. Monitor datastore utilization and storage performance. Perform capacity planning and storage optimization. Resolve storage connectivity and multipathing issues. 7. Network Virtualization Administration Configure vSwitches, Distributed Switches (vDS), Port Groups, and VMkernel adapters. Manage VLANs, NIC teaming, and network redundancy. Troubleshoot virtual networking issues. 8. Incident & Problem Management Act as L3 escalation point for VMware-related incidents. Perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for recurring issues. Troubleshoot: ESXi host failures vCenter issues VM performance degradation Storage and networking issues HA/DRS failures 9. Change & Upgrade Management Execute VMware upgrades, patches, and firmware updates. Support hardware refresh and infrastructure transformation projects. Participate in CAB reviews and planned maintenance windows. Validate post-implementation functionality. 10. Documentation & Knowledge Management Prepare SOPs, HLDs, LLDs, and operational runbooks. Maintain technical documentation and architecture diagrams. Conduct knowledge transfer sessions and mentor L1/L2 engineers. Mandatory Skills VMware vSphere VMware ESXi VMware vCenter Server VMware vSAN HA, DRS, vMotion, Storage vMotion VMFS, NFS Storage VMware Lifecycle Manager Virtual Networking (vDS, vSS) Windows & Linux Administration ITIL Incident, Problem & Change Management Preferred Certifications VMware Certified Professional – Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV) VMware vSAN Specialist VMware VCAP ITIL Foundation Key KPIs VMware Platform Availability ≥ 99.9% Cluster Health Compliance 100% Successful VM Provisioning Within SLA Storage Utilization Optimization Zero Critical VMware Outages Successful DR/HA Validation Patch & Upgrade Compliance > 95%

Key Responsibilities

1. VMware Infrastructure Administration Manage and administer VMware vSphere environments. Configure and maintain ESXi hosts, clusters, and virtual machines. Manage vCenter Server infrastructure and virtual datacenters. Ensure platform availability, performance, and scalability. 2. vCenter Management Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain vCenter Server. Monitor vCenter services and overall platform health. Manage inventory, permissions, roles, SSO, and certificates. Troubleshoot vCenter connectivity and performance issues. 3. VMware vSAN Administration Deploy and manage vSAN clusters. Configure storage policies and fault tolerance settings. Monitor vSAN health, performance, capacity, and resynchronization activities. Troubleshoot storage-related incidents and performance bottlenecks. 4. Virtual Machine Management Provision, migrate, resize, clone, and decommission virtual machines. Perform VM performance tuning and resource optimization. Manage snapshots and VM lifecycle activities. Support application and infrastructure teams during deployments. 5. Cluster & High Availability Management Configure and manage: VMware HA DRS vMotion Storage vMotion Ensure cluster stability and workload balancing. Support maintenance activities with minimum downtime. 6. Storage Administration Manage VMFS, NFS, and vSAN datastores. Monitor datastore utilization and storage performance. Perform capacity planning and storage optimization. Resolve storage connectivity and multipathing issues. 7. Network Virtualization Administration Configure vSwitches, Distributed Switches (vDS), Port Groups, and VMkernel adapters. Manage VLANs, NIC teaming, and network redundancy. Troubleshoot virtual networking issues. 8. Incident & Problem Management Act as L3 escalation point for VMware-related incidents. Perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for recurring issues. Troubleshoot: ESXi host failures vCenter issues VM performance degradation Storage and networking issues HA/DRS failures 9. Change & Upgrade Management Execute VMware upgrades, patches, and firmware updates. Support hardware refresh and infrastructure transformation projects. Participate in CAB reviews and planned maintenance windows. Validate post-implementation functionality. 10. Documentation & Knowledge Management Prepare SOPs, HLDs, LLDs, and operational runbooks. Maintain technical documentation and architecture diagrams. Conduct knowledge transfer sessions and mentor L1/L2 engineers. Mandatory Skills VMware vSphere VMware ESXi VMware vCenter Server VMware vSAN HA, DRS, vMotion, Storage vMotion VMFS, NFS Storage VMware Lifecycle Manager Virtual Networking (vDS, vSS) Windows & Linux Administration ITIL Incident, Problem & Change Management Preferred Certifications VMware Certified Professional – Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV) VMware vSAN Specialist VMware VCAP ITIL Foundation Key KPIs VMware Platform Availability ≥ 99.9% Cluster Health Compliance 100% Successful VM Provisioning Within SLA Storage Utilization Optimization Zero Critical VMware Outages Successful DR/HA Validation Patch & Upgrade Compliance > 95%

