Sr. System Administrator VaporVM

Job Summary

Senior System Administrator is responsible for managing, maintaining, and optimizing hybrid cloud environments and on-premises virtualization infrastructure. This role involves deploying and configuring solutions on Microsoft Azure, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), and VMware, ensuring secure, scalable, and reliable IT operations.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Administration (Azure & OCI)

Deploy, configure, and maintain resources in Azure and OCI, including virtual machines, storage, networking, and databases.

Implement and manage hybrid cloud architectures integrating on-premises VMware environments with Azure and OCI.

Optimize cloud performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency across platforms.

Manage identity and access controls (IAM) and implement cloud security best practices.

VMware Administration

Install, configure, and manage VMware vSphere, ESXi hosts, and vCenter environments.

Monitor and maintain VMware infrastructure to ensure high availability, performance, and reliability.

Implement and manage virtualized networking and storage (e.g., NSX, vSAN).

Perform capacity planning and resource optimization for virtualized environments.

Networking & Connectivity

Configure and manage cloud networking solutions (e.g., Azure Virtual Networks, OCI VCN, ExpressRoute, FastConnect).

Design and maintain secure and efficient network connectivity between on-premises and cloud environments.

Troubleshoot network and connectivity issues across VMware, Azure, and OCI platforms.

Backup, Recovery, & DR

Design and implement backup and disaster recovery solutions for cloud workloads.

Test and document disaster recovery procedures for hybrid environments.

Ensure compliance with RPO/RTO requirements and organizational policies.