VMware Subject Matter Expert; SME; vSphere​/ESXi & Storage; SAN​/vSAN

Position: VMware Subject Matter Expert (SME) - vSphere/ESXi & Storage (SAN/vSAN)
Location: Vasanthanagar

Job Description:

VMware Subject Matter Expert (SME) - vSphere/ESXi & Storage (SAN/vSAN)
Role:  VMware Subject Matter Expert (SME)

Experience:

8-16 Years

Location:

Chennai/ Banglore

Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced  VMware Subject Matter Expert (SME)  with strong expertise in  VMware vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, and enterprise storage platforms including SAN and vSAN . The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, managing, optimizing, and troubleshooting large-scale virtualized infrastructure environments while ensuring high availability, performance, security, and scalability.

Key Responsibilities
Design, deploy, and manage VMware vSphere, ESXi, and vCenter environments.
Administer and optimize VMware clusters, resource pools, HA, DRS, and vMotion.
Manage enterprise storage solutions including SAN, NAS, and VMware vSAN.
Perform capacity planning, performance tuning, and infrastructure optimization.
Implement backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions.
Troubleshoot complex virtualization, storage, and infrastructure issues.
Upgrade and patch VMware infrastructure components.
Collaborate with application, network, cloud, and security teams.
Develop automation scripts using PowerCLI and Power Shell.
Ensure compliance with security, operational, and governance standards.
Provide L3/L4 support and technical guidance to operations teams.
Required Skills
VMware vSphere Administration
VMware ESXi
VMware vCenter Server
VMware HA, DRS & vMotion
VMware vSAN
SAN Storage Administration
Storage Technologies (FC, iSCSI, NFS)
VM Performance Tuning & Capacity Planning
PowerCLI / Power Shell Scripting
Backup & Disaster Recovery
VMware Upgrade & Migration Projects
Incident, Problem & Change Management
Preferred Skills
VMware NSX
VMware Aria Operations (vROps)
SRM (Site Recovery Manager)
VCF (VMware Cloud Foundation)
Nutanix HCI
Public Cloud (Azure/AWS)
ITIL Certification
VMware Certifications (VCP/VCAP)