VMware Engineer at Mountaire Farms Inc.
Mountaire Farms Inc. · Millsboro, United States Of America · Onsite
- Professional
- Office in Millsboro
Primary Purpose
Responsible for managing and implementing enterprise-wide virtual environments to support critical data, network and application infrastructure.
Major Duties & Responsibilities
- Install, configure and manage VMware vSphere 7.0.3 and 8.0.3 virtualized architecture. Maintain 10+ vCenter Servers, 50+ ESXi hosts, 500+ virtual machines. Run scheduled VMware updates to be compliant with cyber security and optimize both software and hardware bi-annually to reduce costs and increase efficiency and uptime. Manage the Cisco unified computing system (UCS) using the new Intersight platform. Install/Provision all UCS domain components including fabric interconnect switches, MDS switches, UCS-X chassis, blade servers, service profiles, pools, policies, templates and firmware.
- Develop and deploy customized VMware solutions, Virtualize Windows and Linux servers to support Mountaire's infrastructure. Act as a Level 2 (L2)/Level 3 (L3) support for VMware to troubleshoot and resolve environment issues. Utilize automation tools for scheduled snapshots, VM deployments or capacity upgrade requests.
- Configure and manage VMware datastore allocation on storage devices, i.e., Pure Storage, vSAN, QNAP and act as Level 1 (L1)/Level 2 (L2) support. Assist in design and implementation of a test/dev environment for product testing for the team, assist in building a true Disaster Recovery solution for the Virtualization and Storage environment and create procedural documentations to follow in mock events. Monitor the entire Virtualized Environment using dedicated monitoring tools from VMware, Pure Storage, Cisco, HPE & SolarWinds to immediately escalate an outage and resolve with the team. Create root cause analysis (RCA) for major outages and implement solutions.
- Build good relations with team members and business customers of IT, i.e., Accounting & Finance department, Plant Operations, etc.
- Protect company assets; promotes a culture of safety.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science.
- 3+ years’ experience in Microsoft Windows Server Administration to include Server 2012, 2016, 2019 and 2022 operating systems.
- 3+ years' experience in virtual machine (VM) template design and leveraging vCenter Operations Manager to its right size, virtual servers.
- 3+ years' experience with server consolidation/virtualization for hardware reduction and site migrations via virtual to virtual (V2V) and physical to virtual (P2V).
- 3+ years' experience installing/provisioning all UCS domain components including fabric interconnects, chassis, blades, service profiles, pools, policies, templates and firmware.
- VMware certifications preferred in Data Center Virtualization, VMware Certified Professional (VCP) and/or VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP Design or VCAP Deploy).
- Proven experience in leading projects, tracking updates and documentation.
- Hands-on Data-center upgrade experience.
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About Company
Mountaire Overview
Mountaire Corporation and its two operating affiliates, Mountaire Farms Inc. and Mountaire Farms of Delaware, Inc. (collectively, “Mountaire Farms” or “Mountaire”), are agricultural food production and processing companies providing competitive jobs to almost 10,000 dedicated employees at facilities in Arkansas, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina. Now the fourth largest chicken company in the United States, we are still family owned and fully committed to giving back to the communities where we do business. At Mountaire Farms, our culture is what defines us. It sets us apart from our competition and reinforces what we stand for. Supporting each other, uplifting each other, and helping each other succeed -- that’s the Mountaire way! Our vision is to provide growth, stability, and opportunities for our people, our customers, and our communities by profitably delivering wholesome quality chicken.
Total Compensation
Mountaire also offers an amazing total compensation package! A few examples of our benefits that may be offered to you are: eight paid holidays, Medical Plans with free onsite Health and Wellness Centers, Dental and Vision Programs, Employee Assistance Program for you and your family, Retirement Planning with 401(k), Profit Sharing, Employee Discounted Chicken Sales, Employee Discounts with partners (Car Purchase, Phone Plans, & Shopping), Tuition Reimbursement and many exciting career development programs!
Company
Are you looking for more than just a job? The culture at Mountaire is one of our greatest strengths and most valued assets. We maintain the same core values and family-focused work environment that we’ve operated with since day one. You will find that your peers, supervisor and team members are genuinely committed to, not only your success, but also working together to provide high-quality products to our customers. We are a service to one another and to our customers, demonstrating operational excellence and outstanding performance.
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