Vmware Engineer

• Job Role: Vmware Engineer with Azure Cloud and vCloud Director
• Location : Mississauga, Ontario onsite.
• Contract only.

Primary Responsibilities:

Support Assist with Cloud Platform onboarding tasks including multitenant organization VM provisioning configuration and maintenance of virtual machines firewall port validations and license activations using VCD platforms

Support security remediation efforts Application Patch and infrastructure lifecycle management eg VCD RDWeb OpenVPN Windows and Linux Work closely with Security teams to perform vulnerability scans and verify compliance protocols

Partner with the Global Security team for the deployment and validation of security tools such as Tanium Qualys and Defender on Windows and Linux systems Execute security remediation measures across Windows and Linux infrastructures addressing OS hardening vulnerability remediation and configuration compliance

Handle the lifecycle of certificates DNSNTP configurations and firewall rule requests FWRR for the platform Contribute to standardized deployments by leveraging golden image templates and automation scripts

Manage daily Incident INC tickets and Request for Information RITM tasks while monitoring servicelevel agreements SLAs through ServiceNow and internal dashboards Actively participate in daily and weekly standup meetings to oversee project migrations escalations and incident resolutions

Monitor the platforms performance health and availability ensuring alignment with established SLAs and operational benchmarks Provide support in incident handling service request management and change management through ServiceNow and internal tools Engage in performance optimization and monitoring using VROps tools

Play a role in ensuring audit readiness by aiding documentation efforts data validation and responding to auditrelated queries

Analyze repetitive operational tasks to identify and propose automation and efficiency improvements

Perform root cause analysis for recurring challenges and recommend as well as implement corrective measures

Keep infrastructure asset documentation uptodate including CMDB records Develop and maintain operational documentation such as standard operating procedures and knowledge base articles

Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Computer Science IT or a related discipline

Demonstrated expertise in IT operations systems administration or a comparable field

Solid understanding of virtualization technologies ESXi VCD vSphere NSX and cloud platforms AVS GCVE

Handson experience with security tools eg Tanium Qualys Defender and familiarity with compliance standards

Proficient in utilizing ServiceNow and additional IT management systems

Exceptional problemsolving abilities coupled with the capability to collaborate effectively within a different team

Strong communication skills and exemplary attention to detail

IT Operations Platform Support

Cloud platform onboarding and VM provisioning

Virtual machine configuration maintenance and lifecycle management

Multi tenant environment support using VCD platforms

Incident Request and Change Management using ServiceNow

SLA monitoring and operational reporting

Virtualization Cloud Technologies

VMware stack

oESXi

ovSphere

oVCD

oNSX

Cloud platforms

oAVS Azure VMware Solution

oGCVE Google Cloud VMware Engine

Security Compliance Operations

Deployment and validation of endpoint security tools

oTanium

oQualys

oMicrosoft Defender

Vulnerability remediation and OS hardening

Security patching for Windows and Linux

Working with Security teams on compliance and audit readiness

Infrastructure Network Operations

Firewall port validation and Firewall Rule Requests FWRR

Certificate lifecycle management

DNS NTP configuration

OpenVPN RDWeb administration

License activation and management

Monitoring Automation Reliability

Platform health availability and performance monitoring

vRealize Operations vROps usage

Root Cause Analysis RCA for recurring incidents

Identification of automation opportunities and efficiency improvements

Use of golden images and automation scripts for standardized deployments

Documentation Governance

CMDB updates and asset management

SOPs and Knowledge Base documentation

Audit documentation support and data validation

Skills

Mandatory Skills : Vmware-vrealize-automation - Administration, vRealize Suite Vmware Private Cloud