VMware Engineer

MatchPoint Solutions is a fast-growing young energetic global IT-Engineering services company with clients across the US. We providetechnology solutions to various clients like Uber Robinhood Netflix Airbnb Google Sephora and more! More recently we have expanded to working internationally in Canada China Ireland UK Brazil and India. Through our culture of innovation we inspire build and deliver business results from idea to outcome. We keep our clients on the cutting edge of the latest technologies and provide solutions by using industry-specific best practices and expertise.

We are excited to be continuously expanding our team. If you are interested in this position please send over your updated resume. We look forward to hearing from you!

Job Title: VMware Engineer

Location: Remote

Duration: 11 Months

Employment Type: Contract

Pay Range: $50 to $55

Role Overview:

Seeking an experienced VMware Engineer to manage maintain and optimize our vSphere environment. The role focuses on host and firmware lifecycle management patching upgrades capacity and performance monitoring disaster recovery orchestration and working with Dell and HPE server platforms. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with vSphere SRM vRealize Operations (vROps) and VxRail appliances.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain and administer VMware vSphere infrastructure (ESXi vCenter) and associated components.
• Plan and execute regular patching and security updates for ESXi hosts vCenter and management components with minimal production impact.
• Perform host firmware and BIOS upgrades in coordination with Dell and HPE server management tools (iDRAC iLO OMSA OneView).
• Execute major host and cluster upgrades (vSphere version upgrades vCenter migrations) and validate post-upgrade stability.
• Provision configure and manage VxRail nodes and clusters; perform lifecycle management using VxRail Manager.
• Implement and support VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) for DR orchestration runbooks and failover testing.
• Monitor troubleshoot and tune environment performance using vRealize Operations (vROps); create dashboards and capacity planning reports.
• Manage storage and networking integrations with VMware (vSAN SAN NFS VLANs distributed switches).
• Develop document and test disaster recovery and business continuity procedures.
• Work with server hardware teams and vendors (Dell HPE) to coordinate firmware updates hardware replacements and escalations.
• Create and maintain runbooks technical documentation change requests and maintenance windows.
• Automate repetitive tasks using PowerCLI scripts or orchestration tools.
• Assist architecture and capacity planning for growth new projects and migrations.
• Support incident response root cause analysis and post-incident remediation.

Required Skills & Experience:

• 7 years hands-on experience administering VMware vSphere environments (ESXi vCenter).
• Strong experience with patching strategies host lifecycle management and vSphere upgrades.
• Hands-on experience with VxRail deployment and lifecycle management.
• Practical experience with Dell and HPE server platforms including iDRAC iLO OMSA OneView or similar tools.
• Experience deploying and managing VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM).
• Proficient with vRealize Operations (vROps) for monitoring capacity planning and performance tuning.
• Experience with vSAN datastores SAN integration and VMware networking (vDS NSX knowledge is a plus).
• Scripting/automation experience (PowerCLI PowerShell Python or similar).
• Strong troubleshooting skills for compute storage and network-related issues.
• Solid documentation skills and change control experience.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate with cross-functional teams and vendors.

• VMware certifications (VCP VCAP) or VxRail-specific certifications.
• Experience with NSX vRealize Suite or other SDDC components.
• Familiarity with configuration management or orchestration tools (Ansible Terraform vRealize Automation).
• Experience in large-scale enterprise or retail environments.

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