Vmware Virtualization(Hypervisor)- L3

Experience 8+ years relevant exp

Own an escalation, demonstrate leadership and be the designated point of contact for the Technical

Escalation Process.

 The position involves taking a leadership role with customer teams and internal teams to resolve problems,

maintain managed Storage & Backup operations and, when necessary, to return systems to operational

status. 

 The job also involves leading communication between technical teams, customers and internal organization

to fulfill customer needs and accomplish customer satisfaction.

 Strong and solid concepts on Virtualization.

 Share Datacenter ‘Best Practice’ among other Technology peers & Teams in the GMS community and be

required to actively look for and identify pro-active / issue prevention opportunities where these presents

themselves.

 Supporting and troubleshooting complex Vmware / Virtualization issues in complex and widely distributed

environment.

 Manage technical action planning across multiple customer / partner resources while leading development of

Commvault technical action plan.

 Communicate Technical action plan, drive internal HPE Technical Teams / Customer / Partner

communications.

 Capable of working constructively in a highly pressurized environment. Willing to work after office hours to

manage critical customer escalations when necessary 24x7 availability as required for ‘Out of Hours’ (OOH)

coverage. Demonstrates the ability to work with and be sensitive to other cultures.

 Skilled in utilizing methodologies for problem management and resolution of escalated issues.

 Provides highly innovative management of complex escalations.

 Create opportunities to increase the competence of the work group in a proactive and consistent way.

Identifies and communicates possible process changes that will remedy inefficiencies as appropriate.

 Lead / drive virtual technical teams within HPE / Partner to isolate the cause of issue.

 Work with the different support Vendors, customer account team, HPE / Partner onshore and offshore

teams, as well as other stakeholders like Managed Services Manager, Consultants, Customer Business

Manager, Escalation manager etc.

 Negotiate to bring correct resources together to focus on an issue

 Plan and implement best practices.

Knowledge & Skills:

*Experience in designing, deploying, and managing VMware-based virtualization.

*Expert-level proficiency in VMware vSphere, VMware NSX, and VMware vSAN technologies.

*Document design, implementation, and troubleshooting procedures for VMware cloud solutions.

*Expert-level proficiency in Disaster recivery solutions like SRM, Metro CLuster, Streched CLuster etc.

*Expert-level proficiency in designing VMware environment based on Performance Requirement.

*Strong scripting and automation skills using tools such as PowerShell, Python, or VMware PowerCLI.

*Strong experience in Upgrading VMware components and tackling Issues during upgrades.

*Expert-level proficiency in designing customer Workload specs based on the requirements from application.

*Expert-level proficiency on Storage and network protocols supported by VMWare.

*Fundamental Knwoledge on Hardware, Network and Storage concepts is a must.

*Solid understanding of cloud computing principles and architectures, including private, public, and hybrid cloud

models.

*Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex VMware issues and drive

resolution.

*Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to

both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

*VMware certifications such as VMware Certified Professional (VCP) or VMware Certified Advanced Professional

(VCAP) would be a plus.

*Experience with other cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, OLVM or Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is desirable.

 Experience:

8+ years of demonstrated experience in Vmware troubleshooting including service and support on

Virtualization, vSAN.

Ability to isolate and solve complex technical/business problems with the ability to interact with people

(customer and internal HPE) at all levels, across a geographic region.

Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills.

Certifications:

 VMware certifications such as VMware Certified Professional (VCP) or VMware Certified Advanced

Professional (VCAP).

 ITIL Foundation certification preferred.

 Knowledge of Remote Support and Remote monitoring processes and concepts

 Knowledge on Service Now

Interpersonal Skills:

 Self-Starter - Takes independent action to identify and solve problems. Seeks out relevant information needed

to make decisions. Gets involved with new initiatives. 

 Exceptional Customer service skills, mindset & attitude.

 Be professional in all modes of interaction with our internal & external customers.

 Success/Achievement Orientation - Delivers quality results consistently. Targets, achieves (or exceeds)

measurable results. Sets challenging goals, focuses on critical priorities, and is accountable. 

 Problem Solving - Recognizes problems and responds with a systematic assessment that identifies and

addresses cause of issue. Practical, realistic, and resourceful. 

 Innovative - Builds and improves key business processes that enhance the effectiveness of HPE. Generates

new ideas, challenges the status quo, and solves problems creatively.

 The candidate must collaborate with other teams and individuals within the organization

 Be capable of making well founded decisions in high pressure situations & exercising diplomacy when

operating in politically charged environments.

 Actively listen and confirm problem details showing empathy for urgent situations

 Utilize effective negotiation skills which will lead to satisfactory issue resolutions.

Benefits

Talworx is an emerging recruitment consulting and services firm, we are hiring for our client whichis an American multinational information technology company based in Spring, Texas. It is a business-focused organization which works in servers, storage, networking, containerization software and consulting and support. HPE was ranked No. 107 in the 2018 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue