Systems Administrator
Posted 2 weeks ago by 1752661827
Negotiable
Outside
Remote
USA
Summary: The Systems Administrator role is a remote position focused on managing Dell storage and Xtreme IO products, with responsibilities including migration work and administration of VMware ESX/i environments. The position requires hands-on experience with Storage vMotion and Datastore migration, along with problem management and continual service improvement tasks. The candidate will work primarily during standard hours but may need to perform migrations during off-peak hours. This role is classified as outside IR35, indicating a flexible working arrangement for independent contractors.
Key Responsibilities:
- Monitor, review, and manage Dell infrastructure.
- Manage user requests and log files.
- Generate regular operational reports.
- Perform software/firmware management assistance and collaboration.
- Implement change management requests and assist with solution documentation.
- Manage migration activities and oversee critical host-based migrations.
- Isolate and troubleshoot incidents, performing service incident coordination.
- Open service requests on behalf of the customer and participate in root cause analysis review.
- Recommend procedure changes for operational optimization and share best practices.
- Review IT processes and policies for continuous improvement and conduct knowledge transfer.
- Analyze existing system configurations.
Key Skills:
- Understanding of Dell storage and Xtreme IO products.
- Comfortable with migration work.
- Expertise in VMware ESX/i hosting environments.
- Hands-on experience with Storage vMotion and Datastore migration.
- Experience with native LVM and VXVM technologies.
- Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
- Ability to generate operational reports and documentation.
- Knowledge of compliance and change management processes.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: USA
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Detailed Description From Employer:
Title: Systems Admin
Location: 100% Remote - ( Eastern Time )
Duration: 6-12+ Months
VISA: U.S. Citizens, s due to legal or government contract requirements.
Tax Term: W2
JD:
Mon-Fri (10 AM-6:00 PM) EDT Note: resident can expect 2-3 times a week working non-peak hours to perform migrations from 9:00 PM-12:00 AM.
1) Understanding of Dell storage and Xtreme IO Product
2) Comfortable with migration work
3) Expertise with VMware ESX/i hosting environment
4) Hands-on experience with Storage vMotion and Datastore migration.
Administration:
o Monitors, reviews, and manages Dell infrastructure.
o Manages user requests.
o Manages and reviews log files.
o Generates regular operational reports.
o Monitors, reviews, and manages Dell infrastructure.
o Manages user requests.
o Manages and reviews log files.
o Generates regular operational reports.
Change Management:
o Performs software/firmware management assistance and collaboration, inclusive of experience with native LVM and VXVM technologies.
o Implements change management requests.
o Assists with solution documentation of policies and procedures in conjunction with the compliance manager(s) and with key stakeholders.
o Manages migration activities (monitor reports), inclusive of performing oversight on critical host-based migrations on Solaris and RHEL.
o Performs software/firmware management assistance and collaboration, inclusive of experience with native LVM and VXVM technologies.
o Implements change management requests.
o Assists with solution documentation of policies and procedures in conjunction with the compliance manager(s) and with key stakeholders.
o Manages migration activities (monitor reports), inclusive of performing oversight on critical host-based migrations on Solaris and RHEL.
Problem Management:
o Isolates and troubleshoots incidents.
o Performs service incident coordination.
o Opens service requests on behalf of the Customer.
o Participates in root cause analysis review.
o Isolates and troubleshoots incidents.
o Performs service incident coordination.
o Opens service requests on behalf of the Customer.
o Participates in root cause analysis review.
Continual Service Improvement:
o Recommends procedure changes that result in operational optimization.
o Shares best practices from other engagements.
o Provides performance tuning recommendations.
o Recommends procedure changes that result in operational optimization.
o Shares best practices from other engagements.
o Provides performance tuning recommendations.
Change Evaluation and Recommendations:
o Reviews IT processes and policies (Incident, capacity, performance and change management, user, and back up policy) as part of new solution or continuous improvement.
o Assists with the solution documentation of policies and procedures in conjunction with the compliance manager(s) and with other key stakeholders.
o Conducts knowledge transfer to address the Customer s skills and resource gaps as well as technology recommendations.
o Analyze existing system configurations with collection of emcgrabs and other procedures.
o Reviews IT processes and policies (Incident, capacity, performance and change management, user, and back up policy) as part of new solution or continuous improvement.
o Assists with the solution documentation of policies and procedures in conjunction with the compliance manager(s) and with other key stakeholders.
o Conducts knowledge transfer to address the Customer s skills and resource gaps as well as technology recommendations.
o Analyze existing system configurations with collection of emcgrabs and other procedures.