VMWare Engineer

Insight Global is seeking a VMware Infrastructure Engineer to support one of our Fortune 250 manufacturing clients. This individual will join a team of 5-6 engineers responsible for a VMware environment consisting of over 3,000 virtual servers.

This role will function as a Tier 3 escalation resource, focused on diagnosing and resolving complex VMware infrastructure issues that have been escalated beyond Tier 1 and Tier 2 support teams. The engineer will partner closely with infrastructure, networking, storage, and server teams to maintain the stability, performance, and scalability of the virtual environment.

Additional responsibilities include

• Acting as the highest-level VMware support resource for critical incidents and complex troubleshooting efforts
• Troubleshooting issues across vCenter, ESXi, NSX-T, storage, and virtualization layers
• Performing root cause analysis on recurring infrastructure issues and implementing long-term solutions
• Designing, configuring, and optimizing vSphere, vSAN, NSX, and VMware Cloud Foundation environments
• Managing and optimizing datastore clusters and overall virtual infrastructure performance
• Developing scripts and automation solutions for VMware and Windows-based administration tasks
• Supporting Active Directory and Windows server integrations within the VMware ecosystem
• Leveraging Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to automate provisioning, configuration management, and infrastructure deployments
• Identifying opportunities for modernization, automation, and process improvement across the VMware platform
• Participating in infrastructure projects, upgrades, migrations, and platform enhancement initiatives. This role is roughly 65-70hr

• 7+ years of VMware engineering experience in large enterprise environments
• Strong hands-on experience supporting VMware ESXi, vSphere, and vCenter
• Advanced troubleshooting experience serving as a Tier 3 escalation point for VMware-related incidents and infrastructure issues
• Strong Windows Server administration experience
• Scripting experience (PowerShell, Visual Basic, or similar) for automation and operational efficiencies
• Bachelor’s Degree - VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) experience
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) experience for infrastructure provisioning and configuration management
• Experience with Morpheus or other cloud automation platforms
• Manufacturing industry experience
• Experience supporting Fortune 1000 enterprise environments