Sr IT Operations Analyst-Cisco UCS & VMware

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Job Description / Accountabilities:   This is a senior hybrid infrastructure support role responsible for supporting Cisco UCS infrastructure and VMware virtualization environments.  Ensure resulting solutions meet the needs of our business clients and stakeholders while adhering to the bank’s technology and quality standards.  Maintain an understanding of business and technology directions as well as technology developments and industry trends.   Oversee the design, development and implementation of solutions in partnership with application leads and architects.   Act as a point of escalation for unresolved VMware virtualization and hardware technical issues, and work with vendors, consultants and partners in other TS areas to develop solutions.  Create and maintain virtual infrastructure documentation related to project assignments.  Ensure timely and accurate communication and resolution / escalation of issues.  Monitor service delivery against commitments, prioritizing work activities.  Follow documented operational procedures and processes with minimal guidance from the team.   Analyze operational processes and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.  Maintain the virtual infrastructure and ensure security and patch compliance requirements are met.  Monitor supported environments using enterprise monitoring and management tools such as VMware Aria Operations, Dynatrace, and Intersight to ensure platform performance and stability.  Specific Educational Requirements / Accreditations:   VMware Certified Professional (VCP) certification in vSphere 8.x or VMware Cloud Foundation.  Post-secondary degree or diploma in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.  Other Qualifications / Skills / Experience:     Familiar with remediation of software and hardware break/fix on Cisco Data Center products.  Strong working knowledge of Cisco Data Center technologies, including Fabric Interconnects, UCS C-Series and B-Series servers, and blade chassis.  Expert knowledge of Cisco Data Center networking and storage technologies, including Cisco NX-OS, VLANs, trunking, Fibre Channel, VSANs, and physical connectivity architectures.  Expert knowledge of Cisco UCS hardware components, including rack servers, blade servers, Fabric Interconnects, and Fabric Extenders (FEX).  Expert in UCS management plane components, specifically UCS Central, UCS Manager and Cisco Intersight management platforms  Familiar with and working experience on the design and deployment of service profiles and templates in UCS Central and Intersight  7-10+ years of experience administering enterprise VMware environments, including vCenter, ESXi hosts, VMware management appliances, and virtual machine management.  Working experience and knowledge of NSX software defined networking environments  Experience supporting private and public cloud environments.  Advanced experience administering VMware vSAN environments, including storage policies and storage profile management.  Working knowledge of VMware Update Manager and / or VMware LifeCycle Manager for patch