VMWare Engineer

Our client, a leading retail company, is seeking a VMware Engineer contractor to support the design, implementation, administration, and optimization of VMware-based virtualization environments in Irving, TX.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, administer, and optimize VMware environments, including vSphere, ESXi, and vCenter
• Provide day-to-day operational support, monitoring, and troubleshooting for virtual infrastructure
• Execute VMware platform upgrades, patches, migrations, and maintenance activities
• Configure and maintain high-availability technologies, including HA, DRS, vMotion, and Fault Tolerance
• Support capacity planning, performance tuning, and infrastructure availability improvements
• Collaborate with storage, network, security, and server teams to deliver integrated infrastructure solutions
• Support backup and disaster recovery solutions, including VMware SRM, Veeam, Commvault, or similar technologies

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on experience administering production VMware virtualization environments
• Strong experience with VMware vSphere, ESXi, and vCenter
• Solid understanding of Windows and Linux server environments
• Working knowledge of enterprise SAN/NAS storage and networking concepts, including VLANs, NIC teaming, DNS, and TCP/IP
• Experience supporting high-availability production environments and troubleshooting complex infrastructure issues under time constraints
• VMware certification such as VCP or VCAP
• Scripting or automation experience using PowerShell, PowerCLI, Python, or similar technologies

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cloud or hybrid virtualization environments, including Azure VMware Solution or AWS
• Experience with VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM), Veeam, Commvault, or similar backup and disaster recovery platforms
• Experience with infrastructure monitoring and management tools
• Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code concepts and automation practices
• Prior experience working in large enterprise or regulated environments
• Experience with infrastructure architecture, migrations, and modernization projects
• Experience supporting retail, convenience retail, fuel operations, or supply chain environments

Skills

• Strong analytical and complex problem-solving skills
• Ability to troubleshoot effectively under time constraints in production environments
• Strong collaboration and communication skills across infrastructure and technical teams
• Detail-oriented approach to documentation, change management, and operational procedures
• Proactive mindset focused on system stability, performance, security, and continuous improvement

Pay

The approximate pay range for this position is between $34.00 and $49.00 per hour.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Plans
• Employee-Owned Profit Sharing (ESOP)
• 401K offered

Work location: Irving, TX (onsite)