Cloud Virtualization and Storage Engineer

 

Recruiter:

Vox Telecommunications

Job Ref:

JHB000634/PM

Date posted:

Monday, March 1, 2021

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:

Market Related


SUMMARY:
The Cloud Engineer: Storage and Virtualization is responsible for the design, implementation, performance optimization and integrity of the virtualization, storage and backup environments. This role is responsible for the stability, integrity and day-to-day performance of the hypervisor and its guests.

POSITION INFO:

Job Description

  • Design, build and operate Virtual and Storage infrastructure in accordance with best practices
  • Installing and configuring new storage hardware and software or supervise contract / vendor personnel during installation and configuration
  • Conduct analysis, data mining and reporting, with a focus on actionable results
  • Ensure the uptime, availability and proper performance of all components.
  • Documentation and management of disaster recovery procedures and ensuring system, storage, and network availability through collaborative processes
  • Managing & monitor infrastructure

Job Skills

  • The candidate should be a self-starter, energised and enthusiastic
  • Must be a team player with the ability to learn quickly and work well with minimal supervision
  • Should have the ability to work independently as well as in a team environment
  • Ability to collaborate with multiple technical resources in order to achieve common business unit outcomes
  • Must be resourceful and able to take initiative in a dynamic environment
  • Proven ability to meet designated deadlines and able to manage multiple projects
  • Excellent interpersonal, organizational, customer service, communications, and presentation skills
  • Ability to serve as a technical mentor to others and guides less experienced engineers and technicians in resolving complex problems
  • Ability to apply expert knowledge of software engineering to the most complex problems and to direct, train, and guide less experienced engineers
  • Must have very strong scripting skills

Minimum Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
  • Virtualization Certificate (VMware/Redhat/Microsoft)
  • Storage systems certifications/courses
  • Enterprise class hardware certifications/courses
  • Networking certifications (CCNP/JNCIP)
  • 7-10 years progressively increasing responsibility in computer operations, network and systems administration, and systems engineering
  • 2-3 years’ customer support experience
  • Utilize advanced systems/storage engineering experience to conduct capacity planning, advanced problem diagnosis and resolution, system monitoring and error reporting, and system maintenance including creation and maintenance of systems documentation and diagrams.
  • 5-7 years of experience as a BSD/Linux/Windows/Solaris systems administrator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

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