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The Cloud Engineer III is primarily responsible for deploying configuring troubleshooting and ensuring continuity of client and QTS physical and virtualized infrastructures and operating systems with a fundamental understanding of those specialties including any associated automation. The candidate must demonstrate the ability to successfully analyze and perform technical and processbased problem resolution with an emphasis on customer satisfaction. The candidate must be well versed in Cloud technologies and display a desire to continuously grow and improve both technical and soft skills.
RESPONSIBILITIES other duties may be assigned.
- Develop and maintain a thorough knowledge of the assigned task(s)functional area(s) or project(s)
- Deploy and support VMware ESXi and similar technologies on various hardware platforms
- Deploy monitor diagnose and troubleshoot Linux and Windows platforms by using diagnostic tools commands utilities monitoring tools
- Consistently demonstrate initiative and commitment to optimizing systems and process
- Conduct project scoping with stakeholder groups for moderately complex projects.
- Plan and execute scheduled system maintenance activities including hardware and software upgrades; software and application patching
- Plan and execute capacity monitoring and management
- Plan and execute functional test planning and testing for assigned functional area(s) or project(s)
- Proactively create procedures to prevent/reduce severity of outages
- Proactively analyze system performance and identify improvement opportunities
- Create/update infrastructure documentation to include environment technical diagrams workbooks etc.
- Write/update or review Change Requests MOPs and similar documentation
- Manage escalated assigned tickets to ensure SLA compliance and customer satisfaction
- Provide operational support in response to monitoring alerts and resolve incidents
- Respond quickly and effectively to production issues and take responsibility for seeing those issues through resolution
- Deliver customerfocused support through phone calls and ticketbased communications
- Work with the24x7x365 Operations Service Center and be flexible in availability as needed
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelors degree in a related field or equivalent professional experience
- Seven or more years of progressive IT engineering experience
- Advanced experience deploying upgrading and migrating complex private cloud environments according to best practices using current versions of VMware vCenter Server and ESXi
- Advanced experience configuring network virtualization technologies (NSX Citrix)
- Advanced experience with Linux environment design implementation and full stack support owning Linux environments full stack to include containerization and orchestration.
- Advanced experience configuring High Availability and clustering
- Advanced knowledge of various protocols/services such as SMTP SNMP SSL SSH and DNS
- Advanced experience deploying and administering CentOS and Red Hat operating systems
- Advanced understanding of Python Ansible PowerShell and/or JavaScript/JSON/REST API
- Advanced experience hardening Operating Systems in accordance with compliance standards and policy
- Advanced understanding of BGP peering HSRP and IP subnetting
- Experience with Active Directory and Exchange administration on an enterprise level
- Experience with IT monitoring systems
- US Citizenship for this position is required by law due to federal customer contracts
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Six or more years of Systems Administration/Engineering experience with a focus on virtualization and hyperconverged technologies
- VMware Certified ProfessionalData Center Virtualization (VCPDCV) certified
- One or more systemsfocused certifications (MCSA/MCSE RHSE/RHSA etc.
- One or more additional technology professional certifications (CompTia A Network etc.
- Prior experience working in a Data Center environment
- Strong knowledge of Python Ansible PowerShell and/or JavaScript/JSON/REST API
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Strong technical troubleshooting skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with clients vendors and colleagues
- Orderly documentation time management and planning skills
- Excellent written and oral communication problem solving and process management skills.
- Ability to work well within a team environment in a matrixed organization
- Strong customer relations skills
- Ability to learn and apply new technology and methodologies in a distributed environment
- Actively invests in growing yourself and others to build the talent and capabilities required for sustained success. Provide training and mentorship for lowerlevel team members
TOTAL REWARDS
This role is also eligible for a competitive benets package that includes: medical dental vision life and disability insurance; 401(k) retirement plan; exible spending and HSA accounts; paid holidays; paid time off; paid volunteer days; employee assistance program; tuition assistance; parental leave; military leave assistance; QTS scholarship for dependents; wellness program and other company benets.
This position is Bonus eligible.
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