Systems Engineer, Virtualization

extra holidays - extra parental leave - fully flexible
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Qualifications:

B.A. or B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience., 3+ years of IT experience in regulated industries., Hands-on experience with VMware vSphere environments and ESXi hardware platforms., Strong knowledge of networking and SAN storage concepts related to VMware deployments..

Key responsibilities:

  • Maintain and manage VMware server infrastructure for data centers and remote sites.
  • Deploy and test infrastructure solutions while ensuring maximum uptime for client deliverables.
  • Act as the first point of contact for technical issues and contribute to complex systems projects.
  • Monitor VMware systems, investigate problems, and ensure adherence to change control quality standards.

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Job description

When our values align, there's no limit to what we can achieve.
 
At Parexel, we all share the same goal - to improve the world's health. From clinical trials to regulatory, consulting, and market access, every clinical development solution we provide is underpinned by something special - a deep conviction in what we do.

Each of us, no matter what we do at Parexel, contributes to the development of a therapy that ultimately will benefit a patient. We take our work personally, we do it with empathy and we're committed to making a difference.

This Systems Engineer, Virtualization role will join a highly functional and fast paced team working in the CRO (Contract Research Organization) industry.  Overall responsibilities center primarily on Parexel’s VMware environments hosted worldwide, leveraging private and public clouds depending on business needs.

Key Accountabilities

  • Contributor in global and regional infrastructure projects with guidance from Senior and Principal team members

  • Proactively maintains data center and remote site physical VMware server infrastructure

  • Drives to deliver maximum uptime to all systems essential to supporting Parexel’s client deliverables

  • Works to deploy and test Infrastructure solutions

  • Work with internal customers on ticketed and project related tasks

  • Contributes to complex systems projects both regionally and globally  

  • First point of contact for regional and global technical issues reported via alerting or tickets

  • Responsible for operation and maintenance of VMware Server infrastructure

  • Monitors VMware systems and services

  • Investigates and resolves problems, inefficiencies, and performance issues

  • Implementation of systems and ensures change control quality standards

Skills

  • Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills

  • Ability to manage multiple and varied tasks with enthusiasm and prioritize workload with attention to detail

  • Willingness to work in a matrix environment and to value the importance of teamwork.

  • Hands-on experience deploying and maintaining VMWare vSphere environments

  • Understanding and motivational drive to learn and work with VMware VSAN and VCF

  • Hands-on experience with ESXi hardware platforms, Cisco UCS being a plus

  • Solid understanding of networking and SAN storage concepts related to VMware deployments

  • Experience with disaster recover platforms like SRM and/or Zerto a plus

  • Experience with VMware vRealize suite a plus

Knowledge and Experience

  • An IT professional with 3+ years of experience in providing IT services for regulated industries

  • Ability to work within a strict change management process while delivering solutions

  • Strong knowledge in VMWare vCenter/ESXi physical, platform, network and storage architecture

  • Strong knowledge in deploying/managing Windows and Linux VMs/Templates/Appliances

  • Experience working in a team providing on-call 24/7 support

Education

  • B.A. or B.S. in Computer Science, equivalent degree or industry experience

Required profile

Experience

Spoken language(s):
English
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Other Skills

  • Time Management
  • Teamwork
  • Communication
  • Problem Solving

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