IBM jobs - VRA Devops Specialist

Introduction
We build phenomenal products that our customers rely on so it’s important they are running at their best. As a Systems Management Specialist, you will work with the latest software to keep moving business forward. Whether it’s our Engineering teams that need a test environment or our software running in production, we are seeking skilled systems management professionals ready for the challenge.

Your Role and Responsibilities
As a VRA VRO support professional, you will be part of the automation team and be involved in event monitoring, incident management, problem management and continuous improvement. In alignment with IT Strategy of modernization infrastructure to enhance customer experience, improve velocity, agility and transform to IT as a Service model, the Orchestration and Automation team will also enable the customer to build additional services.

Responsibility:

• You will automate delivery of personalized infrastructure, applications and custom IT services
• Automated installation, configuration, upgrade, patch, drift remediation, health, and content management of vRealize products
• Self-driving Operations from applications to infrastructure, using AI / machine learning (ML) based performance and capacity optimization
• In-depth knowledge on vRealize Operations and experience to create, modify and remove custom dashboards, what-if capacity project plans, Custom Reports, Alerts and Notifications, Policies, Super Metrics & Objects.
• Working knowledge of vRealize Operations Operational Management and ability to add Data Node, rebalance vROPS cluster, add Remote Collector, third party solution Adapter and party plug-in
• Hands-on experience in performing Puppet tasks - Puppet Services, reak/Fix - troubleshooting, Service Start and Stop, Vendor call outs to Puppet, maintenance/Upgrade for Puppet module

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Minimum 7 years of experience in IT domain with 3+ years in VRA/ VRO support
• Experience in vRealize Suite solution support and lead Application Incident discovery and Environment Security, Capacity and Health auditing
• Proficient in vRA administration and create/Modify/Remove Build profiles, Cost profiles, Machine prefixes, Property Dictionary, Reservations, Reservation policies, user and group roles, custom groups, tenant branding, entitlements and business group–specific catalog items and entitlements
• Expertise in vRealize Automation Operational Support with demonstrable experience in Machine Guest Executable Software Deployment and Deployment Day 2 Operations incident recognition and remediation
• Proven ability in vRealize Orchestrator Operational Support and experience in dedication towards client and management Portal, Workflow and third party integration incident identification and remediation

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Certification: VCP6-CMA 2019 / VMware vRealize Operations 2017 Specialist / VCAP-CMA Deploy 2018 / Puppet Certified Professional
• You love collaborative environments that use agile methodologies to inspire 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 lead change and shown time management
• Shown social skills while giving to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed. dedicated & creative towards resolution leading to growth
• 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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Location Statement
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