Virtualization Consultant

Long View. A career that helps you get more out of life.  A Long View career helps you get more out of life. We don’t just say it, we prove it. Every day. We’re proud of our reputation as one of North America’s most dynamic IT providers — and we’re even prouder of our culture that allows our people to live life to its fullest. At Long View, we create an environment of collaboration and support, of innovation and enthusiasm, of inclusion and belonging. As a member of the Long View team, you’ll see how our company’s core pillars — Integrity, Competence, Value, and Fun — resonate through the workplace. And in a recent survey, 90% of Long View team members rated Long View as a good or great place to work!Are you passionate about helping the organization move to the future?   Long View is seeking a Virtualization Consultant to join our Calgary Branch who is enthusiastic about working with our first-rate consultants to help clients solve business problems with technology solutions in the Virtualization Space.

A Day in the Life:

• Supporting Virtualization, storage management, and migration
• Supporting VMware vSphere operations and VM installation procedures
• Develop unique strategies to implement, support, and protect software systems, data centers, and servers
• Work within a highly regulated environment and other IT groups
• Support and diagnosis of technical issues involving servers, storage, DNS, and other systems
• Deploy and support for installation of virtual infrastructure
• Manage VMware vSphere environment, which may include network, storage, server infrastructure, application systems, and database systems
• Act as an escalation point on a critical server, virtualization issues for other teams
• Creating and maintaining the virtual server, storage, and data center documentation
• Work closely with the security team to implement security recommendations.
• Participate in the implementation of network and system security measures to protect data, software, and hardware
• Recommend the implementation of new technologies and processes
• Participate in recommending changes to improve systems and such changes

What You Bring:

• 4+ years of experience working with virtualization and server technologies
• Ability to implement, and support IT virtualization and storage infrastructure
• Advanced technical knowledge of VMware virtualization stack
• Experience working with:
• - VMWware VRA
• - VWware vCenter
• Ability to work with different teams (operations, Network, Cybersecurity, CIP Analysts)
• Familiarity of CIP framework and understanding
• Ability to work with multiple Remote Desktop Sessions (RDS) to different terminal servers and jump boxes
• Ability to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve technical problems relating to virtual systems, storage, and their application; as well as to perform maintenance and upgrades
• Experience capacity planning and performance tuning in a large enterprise environment
• Ability and willingness to follow the incident, problem, crisis, and change management processes
• Self-motivated and driven attitude – you’re always looking for ways to improve skills and stay relevant in a given area of expertise

Why Work at Long View:

• Fun is one of our core values
• Interesting work – Be part of exciting projects while accessing all the latest technologies
• Flexible environment – A workplace that values the importance of flexibility for personal/professional growth, happiness, and wellness

Want to learn more about our culture and life at Long View? Check us out on LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram!Long View’s mission of building the best and most sustainable team-driven organization requires dedicated and ambitious people. Through employee resource groups, impactful and effective conversations, townhalls and various company-wide training, including how to reduce unconscious bias, we are fostering an inclusive environment. We are committed to taking consistent, positive and lifelong action to be a diverse and equitable workplace because we know that the most effective companies are made up of people with varied identities, experiences and backgrounds.Long View is an equal opportunity employer. If you have any accommodation requests for your interview or the role, please let your friendly Recruiter know.