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Senior Solutions Architect VMware

EMC Consulting provides business driven IT professional services integrating multiple technologies. We help our clients achieve their goals by developing 'best in breed' technical solutions. With unparalleled Microsoft and VMware subject matter expertise, EMC Consulting helps customers provide access, share, manage, secure, and support information on the Microsoft platform in a virtualized environment. As a consultant at EMC, you will join a 2,700 person global team with a mission to deliver transformational thinking and execution that releases the potential of information, helping customers to innovate, to become market-leading, to build brand loyalty, and to sustain growth. The role of EMCC is to make an impact, one customer at a time. And we are doing just that! EMC Consulting provides the ideal career opportunity for consulting professionals who are looking for: · A meaningful role in a high-growth business that is strategic to the company · A high energy team of talented professional colleagues · Challenging engagements at various agencies throughout the world · Project opportunities that cross technologies, solution spaces, and verticals · A commitment to quality client delivery and professional development · Significant growth with new career opportunity for proven performers
Job Description: Virtualization Architects and Senior Architects This position is for high-level technical professionals, with 6 – 10 years of practical experience in information technology with 3 + years of progressive experience with virtualization. We are looking for people who have experience with multiple technologies such as networking, storage and virtualization who have designed and/or implemented multiple virtual solutions for clients/customers. Architects work independently or as the team lead and are involved in all aspects of the project lifecycle including pre-sales activities and delivery. Specific tasks that may be include but not be limited to: · Elicit, document and analyze system requirements · Lead Engineer in the development of the overall technical solution · Install/Configure/Trouble Shoot/Support technical solutions as designed in a lab or production environment. · Document installation/configuration information · Develop, Document, Perform test cases and scenarios · Provide escalation support to customers and other contractors · Serve as technical liaison to other vendors providing hardware/software/integration services · Provide status reports to Project Manager · Maintain relationships with client and identify other sales opportunities · Present\whiteboard virtual technical solutions to all level of an organization · Estimate level of effort to design and implement technical solutions · Mentor and provide technical expertise to team members · Stay current on virtualization technologies and developments Requirements: · Virtualization Expertise: 3+ years of designing/implementing VMware Infrastructure (3.x or vSphere 4). VMware Certified Professional (VI.3x or 4) required. · Storage Expertise: 2+ years of designing/implementing and/or maintaining a storage infrastructure, (NAS, SAN, Fiber Channel, iSCSI) EMC storage experience/certification a plus. · Networking Expertise: Have a good understanding of IP, VPNs, DHCP, DNS, SSL, PKI, network routing, firewalls and switching. CCNA, CCNP or CCSP Certified a plus · Knowledge and/or hands on experience with 3 – 5 other virtualization related technologies such as: o VMware vCenter o Physical to Virtualization Migrations o VMware Site Recovery Manager o VMware HA/DRS o VMware Capacity Planner o VMware Lab Manager o VMware Life Cycle Manager o VMware vCenter Heartbeat o VMware View/VDI o VMware Workstation o Microsoft Hyper-V o Citrix o EMC Recover Point o vMotion · Microsoft Active Directory/Exchange/SharePoint experience/certification a plus. · Experience with Federal/Defense/Intel agencies required or large IT environments · Active Security Clearance preferred (Secret, Top Secret, TS/SCI) · Candidate may travel (up to 75%) to work directly with clients as necessary. LOCATION: Multiple
Education/Certifications : BA or BS degree in Computer Science or a related field or related experience.

Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. TS/SCI with FS Poly preferred.
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