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How are you? I have an opportunity with my client as a VMWare Engineer! Candidates MUST be local. 3-4 months. Seeking senior level. Please provide any candidates with their rates. I have some of the other details below. Please let me know? LOOKING TO HIRE ASAP.

What we need: 
Client works with businesses and consumers to gather, analyze, and deliver critical information needed to build strong economies around the world. We help 45,000+ businesses manage risk, and 500 million consumers understand and manage credit.
To do this, we rely on a server infrastructure that's critical to the business. As our VMware Systems Engineer Consultant, you will be responsible for the design, implementation and support of the VMware infrastructure for the corporate campus in Chicago and field locations around the country. You will define, maintain, communicate, and implement standards consistent with established architecture and strategy.

Who you'll work with:
In this role, you will be part of the VMware and Cisco UCS Team and will work closely with the following teams:
•    Open Systems, Windows Server, and various others to provide a virtual platform for RHEL, Windows, and appliances using VMware ESXi . 
•    Network and Storage teams to create/support the virtual platform 
•    Desktop Support as part of supporting the overall virtual desktop infrastructure 
•    Onsite 24/7 Enterprise Operations Center to enable them to provide level 1 support. 
•    Project Management Office to create high-level resource plans used to staff projects. 
•    Enterprise Architecture to create capability roadmaps and perform vendor evaluations 
•    Team members who are SME's for our Cisco UCS implementation 
•    Various application teams as part of performance evaluation and tuning 

Outside of ESXi the Team utilizes other software products such as VMware vCOPs to manage the virtual infrastructure performance and capacity, vCenter Orchestrator to automate routine VMware tasks and the provisioning of Windows and RHEL systems, and will soon deploy and support Veeam Backup as the primary mechanism for backing-up all virtual machines.
Inside and outside the organization, you will establish and maintain strong collaborative relationships with strategic partners as well as critical IT infrastructure service providers. That can also entail coordinating activities with vendors as required.
What you'll bring
As a VMware Systems Engineer Lead, you should have 5+ years progressive x86 server, VMware, and either RHEL or Windows experience. 2+ years' experience with Cisco UCS is also required. In addition, you should have a Bachelor's Degree in a related technical field or similar discipline.

Technical Skills
•    Ability to design and implement an enterprise-wide virtual infrastructure using ESXi v5 
•    Ability to design and implement an enterprise-wide Cisco UCS solution 
•    vSphere and vCenter 
•    Distributed virtual switch configuration 
•    HA, DRS, server and storage vMotion 
•    SAN and disk configuration and troubleshooting 
•    Network configuration and troubleshooting 
•    Capacity management and system tuning 
•    Experience with vSphere Auto Deploy 
•    VMware Horizon View 

Professional skills
•    Ability to lead a technical project team to design new solutions 
•    Ability to interface with project managers to provide plans and estimates for complex tasks 
•    Ability to manage demand in concurrent projects to plan 
•    Ability to instill quality in every aspect of the job function 

What you can expect:
We serve as a trusted partner to businesses and consumers, so we're committed to maintaining the accuracy, safety and privacy of their information. That translates to a commitment to constant process improvement and creative problem solving. This is a company that you can truly contribute to, that is open to your ideas and insights, and that supports you while you do it.
You will be challenged to work hard and focus on results. In return, we provide a stable environment dedicated to work/life balance, with a convenient downtown Chicago location near Union Station, flexible schedules, an onsite health club, tuition and certificate reimbursement, and more. We also pride ourselves on providing a learning environment, and one that promotes from within.