Job ID: UT-83293 (90090324)10p
VMWare Admin with HPE, virtualization, ESXi/vCenter, iSCSI Storage Area Networks, Cisco networking, Nimble and server administration experience
Location: Saltlake city, UT (BOE)
Duration: 6 months
Positions: 2 (1/2)
Skills:
A.Degree: Candidates must possess a bachelor’s degree in an IT related field and applicable Microsoft professional or expert certification.
B.IT Experience: Candidates must have 5+ years of IT experience with at least 2 years in an operations engineer capacity.
C.Knowledge and Expertise: Candidates must demonstrate broad knowledge and expertise in multiple technologies such as HPE Simplivity, VMWare solutions, virtualization, server administration, iSCSI Storage Area Networks, Cisco networking, client administration, and a clear understanding of cybersecurity principles.
D.Effective Verbal Communication: Candidates must demonstrate the ability to communicate in language that non-tech people can understand and in being adept at producing architectural diagrams and presentations for use in communication with various levels of management and staff in both the business and IT.
E.Interpersonal Relationships: Candidates must demonstrate the ability to manage relationships while demonstrating persistence and problem-solving and the ability to prioritize tasks.
F.Adaptation: Candidates must demonstrate the ability to adapt to new and changing situations.
G.Forward Thinking Candidates must possess the ability to recognize forward-looking business needs along with industry, business and IT trends.
Summary:
The Utah State Board of Education’s Information Technology (IT) department is in search of an IT Operations Engineers to assist with managing ~400 virtual servers in a VMWare/HPE Simplivity data center architecture supporting business applications and core services. Working for the USBE is a rare opportunity to use a combination of the latest technologies, best‐of‐breed practices, and first-rate environment designed to support current and future requirements. We are looking for a high‐energy, adaptive team player with a great work ethic to join our IT team as an Operations Engineer.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
-Maintain, update and troubleshoot HPE Simplivity server infrastructure
-Manage Storage Area Networks (Nimble, iSCSI, etc.)
-Maintain, update, and optimize VMWare ESXi/vCenter 7.x virtual hosting environment
-Assist with data center Cisco networking configurations
-Assist global administrators with administrative tasks related to backup infrastructure, system logging, and security.
-Collaborate with internal stakeholders (system admins, program teams, etc.) to ensure the hosting environment meets business needs
-Lead evaluation of software and techniques to be used within the virtual server infrastructure
-Provide guidance, direction and support to IT Operations fellow engineers, system administrators, and database administrators.
-Other duties as assigned
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