VMWare Engineer

Role Overview For Senior VMware Engineer:

We are looking for the right person to join the global system engineering organization as a senior virtualization engineer to define cutting edge global virtualization solutions in a Hybrid Multi Cloud Environment. Responsibilities will include building and managing scalable, stable and highly available automation and orchestration mechanisms and tooling for the new platforms as well as working to continually enhance Jefferies existing virtualization estate.

This position requires a mixture of engineering, operations, hands on technical and support skills. Qualified candidates should have excellent troubleshooting and analytical skills. In addition, it requires an open mind attitude to venture outside of their comfort zone when necessary. The individual will work closely with local and global technical leads, infrastructure and operations teams and other cross-department teams to evaluate business needs and provide end-to-end technical solutions and manage, operate, monitor, audit, secure the Jefferies server Virtualization assets.

Key Responsibilities:

Participate and advise on design, development and engineering of virtualization platform

Day to Day Management and Operations of Jefferies Virtualization Platform—including troubleshooting, monitoring, forecasting, capacity planning, upgrades, patching, securing Jefferies virtualization environment.

Participate in defining virtualization strategy support on-prem, hybrid and public cloud environment.

Development and Operations of full orchestration and automation framework.

Working closely with global operational counterparts to ensure stable and healthy virtualization platforms.

Maintain and update environmental documentation, standard Operating Procedures, engineering documentation, Runbooks in support of operational hand off.

Working closely with global operational counterparts to ensure stable and healthy virtualization platforms

Mandatory Skills and Experience Required:

VMware certification VCP/VCAP

5–8-year experience in VMWare VCenter and VSphere/ESXi 6.x/7.x/8.x

Excellent knowledge of VMware Core products and virtualization Technologies.

5+ years of corporate experience supporting large geographically diverse system implementations

5+ years automation and scripting skills

5+ years supporting VMWare Site Recovery Manager for DR.

5+ years supporting and using VMWare VRealize Operations Manager to troubleshoot performance issues, forecast VM growth.

Excellent knowledge on VMware HA, DRS, vMotion, storage vMotion, ESXi multipathing in a Fiber Channel Environment.

Excellent knowledge of VMWare memory management, Data store management.

Must be able to troubleshoot performance issues and provide recommendations to management and server teams.

Excellent knowledge of NSX-T (for micro-segmentation) management, deployment and troubleshooting.

Excellent knowledge of vRNI, LogInsight.

Excellent knowledge of VMC (VMware cloud in AWS/Azure/GCP) and HCX (Hybrid Cloud Extension)

Excellent knowledge of TCP/IP Networks/Networking/Topologies including DNS.

Highly Desirable Skills:

Nutanix AHV/AOS 6.x or any second virtualization platform skills but preferably Nutanix.

Excellent Knowledge of Server HW and server Architecture preferably Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnects, Chassis, UCS Manager and with B200 Blade class Server or HPE Synergy with SY480/660 Blade solutions

Excellent knowledge of Software defined Computing—building servers, networks and storage from templates and profiles.

Excellent Knowledge of Fiber Channel SAN (preferably Cisco MDS 9700), HPE Nimble Storage, Pure Storage and Netapp Storage with all FLASH/NVMe storage.

Excellent Knowledge of Disaster Recovery and Data Protection Technologies/Platform.

Working knowledge of AWS and AZURE Public Clouds, highly desirable.

Experience of running ON PREM platforms in Public Cloud highly desirable.

Experience in Production deployment of vVOLs highly desirable.

Knowledge of VDI management technologies, preferably Citrix.

Experience of Linux/Windows Operating Systems.

Critical Beyond the Technical Skills Required:

Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to communicate technical and non-technical concepts to peers, customers, and management

Must be capable of routinely making effective and timely decisions in alignment with departmental direction and based on sound business knowledge and industry best practices.

Possess excellent technical problem solving and customer service skills

Ability to cope well under pressure

Initiative, drive and ability to work effectively as part of a local team as well as a global team.

Must work well without direct supervision and as part of global teams.

Must be able be part of a weekly on call rotation for night and weekend support.

Must be able to work in 24x7 operational environment.

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range of $150,000-$165,000.

The salary offered will take into consideration an individual’s experience level and qualifications. In addition to salary, Jefferies offers, for eligible employees, an annual discretionary incentive and retention bonus, competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Jefferies also offers paid time off packages that include planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays and paid parental leave.

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (‘‘Jefferies,’’ ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us’’ or ‘‘our’’) is a U.S.-headquartered global full service, integrated investment banking and securities firm. Our largest subsidiary, Jefferies LLC, a U.S. broker-dealer, was founded in the U.S. in 1962 and our first international operating subsidiary, Jefferies International Limited, a U.K. broker-dealer, was established in the U.K. in 1986. Our strategy focuses on continuing to build out our investment banking effort, enhancing our capital markets businesses and further developing our Leucadia Asset Management alternative asset management platform. We offer deep sector expertise across a full range of products and services in investment banking, equities, fixed income, asset and wealth management in the Americas, Europe and the Middle East and Asia.

At Jefferies, we believe that diversity fosters creativity, innovation and thought leadership through the infusion of new ideas and perspectives. We have made a commitment to building a culture that provides opportunities for all employees regardless of our differences and supports a workforce that is reflective of the communities where we work and live. As a result, we are able to pool our collective insights and intelligence to provide fresh and innovative thinking for our clients.

Jefferies is committed to creating and sustaining a diverse workforce and encourages applicants from all backgrounds to apply. This includes applicants from historically underrepresented groups, including women, racial and ethnic minorities, members of the LGBTQ+ community, military veterans, and individuals with disabilities or who are neurodiverse.

Jefferies is an equal employment opportunity employer, and takes affirmative action to ensure that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, genetic information, reproductive health decisions, or any other factor protected by applicable law. We are committed to hiring the most qualified applicants and complying with all federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity laws. As part of this commitment, Jefferies will extend reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities, as required by applicable law.

All employees must follow Jefferies’ COVID-19 protocol policy, which is subject to change.