Role Overview:
As a VMware Administrator (L3), you will be responsible for the design, deployment,
administration, performance optimization, and troubleshooting of enterprise VMware
environments. This role demands strong expertise in virtualization technologies, advanced
troubleshooting, and managing large-scale, mission-critical environments with high
availability and disaster recovery solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
• Provide L3 support for VMware vSphere, vCenter, ESXi, vSAN, and related VMware
technologies.
• Design, implement, and manage virtualized infrastructure, including clusters,
hosts, resource pools, and VMs.
• Perform upgrades, patching, migrations, and capacity planning of VMware
environments.
• Manage vMotion, DRS, HA, vSAN, SRM, and NSX where applicable.
• Troubleshoot escalated issues related to VMs, hosts, networking, and storage
integration.
• Collaborate with storage, networking, and server teams for integrated
infrastructure solutions.
• Implement backup and disaster recovery strategies with tools like Veeam,
Commvault, or similar.
• Automate tasks using PowerCLI, PowerShell, or Python scripts.
• Maintain documentation, SOPs, and ensure compliance with ITIL processes.
• Participate in on-call support rotation and provide RCA for high-severity incidents.
Required Skills & Experience:
• 6–10+ years of experience in VMware administration.
• Strong expertise in VMware vSphere, vCenter, ESXi, vSAN, SRM, and HA/DRS.
• Experience with VMware NSX or Horizon VDI is a plus.
• Knowledge of storage integration (SAN, NAS, iSCSI, NFS) with VMware.
• Familiarity with Windows/Linux OS administration in virtualized environments.
• Strong skills in performance tuning, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
• Hands-on experience with backup/restore tools (Veeam, Commvault, etc.).
• Scripting experience (PowerCLI, PowerShell, Python) for automation.
• Exposure to cloud-based virtualization (VMware Cloud, AWS, Azure) is an
advantage.
• Willing to work in rotational shift (shift & cab allowances are provided).
• Prefer male candidates only.
Preferred Qualifications:
• VMware Certified Professional (VCP-DCV) or higher (VCAP, VCDX) preferred.
• Experience in large enterprise environments (multi-site, thousands of VMs).
• Familiarity with DevOps, containers (Kubernetes/Docker), and hybrid cloud
models.
About ZL Technologies
ZL offers today’s leading organizations the ability to comprehensively manage the entirety of their digital assets. One seamless and scalable solution can manage billions of documents and other unstructured data from a consolidated point of control.
The ZL Tech platform leverages a unified architecture that enables large enterprise organizations to solve the challenges of compliance, privacy, e-discovery, and records management, while harnessing their data for enterprise analytics and AI.
ZL Tech is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.
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What We Do
Based in the heart of Silicon Valley, ZL Tech is the industry leader in information governance for large enterprises.
The ZL Tech platform leverages a unified architecture that enables organizations to solve the challenges of compliance, privacy, e-Discovery, and records management, while harnessing their data for strategic advantage.
As a Gartner Leader and the longest standing vendor in the Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Information Archiving, ZL Tech has 22 years experience serving the Fortune 500 and beyond.
