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# VMWare Operations Specialist

- **Company:** Inc. (dci)
- **Location:** Charleston, SC, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $120,000.0 - $150,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Access, Backup Devices, Command-Line Interface, Configuration Management, Data Stores, Linux, Disaster Recovery, VMware ESX Servers, Internet Protocol, Multipath I/O, Python (Programming Language), Automation of Marketing, Windows Servers, Routing, Network Virtualization, Windows PowerShell, Storage Virtualization, VCloud, Virtual Local Area Networks, VMware VSphere, Software Vulnerability Management, Scripting, Low Latency, Vcenter, Data Management, Restful APIs, Vmware
- **Published:** October 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9240495/vmware-operations-specialist

## About the Role

* 5+ years of hands-on virtualization experience in enterprise environments
 * Including supporting VMware environments in a production operations role
 * Strong, hands-on experience with the following:
 * VMware vSphere, vCenter Server, vMotion, ESXi
 * Clusters, HA, DRS
 * Virtual networking, and virtual storage
 * Experience troubleshooting complex infrastructure incidents
 * Across compute, storage, networking, operating systems, and applications
 * Experience with change management, incident management, and problem management
 * Working knowledge of scripting or automation, such as:
 * Power CLI, PowerShell, Python, or REST APIs
 * Experience supporting the following:
 * Patching, monitoring, and backups
 * Lifecycle management
 * Disaster recovery, and security remediation
Preferred Qualifications:

 * VMware Certified Professional or higher, such as VCP-DCV or VCAP-DCV
 * Experience with
 * VMware Aria or VMware Cloud environments
 * vSAN, NSX, Site Recovery Manager, HCX
 * Familiarity with enterprise storage platforms
 * SAN/NAS technologies, IP networking, Linux, and Windows Server
 * Experience with observability, configuration-management, IaC, or automation platforms
 * ITIL certification or equivalent experience with structured IT service management
 * Experience operating in regulated, highly available, or global enterprise environments

## Description

* Serve as a VMware Operations Specialist
 * Responsible for the ongoing performance and security of VMware environments
 * After implementation and handover to operations
 * Administer and support VMware environments, including:
 * vCenter Server, ESXi hosts, clusters, datastores, VMs, templates, etc.
 * Provide troubleshooting for a variety of incidents, including involving:
 * Availability, performance, capacity, connectivity, host failures, VM issues, etc.
 * Perform root-cause analysis
 * Contribute to problem-management activities, corrective actions, prevention plans
 * Plan and execute approved changes, including:
 * Host maintenance, patching, upgrades, configuration updates, and migrations
 * Monitor platform health, capacity, performance, alarms, and operational trends
 * Identify risks before they affect business services
 * Support DRS, vMotion, storage virtualization, disaster-recovery
 * Coordinate with storage and network teams to investigate:
 * Latency, multipathing, VLAN, routing, MTU, and connectivity issues
 * Maintain operational documentation, procedures, architecture records, etc.
 * Validate backup, restore, replication, and recovery processes
 * Support activities for the virtualization platform, including:
 * Vulnerability remediation, security hardening, access reviews, and audits
 * Participate in on-call rotations, incident response, and post-incident retrospectives
 * Mentor junior administrators