Windows & VMware System Administrator

About Us:

LTIMindtree is a global technology consulting and digital solutions company that enables enterprises across industries to reimagine business models, accelerate innovation, and maximize growth by harnessing digital technologies. As a digital transformation partner to more than 700+ clients, LTIMindtree brings extensive domain and technology expertise to help drive superior competitive differentiation, customer experiences, and business outcomes in a converging world. Powered by nearly 90,000 talented and entrepreneurial professionals across more than 30 countries, LTIMindtree — a Larsen & Toubro Group company — combines the industry-acclaimed strengths of erstwhile Larsen and Toubro Infotech and Mindtree in solving the most complex business challenges and delivering transformation at scale. For more information, please visit www.ltimindtree.com

Job Title: Windows & VMware Administrator

Work Location: Kansas City, Kansas (Onsite)

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor and maintain the connectivity between different locations
• Assist end users with system knowledge related to user authentication, user management, file configuration, storage access, and backup and navigation through files
• Manage network communication utilities
• Monitor server and desktop CPU/storage/memory usage (leveraging tools for eye on the glass monitoring) using tools like task manager, event viewer to investigate performance and security issues
• Set repository, install, update, and remove packages
• Manage network printers, file sharing
• Deploy, configure, and maintain systems, including software and core services
• Create and configure file system and attributes such as permissions, access controls list, encryptions, and network file system
• Work closely with security team to design and deploy security specific packages across servers
• Research, schedule, test, and patch systems per schedules and requirements. Determine patch interactivities between systems and applications to limit downtime.
• Maintain server patch versions as per the standards and provide the monthly patching compliance report
• Design and implement hardening configurations across operating systems. Research, test, validate hardening configurations suggested by the Infosec department to understand impact to global application library.
• Design/Manage/Optimize DFS namespace entries and namespace servers for creation, deletion, and modification
• Resolve server issues and update hardware requirements, including scoping equipment to fit needs
• Operate running systems including booting into different run levels, identifying processes, start/stop virtual machines, and controlling services
• Provide L1/L2/L3 infrastructure support for on-premise/Azure Gov/Azure Commercial/AWS Commercial, GCP, and Oracle Cloud environments
• Perform incident, service catalog, problem, change management
• Deploy workloads via automated workflows using PowerShell scripts, Terraform, Ansible, ARM templates, DevOps Pipelines
• Architect, design, implement, maintain, and optimize all server-related systems including hypervisor, virtual machines, virtual appliances, containers, and automations.
• Perform all maintenance required to keep systems running at peak performance, including but not limited to: log management, snapshot management, system growth rates, cleaning of unused files and objects.
• Design, build, and maintain server-related automations pre-existing and go-forward. Including, but not limited to: configuration, build, access management, and decommission.
• Handle all internal CA Authority management of certificates and externally facing certificates. Work with applications teams to deploy certificates effectively and responsibly based on use-case. Own entire certificate process end to end.
• VMWare VSphere
• Experience or significant exposure to any of the following technologies:
  • VMWare VSphere and its features (vMotion, HA, DRS, etc.)
  • ESXi deployments
  • VM creation, templates, snapshots, and VM backup
  • Administer and support VMware platform
  • Maintain appropriate documentation on virtualization
  • Provide a point of escalation and support to the Service Desk Team
  • Provide 24/7 on-call support for the environment
  • Participate in weekend maintenance activities, as required
  • Perform routine system administration duties
  • Monitor ESXi servers and troubleshoot problems
  • Produce appropriate documentation for application deployment, configuration, and related processes
  • Responsible for the operations and upkeep of the private and shared virtualized environments
  • Work closely with other virtualization engineers on new implementations as well as maintaining the current environments
  • Act as a technical escalation point within Central Operations for virtualization specific issues
  • Responsible for implementing and supporting process and systems are in place to deliver highly available virtualization platforms
  • Creates documentation for customer environments, processes, technical training, and support procedures
  • Provides training and technical leadership to Tier I personnel
  • Provide additional support when necessary for backup and storage functions
  • Drives efficient and effective resolution of customer issues
  • Participates in an on-call rotation to ensure 24/7 coverage of critical customer and internal systems
  • Must have working experience supporting, maintaining, and administering core VMware technologies
  • Must have experience performing Enterprise level Project Implementation and support. Also must have strong working knowledge
  • Excellent customer service and telephone skills, and experience in a professional service environment, with responsibility for supporting multiple applications and network environments
  • Must have Good verbal and written communications skills
  • Must have very strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills

Benefits and Perks:

• Comprehensive Medical Plan Covering Medical, Dental, Vision
• Short Term and Long-Term Disability Coverage
• 401(k) Plan with Company match
• Life Insurance
• Vacation Time, Sick Leave, Paid Holidays
• Paid Paternity and Maternity Leave

The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum salary target for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and job level and additional factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Depending on the position offered, other forms of compensation may be provided as part of overall compensation like an annual performance-based bonus, sales incentive pay, and other forms of bonus or variable compensation.

Disclaimer: The compensation and benefits information provided herein is accurate as of the date of this posting.

LTIMindtree is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity in the workplace. Our employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, family-care status, veteran status, marital status, civil union status, domestic partnership status, military service, handicap or disability or history of handicap or disability, genetic information, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, union affiliation, affectional or sexual orientation or preference, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, except where such considerations are bona fide occupational qualifications permitted by law.

Safe return to office: In order to comply with LTIMindtree's company COVID-19 vaccine mandate, candidates must be able to provide proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 before or by the date of hire. Alternatively, one may submit a request for reasonable accommodation from LTIMindtree's COVID-19 vaccination mandate for approval, in accordance with applicable state and federal law, by the date of hire. Any request is subject to review through LTIMindtree's applicable processes.