Data Center Services, Virtualization and Computer Engineer

Data Services Center Opportunity in Financial Services

Virtualization and Computer Engineer

Location: 12325 Port Grace Blvd, La Vista, NE 68128

Role Type: Full time

Salary: $80,000 - $90,000 per year + annual bonus

Actual compensation offered will be determined individually, based on a number of job-related factors, including location, skills, experience, and education.

Our competitive salaries are just one component of Osaic's total compensation package. Additional benefits include: health, vision, dental insurance, 401k, vacation and sick time, volunteer days and much more. To view more details of what you can look forward to, visit our careers page: https://careers.osaic.com/Creative/Benefits

Summary:

We are looking for a driven, independent thinker, with excellent customer service skills to join our Data Center Services team to help manage our data center equipment, virtual and physical systems, with a concentration on VMware virtualization solutions and Dell servers.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain all aspects of data center equipment: racks, cabling, power, environment monitors, servers, storage devices, and all associated inventory.

• Perform all duties associated with the Data Center Services team, as directed by Data Center Services leadership.

• Design, deploy, manage, and maintain Osaic's VMware virtualization solution through the system life cycle.

• Design, deploy, manage, and maintain Osaic's physical server solutions through the system life cycle.

• Manage and maintain Windows and Linux operating systems, relative to physical or virtual server management tasks.

• Perform troubleshooting to resolve performance issues or system outages.

• Create and maintain system and platform documentation related to design, deployment, and system life cycle tasks.

• Perform regular updates and security vulnerability remediation tasks.

• Continually enhance alert and system monitoring.

• Aid in the research, development, and deployment of new technologies and multi-vendor integration.

• Implement and maintain a consistent backup and disaster recovery plan.

• Other duties as assigned.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree preferred; Associate's degree with significant applicable experience will be considered.

Requirements:

• 5 years of experience designing and implementing VMware data center virtualization solutions, using VMware Aria Operations.

• 5 years of experience managing all life cycle events of physical servers and installing and cabling systems in a data center.

• 3 years of experience installing and configuring Windows or Linux server operating systems, as well as using monitoring tools utilizing ICMP, SNMP, WMI, and other APIs.

• 3 years of experience managing Windows operating systems using Group Policy and scripting languages to automate routine processes using Python or PowerShell.

• Functional knowledge of Active Directory.

• Functional knowledge of network communication at all levels of the open systems interconnection (OSI) model; particularly Ethernet, IP, TCP/UDP, and Session.

• Relevant industry certifications:

• CompTIA: A+, Server+, or Network+.

• VMware: VMware Certified Professional - Data Center Virtualization

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Work on a regular and predictable basis.

• Organize, prioritize and handle multiple tasks.

• Pay close attention to detail.

• Work independently and with minimal supervision.

• Communicates well with customers, co-workers, and various business contacts in a courteous and professional manner.

• Can work some nights and weekends.

Preferred Requirements:

• 2 years of experience managing enterprise class storage systems; controllers, SAN, and NAS.

• 2 years of experience managing a virtual desktop infrastructure using a VMware platform.

• 2 years of experience managing non-persistent desktops in a virtual infrastructure.

• 2 years of experience managing virtual infrastructure in a Horizon environment.

• 2 years of experience managing and configuring a Windows based hardware cluster.