VMware Engineer

MatchPoint Solutions is a fast-growing, young, energetic global IT-Engineering services company with clients across the US. We providetechnology solutions to various clients like Uber, Robinhood, Netflix, Airbnb, Google, Sephora, and more! More recently, we have expanded to working internationally in Canada, China, Ireland, UK, Brazil, and India. Through our culture of innovation, we inspire, build, and deliver business results, from idea to outcome. We keep our clients on the cutting edge of the latest technologies and provide solutions by using industry-specific best practices and expertise.

We are excited to be continuously expanding our team. If you are interested in this position, please send over your updated resume. We look forward to hearing from you!

Job Title : VMware Engineer

Location : Remote

Duration : 11 Months

Employment Type : Contract

Pay Range : $50 to $55

Role Overview :

Seeking an experienced VMware Engineer to manage, maintain, and optimize our vSphere environment. The role focuses on host and firmware lifecycle management, patching, upgrades, capacity and performance monitoring, disaster recovery orchestration, and working with Dell and HPE server platforms. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with vSphere, SRM, vRealize Operations (vROps), and VxRail appliances.

Key Responsibilities :

• Maintain and administer VMware vSphere infrastructure (ESXi, vCenter) and associated components.
• Plan and execute regular patching and security updates for ESXi hosts, vCenter, and management components with minimal production impact.
• Perform host firmware and BIOS upgrades in coordination with Dell and HPE server management tools (iDRAC, iLO, OMSA, OneView).
• Execute major host and cluster upgrades (vSphere version upgrades, vCenter migrations) and validate post-upgrade stability.
• Provision, configure, and manage VxRail nodes and clusters; perform lifecycle management using VxRail Manager.
• Implement and support VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) for DR orchestration, runbooks, and failover testing.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and tune environment performance using vRealize Operations (vROps); create dashboards and capacity planning reports.
• Manage storage and networking integrations with VMware (vSAN, SAN, NFS, VLANs, distributed switches).
• Develop, document, and test disaster recovery and business continuity procedures.
• Work with server hardware teams and vendors (Dell, HPE) to coordinate firmware updates, hardware replacements, and escalations.
• Create and maintain runbooks, technical documentation, change requests, and maintenance windows.
• Automate repetitive tasks using PowerCLI, scripts, or orchestration tools.
• Assist architecture and capacity planning for growth, new projects, and migrations.
• Support incident response, root cause analysis, and post-incident remediation.

Required Skills & Experience :

Preferred Qualifications :

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