Sr. VMWare Engineer

Job Description

**Job Summary:**

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced **Senior VMware Engineer** to join our IT Infrastructure team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, deploying, managing, and maintaining VMware environments, with a strong focus on creating and supporting VMware clusters. This role plays a critical part in ensuring the high availability, performance, and security of our virtualized infrastructure. **This is a 4.5 month contract to hire and is eligible for hybrid flexibility after conversion.**

**Responsibilities:**

* Design, build, and maintain VMware clusters (vSphere, ESXi, vCenter) across multiple environments.
* Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize virtual environments to ensure optimal performance and availability.
* Perform capacity planning and resource management within VMware environments.
* Implement and manage backup and disaster recovery solutions for virtualized infrastructure.
* Collaborate with network, storage, and security teams to ensure seamless infrastructure integration.
* Patch, upgrade, and maintain VMware host systems and associated components.
* Develop and maintain documentation for VMware systems architecture, configurations, and standard operating procedures.
* Support and enforce security compliance and best practices within virtual environments.
* Participate in the planning and execution of data center migrations, consolidations, and expansions.
* Provide escalation support for complex VMware issues and mentor junior team members.

$40 - $50 an hour