Skill Requirements

1. VMware Infrastructure Administration Manage and administer VMware vSphere environments. Configure and maintain ESXi hosts, clusters, and virtual machines. Manage vCenter Server infrastructure and virtual datacenters. Ensure platform availability, performance, and scalability. 2. vCenter Management Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain vCenter Server. Monitor vCenter services and overall platform health. Manage inventory, permissions, roles, SSO, and certificates. Troubleshoot vCenter connectivity and performance issues. 3. VMware vSAN Administration Deploy and manage vSAN clusters. Configure storage policies and fault tolerance settings. Monitor vSAN health, performance, capacity, and resynchronization activities. Troubleshoot storage-related incidents and performance bottlenecks. 4. Virtual Machine Management Provision, migrate, resize, clone, and decommission virtual machines. Perform VM performance tuning and resource optimization. Manage snapshots and VM lifecycle activities. Support application and infrastructure teams during deployments. 5. Cluster & High Availability Management Configure and manage: VMware HA DRS vMotion Storage vMotion Ensure cluster stability and workload balancing. Support maintenance activities with minimum downtime. 6. Storage Administration Manage VMFS, NFS, and vSAN datastores. Monitor datastore utilization and storage performance. Perform capacity planning and storage optimization. Resolve storage connectivity and multipathing issues. 7. Network Virtualization Administration Configure vSwitches, Distributed Switches (vDS), Port Groups, and VMkernel adapters. Manage VLANs, NIC teaming, and network redundancy. Troubleshoot virtual networking issues. 8. Incident & Problem Management Act as L3 escalation point for VMware-related incidents. Perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for recurring issues. Troubleshoot: ESXi host failures vCenter issues VM performance degradation Storage and networking issues HA/DRS failures 9. Change & Upgrade Management Execute VMware upgrades, patches, and firmware updates. Support hardware refresh and infrastructure transformation projects. Participate in CAB reviews and planned maintenance windows. Validate post-implementation functionality. 10. Documentation & Knowledge Management Prepare SOPs, HLDs, LLDs, and operational runbooks. Maintain technical documentation and architecture diagrams. Conduct knowledge transfer sessions and mentor L1/L2 engineers. Mandatory Skills VMware vSphere VMware ESXi VMware vCenter Server VMware vSAN HA, DRS, vMotion, Storage vMotion VMFS, NFS Storage VMware Lifecycle Manager Virtual Networking (vDS, vSS) Windows & Linux Administration ITIL Incident, Problem & Change Management Preferred Certifications VMware Certified Professional – Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV) VMware vSAN Specialist VMware VCAP ITIL Foundation Key KPIs VMware Platform Availability ≥ 99.9% Cluster Health Compliance 100% Successful VM Provisioning Within SLA Storage Utilization Optimization Zero Critical VMware Outages Successful DR/HA Validation Patch & Upgrade Compliance > 95%

Other Requirements

1. VMware Infrastructure Administration Manage and administer VMware vSphere environments. Configure and maintain ESXi hosts, clusters, and virtual machines. Manage vCenter Server infrastructure and virtual datacenters. Ensure platform availability, performance, and scalability. 2. vCenter Management Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain vCenter Server. Monitor vCenter services and overall platform health. Manage inventory, permissions, roles, SSO, and certificates. Troubleshoot vCenter connectivity and performance issues. 3. VMware vSAN Administration Deploy and manage vSAN clusters. Configure storage policies and fault tolerance settings. Monitor vSAN health, performance, capacity, and resynchronization activities. Troubleshoot storage-related incidents and performance bottlenecks. 4. Virtual Machine Management Provision, migrate, resize, clone, and decommission virtual machines. Perform VM performance tuning and resource optimization. Manage snapshots and VM lifecycle activities. Support application and infrastructure teams during deployments. 5. Cluster & High Availability Management Configure and manage: VMware HA DRS vMotion Storage vMotion Ensure cluster stability and workload balancing. Support maintenance activities with minimum downtime. 6. Storage Administration Manage VMFS, NFS, and vSAN datastores. Monitor datastore utilization and storage performance. Perform capacity planning and storage optimization. Resolve storage connectivity and multipathing issues. 7. Network Virtualization Administration Configure vSwitches, Distributed Switches (vDS), Port Groups, and VMkernel adapters. Manage VLANs, NIC teaming, and network redundancy. Troubleshoot virtual networking issues. 8. Incident & Problem Management Act as L3 escalation point for VMware-related incidents. Perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for recurring issues. Troubleshoot: ESXi host failures vCenter issues VM performance degradation Storage and networking issues HA/DRS failures 9. Change & Upgrade Management Execute VMware upgrades, patches, and firmware updates. Support hardware refresh and infrastructure transformation projects. Participate in CAB reviews and planned maintenance windows. Validate post-implementation functionality. 10. Documentation & Knowledge Management Prepare SOPs, HLDs, LLDs, and operational runbooks. Maintain technical documentation and architecture diagrams. Conduct knowledge transfer sessions and mentor L1/L2 engineers. Mandatory Skills VMware vSphere VMware ESXi VMware vCenter Server VMware vSAN HA, DRS, vMotion, Storage vMotion VMFS, NFS Storage VMware Lifecycle Manager Virtual Networking (vDS, vSS) Windows & Linux Administration ITIL Incident, Problem & Change Management Preferred Certifications VMware Certified Professional – Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV) VMware vSAN Specialist VMware VCAP ITIL Foundation Key KPIs VMware Platform Availability ≥ 99.9% Cluster Health Compliance 100% Successful VM Provisioning Within SLA Storage Utilization Optimization Zero Critical VMware Outages Successful DR/HA Validation Patch & Upgrade Compliance > 95%
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