As a senior member of the infrastructure engineering compute team, maintain and optimize performance of the following with a focus on availability, scalability, and simplification:
Vmware vcenter server appliances 7.0,vmware esxi 6.5 and 7.0 hypervisors, cisco ucs; fabric interconnects, b200- m4, m5 blades, and c220 m5 blades
What you`ll do:
Document changes, incidents, problems and architecture from a technical support perspective
Plan for and install new software releases and system hardware/software upgrades
Ensure regular patches and updates are installed
Perform or monitor system backups/recovery
Participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation, including maintenance windows
Triage, resolve and document incidents and problems
Execute well documented change controls
Ensure compute resources and assets are logged and monitored along with appropriate actions for events
Take initiative to suggest and implement improvements/enhancements, especially geared towards automating granicus systems
Ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of granicus infrastructure assets
Provide direction, scope and management of infrastructure engineering automation efforts
Provide direction and leadership related to vmware and cisco ucs (compute) security design and requirements
Provide overall technical direction to the larger efforts of the compute team
Define, design and implement compute best practices; act as a liaison to other technical teams on how to optimize and secure the virtual environment
Ensure infrastructure engineering has proper capacity planning, reporting and management of compute resources
Provide expert level supervision of high-risk change requests
Skills & requirements
Who you are:
8+ years’ experience providing support in a virtual environment
3+ years’ experience administering vmware / esxi or another virtualization technology
Experience supporting server firmware and hardware
Experience with scripting and programing languages
Experience with linux operating systems
Experience with ip network services including dns, ntp, ssh, etc
Working knowledge of network storage in a virtual environment
Working knowledge of certificates and certificate management
Working knowledge of ip networks, firewalls, load balancers
Preferences:
Experience with cisco ucs
Experience with vmware powercli and/or api
Experience with powershell
Experience with linux os – centos, ubuntu or redhat
Experience with netapp based network storage systems
Understanding of security frameworks such as iso 27001, nist 800-53 and fedramp
Ba/bs in a technology related discipline
Examples of likely performance metrics:
99.95% system availability
Hypervisors, vcenters, and ucs patched quarterly or more frequently as needed
Projects executed in a timely manner with expected results
Change controls executed with expected results
Quality of written documentation reflected in tickets and online documents
Starting rate may vary by experience and/or location
Benefits: at granicus, we offer a competitive benefits package that allows employees to tailor benefits to their needsBenefits listed below are for employees based in the u.s.
Flexible time off
Medical (includes an option that is paid 100% by granicus!), dental & vision insurance
401(k) plan with matching contribution
Tuition & training reimbursement
Paid parental leave
Employer paid short and long term disability insurance, group term life insurance and ad&d insurance
Group legal coverage
Transit and/or parking supplement for office based employees
Free snacks and drinks in our offices
And more!
