VMware Admin jobs in Ahmedabad at IBM

Introduction

The infrastructure running industries likes transportation, energy, insurance, banking or healthcare is quickly changing as the world s relationship with technology evolves. Companies have more choices than ever before between on-premise, off-premise, or a hybrid approach.
Our Infrastructure Specialists are responsible for keeping up with these latest and greatest of these changes and using their expertise to deliver solutions that meet the needs of our customers and products.

Your Role and Responsibilities

You will be responsible for building and provisioning VMware workloads in Managed Services and Cloud Environment.
You will be part of overall Deployment Team who would provide end to end Infrastructure Builds for IBM and IBM customers.
You would need to partner with different engineering teams, peer engineers and project management team to provide/build an overall solution as per the requirement.

Build / Verify hardware and software configuration and system integrity by comparing the appropriate operational and functional characteristics with a predetermined or referenced standard.
Build / Validate that the Configuration Management Database (CMDB) records correctly describe the characteristics of Customer and Infrastructure equipment and meets mandatory requirements to maintain our Service Level Agreements (SLA).
Report all defects and results from testing.
Develop and write Build/test procedures
Develop automated steps
Schedule operational equipment for support services
Continually build knowledge and proficiency in Build / testing methodologies (Scripted testing and manual Build / test cases).
You should be able to work during US time zone from 05:30 PM IST to 02:30 PM IST.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

Minimum of 3 5 years of both Manual Automated Testing experience with Operating System, Server Hardware Configurations and Applications
Experience in command line and manual testing of server and software: Linux (RHEL, CentOS),Unix, SQL, Apache, Routers, PIXl Switches, LB, EMC, Quantam,
Working knowledge in UNIX Shell Scripting and PowerShell or VB Script is a plus but not mandatory
Experience with VMware ESX, vSphere client, Opsware and CLI utilities is preferred
Familiar with Remedy and SharePoint to adapt our in-house automation tools for testing
Industry certifications such as Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) or VMware Certified Professional (VCP) is preferred
Ability to consistently perform under pressure, manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines while maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction.

Preferred Technical And Professional Expertise

Previous experience in developing and documenting test procedures, results criteria and automated steps is a major plus.
Knowledge of IP, Subnet, VLAN, ACL, HTTP, SSL, SNMP, SSH is a plus
Solid understanding of functional technical specifications, documentation and QA processes is a plus
Any other industry certification is a plus
You love collaborative environments that use agile methodologies to encourage creative design thinking and find innovative ways to develop with cutting edge technologies
Ambitious individual who can work under their own direction towards agreed targets/goals and with creative approach to work
Intuitive individual with an ability to manage change and proven time management
Proven interpersonal skills while contributing to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed
Up-to-date technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing publications

About Business Unit

At Global Technology Services (GTS),we help our clients envision the future by offering end-to-end IT and technology support services, supported by an unmatched global delivery network. It's a unique blend of bold new ideas and client-first thinking. If you can restlessly reinvent yourself and solve problems in new ways, work on both technology and business projects, and ask, 'What else is possible?' GTS is the place for you!

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