Hybrid Senior Virtualization Engineer, Team Lead

at ComPsych

• Job title: Senior Virtualization Engineer, Team Lead
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $120,000 - $140,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Linux, VMware
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Chicago, United States

About the role

• Senior Virtualization Engineer leading various infrastructure projects in VMware. Collaborate with teams to ensure optimal performance with a focus on best practices in virtualization.

Responsibilities

• Supports the ongoing maintenance, both proactive and reactive, of our VMware environment.
• Supports our Storage Area Network and Network Attached Storage solutions across multiple sites.
• Performs regular software patching across the VMware solution environment.
• Performs capacity planning and manages the hardware and software lifecycle of the VMware environment.
• Maintains and provisions the VMware Horizon VDI environment.
• Works with the network team to ensure that the NSX solution conforms to best practices.
• Works with the security team to ensure that patches, firewall policies, host settings, and isolation policies meet our business security requirements.
• Collaborates with consumers of the virtualization platform, including Windows, Linux, and app-dev teams to ensure the performance required is delivered.
• Acts as a technical lead, project manager, and level 3 engineer, seeing projects from inception to completion while adhering to BC/DR best practices.
• Identifies automation opportunities and implements accordingly.
• Builds extensive documentation both for new and existing solutions.
• Identifies new solutions and/or designs to improve/streamline the environment and/or which provide direct benefits to the business.

Requirements

• Experience and proficiency with VMware vSphere 6.x-7.x.
• Experience and proficiency with vRealize Suite products (vROPS, vRLI, etc).
• Experience and proficiency with VMware NSX-T 3.x.
• Experience and proficiency with HPE Servers and HPE OneView.
• Experience with VMware Horizon 7.x-8.x.
• Experience with VMware Site Recovery Manager 8.x
• Experience with Veeam Backup & Replication 9.x-11.x.
• Proficiency in PowerCLI and/or other scripting languages.
• Strong troubleshooting skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Project Management skills and capable of leading meetings.
• 5 or more years supporting VMware environments.
• Proficiency with core networking concepts and ability to troubleshoot network connectivity issues.
• Flexibility to work after-hours as needed and to be a part of an on-call rotation.
• Must be able to work on-site when needed at our Chicago office and/or regional datacenters.
• VCP (or higher) preferred.

Benefits

• Full benefits package, including Paid Time Off (PTO), medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with match, robust EAP, wellness program, and much more
• Competitive pay with annual increases