[Remote] VMware ESXi Platform Engineer
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. IS3 Solutions is seeking a VMware ESXi Platform Engineer to support a large enterprise virtualization environment. The role focuses on ESXi patching, vulnerability remediation, upgrades, troubleshooting, cluster maintenance, validation, documentation, and future vSphere migration activities.
Responsibilities
- Execute ESXi 8 patching, vulnerability remediation and platform upgrades
- Plan, initiate, monitor and validate host and cluster maintenance through vCenter
- Diagnose failed updates using platform logs, events and task history
- Coordinate maintenance mode, host evacuation, remediation, reboot and return-to-service activities
- Validate cluster health, capacity, networking and storage dependencies before and after changes
- Document completed work, technical issues, validation evidence and next actions
- Provide complete handoffs so work can continue across regions
- Support future ESXi/vSphere 9 planning, testing and migration activities
- Participate in scheduled after-hours and weekend maintenance windows
Skills
- Hands-on experience administering VMware ESXi 8 and vCenter
- Experience with ESXi patching, lifecycle management, upgrades and vulnerability remediation
- Strong troubleshooting skills across VMware hosts and clusters
- Working knowledge of HA/DRS, maintenance mode, virtual networking and shared storage
- Experience working within formal change-management and incident-management processes
- Strong written communication and cross-region handoff discipline
- Ability to support the assigned regional shift and scheduled maintenance rotation
- Exposure to ESXi/vSphere 9
- PowerCLI, Python, Ansible or similar automation experience
- Experience supporting large enterprise virtualization environments
- VMware certification
- Experience within banking, financial services or another regulated industry
Benefits
- Remote work arrangement
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