Company Description

Join a multibillion-dollar global company that brings together amazing technology, people, and operational scale to become a powerhouse in the memory industry. Headquartered in Rancho Cordova, California, Solidigm combines elements of an established, successful technology company with the spirit, agility, and entrepreneurial mindset of a start-up. In addition to the U.S. headquarters and other facilities in the U.S., the company has international presence in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Solidigm will continue to lead the world in innovating new Memory technologies with aspirations to be the #1 NAND memory company in the world. At Solidigm, we view problems as opportunities to define innovative solutions that hold the power to change the world and unleash the potential technological needs that the future holds. At Solidigm, we are One Team that fosters a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture that embraces individual uniqueness and empowers us to bring our best selves to deliver excellence in support of Solidigm's vision and mission to be the go-to partner for optimized data storage solutions. You can be part of the takeoff of an innovative business that develops cutting-edge products, delivers strong business value for customers, provides an engaging workplace for its employees, and serves a greater impact on the world. This is a golden opportunity for the right applicant to join us and help design, build, and lead Solidigm. We want a diverse team of dedicated professionals who will not just be Solidigm team members but contribute to how we shape the future of the organization. We are seeking applicants who will grow and thrive in our culture: be customer inspired, trusting, innovative, team-oriented, inclusive, results driven, collaborative, passionate, and flexible.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Virtualization Infrastructure Management: Design, manage, monitor, and troubleshoot VMware vSphere environments, including ESXi hosts, vCenter Server, and associated components.
• Server Virtualization: Create, configure, and optimize virtual machines (VMs) to meet the organization's computing needs. Work to define and deliver SOP's for the operational team that performance day to day VM actions.
• Resource Optimization: Ensure the efficient use of resources (CPU, memory, storage) across virtualized environments, implementing resource allocation and load balancing as needed.
• Backup and Disaster Recovery: Design, implement and maintain backup and disaster recovery solutions for virtualized environments, ensuring data integrity and business continuity.
• Security: Implement and maintain security best practices for virtualized environments, including patch management and access controls.

• Capacity Planning: Monitor resource usage trends and plan for capacity expansion as necessary to support business growth.
• Performance Tuning: Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks and optimize virtualized infrastructure for optimal performance.
• Documentation: Maintain accurate documentation of virtualization configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting processes.
• Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including network and storage administrators, to ensure seamless integration of virtualization solutions.
• Vendor Management: Liaise with vendors to stay updated on product updates, licenses, and support agreements.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• VMware certifications such as VMware Certified Professional (VCP) are a plus.
• Strong knowledge of VMware vSphere, ESXi, and related technologies.
• Experience with virtualization management tools and scripting languages (e.g., PowerShell, Python).

• Knowledge of storage and networking concepts related to virtualization.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• 3-5 years hands-on experience as a virtualization administrator
• 3-5 years hands-on experience as Linux and/or Windows Systems Administrator

Additional Skills / Experience a plus:

• Experience with cloud providers/infrastructure: AWS, Azure
• Experience with containers and Kubernetes
• Experience managing Atlassian Suite
• SQL Query optimization

• Continuous integration/continuous deployment, GitOps, etc.
• Experience with infrastructure automation and configuration management (Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, Chef)

Qualifications

Additional Information

As a VMware Administrator, you will play a critical role in designing, implementing, and maintaining virtualization solutions to ensure the efficient operation of our IT infrastructure. This position will act as SME for the VMWare expertise on the IT Infrastructure Team. They will engage daily with the operations team that performs routine SOP's to create and manage virtual assets. They will engage frequently across key IT Towers such as storage, network, security, applications and data center teams.