Job Specifications
Job Title: Senior Data Center Engineer – Cisco UCSX / VMware
Location: Fairfield, CA - 94533 (HYBRID)
Duration: 3 month contract – Possibility to extend
Years of Experience:
5 to 10 years of overall infrastructure experience and a solid blend of on-prem and cloud exposure will be ideal. The client is looking for senior-level technical depth, not entry-level or mid-tier engineers.
Position Overview:
The Senior Data Center Engineer – Cisco UCSX / VMware is responsible for designing, implementing, maintaining, and optimizing enterprise-grade data center and hybrid cloud environments with a strong focus on Cisco UCSX, VMware vSphere 7/8/9, Microsoft Azure, and enterprise storage platforms (NetApp, Pure. Dell, HPE).
This role ensures the high availability, performance, scalability, and security of the organization’s hybrid infrastructure supporting mission-critical business systems. The engineer will be a subject matter expert for VMware upgrades, NetApp/Pure/Dell/HPE storage capacity and performance, and automation/scripting for operational insight and efficiency.
Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• 7+ years of experience supporting enterprise data center environments in a hybrid on-prem/cloud setting.
• Strong, hands-on expertise with Cisco UCSX Intersight, fabric interconnects, service profiles, and firmware management.
• Advanced administration experience with VMware vSphere, vCenter, and ESXi, and upgrade/migration planning.
• Proven experience managing NetApp (ONTAP) and Dell enterprise storage (SAN/NAS), including capacity planning and performance tuning.
• Experience supporting and integrating with Microsoft Azure (IaaS/PaaS) in a hybrid cloud model.
• Solid understanding of backup, replication, and disaster recovery concepts and tools.
• Proficiency with scripting and automation (e.g., PowerShell, PowerCLI, Python; Terraform or similar is a plus) to collect data, automate tasks, and improve operational efficiency.
• Familiarity with networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, VLANs, routing, load balancing) as they relate to virtualized and storage environments.
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