VMWare Operations Specialist

DCI Job Requirement for:

VMWare Operations Specialist

Location: Charleston, SC

Job Description:

Serve as a VMware Operations Specialist

Responsible for the ongoing performance and security of VMware environments

• After implementation and handover to operations

Administer and support VMware environments, including:

• vCenter Server, ESXi hosts, clusters, datastores, VMs, templates, etc.

Provide troubleshooting for a variety of incidents, including involving:

• Availability, performance, capacity, connectivity, host failures, VM issues, etc.

Perform root-cause analysis

• Contribute to problem-management activities, corrective actions, prevention plans

Plan and execute approved changes, including:

• Host maintenance, patching, upgrades, configuration updates, and migrations

Monitor platform health, capacity, performance, alarms, and operational trends

• Identify risks before they affect business services

Support DRS, vMotion, storage virtualization, disaster-recovery

Coordinate with storage and network teams to investigate:

• Latency, multipathing, VLAN, routing, MTU, and connectivity issues

Maintain operational documentation, procedures, architecture records, etc.

Validate backup, restore, replication, and recovery processes

Support activities for the virtualization platform, including:

• Vulnerability remediation, security hardening, access reviews, and audits

Participate in on-call rotations, incident response, and post-incident retrospectives

Mentor junior administrators

Qualifications:

5+ years of hands-on virtualization experience in enterprise environments

• Including supporting VMware environments in a production operations role

Strong, hands-on experience with the following:

• VMware vSphere, vCenter Server, vMotion, ESXi
• Clusters, HA, DRS
• Virtual networking, and virtual storage

Experience troubleshooting complex infrastructure incidents

• Across compute, storage, networking, operating systems, and applications

Experience with change management, incident management, and problem management

Working knowledge of scripting or automation, such as:

• Power CLI, PowerShell, Python, or REST APIs

Experience supporting the following:

• Patching, monitoring, and backups
• Lifecycle management
• Disaster recovery, and security remediation

Preferred Qualifications:

VMware Certified Professional or higher, such as VCP-DCV or VCAP-DCV

Experience with

• VMware Aria or VMware Cloud environments
• vSAN, NSX, Site Recovery Manager, HCX

Familiarity with enterprise storage platforms

• SAN/NAS technologies, IP networking, Linux, and Windows Server

Experience with observability, configuration-management, IaC, or automation platforms

ITIL certification or equivalent experience with structured IT service management

Experience operating in regulated, highly available, or global enterprise environments

Required: US Citizenship

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $120,000-$150,000

Pay: $120,000.00 - $150,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Relocation assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• virtualization engineering and operation support: 5 years (Preferred)
• supporting enterprise VMware environments : 5 years (Preferred)
• VMware, vSphere, vCenter Server, vMotion, ESXi: 5 years (Preferred)
• Virtual networking, and virtual storage: 5 years (Preferred)
• scripting or automation: 5 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• US Citizenship (Required)

Work Location: In person