MATRIX Resources Hiring for VMware Administrator – REMOTE Job at Dallas, TX Full Time

This North American Logistics industry leader has an immediate full-time opportunity for a VMware Administrator. Can work 100% remotely from anywhere in the United States, with a preference for candidates within the DFW area. In addition, there will be occasional travel demands (10-20% of time). The VMware Administrator will be responsible for the setup and administration of enterprise level VMware. This position requires experience and knowledge of VMware infrastructure along with either Windows or Linux administration duties. Must be able to perform a wide variety of operational and engineering tasks in the areas of VMware, Windows, or Linux. Will be an individual contributor working on individual and team tasks.


Responsibilities:

• Managing complex VMware environments, VMware hosts, clusters, vCenter, vSAN.
• Building and maintaining VMware vSphere architecture products including ESX, ESXi, and vCenter.
• Gaining technical knowledge of in-house network, server, and platform operating systems.
• Supporting of vSphere Lifecycle Manager
• System administration (Linux/Unix or Windows) at the command-line level.
• Running and maintaining scripting [PowerShell, Puppet, Chef, etc.].
• Performing Windows and Linux network administration.
• Hands-on software and hardware troubleshooting.
• Performing system wide updates and patching during prescribed maintenance during approved maintenance windows.
• Developing capacity assessment practices to forecast growth and system needs.
• Effectively collaborating with Engineering, architecture, Build Services team, hardware vendor support, VMware, and all related support teams

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree with an emphasis in information technology preferred or a combination of equivalent education and work experience.
  
• 3+ years’ experience as a VMware administrator.
  
• Knowledge of ESXi version 6.5 and higher.
• Windows and/or Linux administration experience.
• Experience supporting critical server environments.
• Ability to communicate clearly orally and in writing.
• AWS, Azure or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure experience a plus.
• Must interact well with peers and management.

Equal Employment Opportunity

MATRIX is committed to providing a work environment that values diversity, equity, inclusion and respect. We do not discriminate based upon race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status (including registered domestic partnership status), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender (including gender identity and expression), age (40 and over), sexual orientation, military and veteran status and/or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

MATRIX is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Supporting medical or religious documentation will be required where applicable. If you are a qualified individual with a disability, you may request a reasonable accommodation under the American Disability Act (ADA) by emailing [email protected]. To ensure a quick response to your request, please use the words “Accommodation request” as the subject line of your email.

For hourly W2 contract roles MATRIX offers a highly competitive benefit package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, HSA, and 401(k) with pre and post-tax options. Please see MatrixRes.com/Benefits for more information.

For direct hire placement with our clients, benefits will be offered in accordance with that particular client’s offerings. This may include PTO, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K and other pre and post-tax options.