Infra Engineer (Windows & VMware)

Key Areas of Responsibilities Adherence to best practices on managing systems and services across all environments Work in close cooperation with colleagues in other times zones to provide seamless follow-the-sun server support Manage, coordinate, and implement software upgrades, patches, hot fixes on servers Create and modify scripts or applications to perform tasks Provide input on ways to improve the stability, security, efficiency, and scalability of the environment Collaborate closely with the team to develop and implement automation strategies and simplified deployment processes Participate in Disaster Recovery and BCP drills as needed Manage Physical server infrastructure using remote access Manage and maintain virtual machines in our internal ESX farms as well as in our public and private cloud Build new physical and virtual servers as per company standards Work closely with Applications Development, Applications Support, Innovation, Build and Release and Project Management colleagues Provide weekend support for scheduled weekend changes as required Provide on-call support during off hours if needed Requirements Bachelors degree in IT, Computer Science or related Around 3 years relevant experience, in Vmware and Windows System Administration Knowledge on Linux/Windows : RedHat/ Microsoft both physical and virtual environment Must have hands on experience with physical/VM server deployments and commissioning MS Windows OS knowledge Good communication skills and a strong affinity for continuous improvement Collaborative and curious, someone who enjoys working with others Additional requirements: Good to have have experience / knowledge of various HPE or other server hardware and architecture Automation experience using scripting language such as Shell, Perl and/or Python scripting Knowledge of Veritas cluster and Veritas Storage Foundation products Knowledge on cloud technologies (AWS) ITIL V3, Project Management Additional Linux certifications (RHCT, RHCE) will be considered an advantage Originally posted on Himalayas