Windows/VMware Administrator

Job Description :

Key Responsibilities :

• Administer and support production VMware ESXi, vCenter, and vSAN environments.
• Perform deployment, expansion, configuration, upgrade, and lifecycle management of Dell VxRail infrastructure.
• Manage and troubleshoot Dell PowerEdge server hardware components, including drives, NICs, power supplies, DIMMs, and iDRAC.
• Manage VMware vSphere clusters, including HA, DRS, vMotion, Storage vMotion, EVC, and admission control.
• Manage and troubleshoot vSAN environments, including disk groups, cache/capacity tiers, storage policies, and stretched clusters.
• Work with VxRail Manager, VxRail Lifecycle Management (LCM), and VxRail HCI System Software.
• Configure and troubleshoot VMware networking components including standard and distributed vSwitches, NIC teaming, VLAN tagging, jumbo frames, and NIOC.
• Perform advanced troubleshooting using esxtop, vSAN health and performance services, ESXi logs, vCenter logs, vmkernel, hostd, and vpxa logs.
• Manage Windows Server environments and provide support for Windows-based infrastructure.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues across compute, virtualization, storage, networking, and operating-system layers.
• Work with Dell SupportAssist and ProSupport teams for hardware troubleshooting and vendor escalations.
• Collect and analyze VMware log bundles and coordinate with VMware/Dell support teams for issue resolution.
• Support production incidents as a final escalation point and perform hands-on hardware replacement when required.
• Participate in infrastructure upgrades, patching, migrations, capacity expansion, and technology refresh activities.
• Ensure infrastructure availability, performance, security, and operational stability.
• Drive incidents from initial triage through root-cause analysis, resolution, and preventive actions.
• Maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, troubleshooting guides, and infrastructure records.

Required Skills :

• 7 - 8 years of experience in VMware / Windows administration.
• Strong hands-on experience with core VMware technologies including ESXi, vCenter, vSphere, and vSAN.
• 5 - 6 years of experience working with Dell VxRail.
• 5 - 6 years of experience in Windows Server administration.
• Strong knowledge of VMware vSphere clustering, including HA, DRS, vMotion, Storage vMotion, EVC, and admission control.
• Strong understanding of vSAN architecture, disk groups, cache/capacity tiers, storage policies, and stretched clustering.
• Hands-on experience with VxRail Manager, VxRail LCM, and HCI System Software.
• Strong understanding of VMware networking, including standard/distributed vSwitches, NIC teaming, VLANs, jumbo frames, and NIOC.
• Strong troubleshooting skills using esxtop, vSAN health/performance tools, ESXi/vCenter logs, vmkernel, hostd, and vpxa.
• Working knowledge of Dell PowerEdge servers and iDRAC.
• Experience with Dell SupportAssist, ProSupport processes, and vendor escalation management.
• Strong understanding of enterprise virtualization and data-center infrastructure.