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Job Description
Dell (VxRail/ESXi) Admin + Windows Admin
(Experience: 5 to 7 Years)
Active SC Clearance is Mandatory
Rugby, United Kingdom. Rugby, UK London, UK Milton Keynes, UK
Hybrid Working.
Role Summary/Purpose
This role within the Global Windows Platform & Services team is responsible for planning, designing, automating, orchestrating, and implementing the entire stack of VMware solutions in our data centers. You will need to have expert knowledge of installing and managing the Dell Vxrail infrastructure, VMware technologies, and related technologies such as SAN storage, backup solution and third-party supporting applications.
Responsibilities/Qualification
- year experience in similar role, in-depth VMware ESXi/vCenter and Horizon experience.
- and Support of Dell Vxrail and ESXi on new hardware including Dell EMC Storage Centre Roles and responsibilities.
- planning activities for the VxRail solution to be implemented.
- the implementation and Support of VxRail, Powerstore, and PowerEdge solutions for our clients.
- and document business requirements, assess technical capabilities and analyze findings to translate into the engineering of technology solutions.
- logical, physical design and architecture for all VMware-based server and virtual desktop solutions (ESXi / vCenter, Horizon, NSX-T, AppVolumes, Dynamic Environment Manager).
- ownership of Active Directory and Windows Server infrastructure, service operations and support.
- on all phases of Active Directory and Windows Server estate lifecycle management.
- on troubleshooting Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, MFA and Group Policy issues.
- technical experience in administering MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) technologies across server and client components.
- manage and monitor Active Directory and Server estate related ServiceNow tickets, and remediations from monitoring and alerting systems.
- in creating/updating the Server/Client Golden image.
- in Microsoft 365 services and Endpoint Manager
- PowerShell, SCCM and SCOM skills.
- support Veeam Back up solution.
- policies and procedures for change, problem, and incident management.
- participate in L2/L3 problem escalations and resolve server support issues.
- in the on-call rotation and planned maintenance activities after hours when needed.
- operational maintenance of infrastructure such as vSAN, App Volumes, Dynamic Environment Manager etc.
- working knowledge of vCenter, ESXi, CLI commands, ESXi updates/troubleshooting,
- 10 golden image creation with the usage of clones and templates.
- verbal and written communication skills. Strong customer service and professional client facing skills.
- time management and organizational skills and ability to meet project deadlines.
- of networking concepts, LAN/WAN, DNS/DHCP, routing, switching and firewalls within the scope of the VMware technology stack.
- as an Implementation and support, with a strong focus on VxRail, Powerstore, and PowerEdge.
Desirable
- Certifications (VCP-DCV, VCP-DTM) are a strong plus.
- experience in Windows Server 2008/2012/2016, Microsoft SQL & Windows clustering technologies, Active Directory, Group Policy and DFS file systems.
- Dell products experience is preferred.