Sr VMware Administrator/SME Walkin Interview @ Gurugram Location

Sr VMware Administrator/SME Walkin Interview

Location: Gurugram, Haryana

Address: TCS GG7 office is located at Skyview Corporate Park, Sector 74A, Gurugram, Haryana, 122004

Experience: 8 years to 15 years

Interview Mode: Walk In Drive

Interview Date: 8th Aug 2025 (Saturday)

Interview Time: 10: 00 AM to 1: 00 PM

Certification:

- VMware VCP-DCV Design or VCAP-DCV Deploy
- ITIL Foundation/ ITIL 4 Managing Professional or equivalent
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (helpful for hybrid operating model)

Must-Have:

- Solid expertise in VMware vSphere (ESXi, vCenter) versions 6.x/7.x/8.x.
- Hands-on experience with VMware HA, DRS, vMotion, Storage vMotion, and Distributed Switches.
- Experience in VMware infrastructure upgrades, patching, and lifecycle management.
- Strong knowledge of SAN/NAS storage technologies and datastore management.
- Experience with backup and disaster recovery solutions such as Veeam, Commvault, or SRM
- Good understanding of Windows and Linux server administration.
- Knowledge of networking concepts including TCP/IP, VLANs, DNS, and DHCP.
- Experience in troubleshooting complex virtualization issues in production environments.
- Hands-on experience in administering and troubleshooting Cisco UCS environments.
- Strong knowledge of Cisco UCS Manager, Fabric Interconnects, Chassis, and Blade Servers.
- Experience with UCS Service Profiles, Templates, Pools, and Policies.
- Familiarity with Cisco UCS Central/Intersight administration and monitoring.
- Experience in firmware upgrades, patch management, and UCS infrastructure maintenance.
- Experience performing health checks, capacity planning, and root cause analysis for UCS infrastructure.
- Ability to coordinate with server, storage, and network teams for infrastructure-related activities.




- Hands-on experience with PowerCLI/PowerShell automation and scripting.
- Familiarity with ITIL processes, Incident Management, Problem Management, and Change Management.
- Experience in capacity planning, performance tuning, and root cause analysis (RCA).
- Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to support critical infrastructure in a 24x7 enterprise environment.

Tools / Platforms
- ServiceNow / ServiceNow ITOM for ITSM processes, incident/problem/change management, event correlation, CMDB management, and service operations.
- SolarWinds, Grafana, VMware Aria Operations (vROps), and ServiceNow ITOM for infrastructure monitoring, performance management, capacity planning, and observability.

Good to have:

- VMware Certified Qualified - VMware vSphere Foundation Administrator (VCP-VVF) or equivalent VMware certification
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
- VMware VCTA or platform-specific specialization
- VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
- Relevant certifications in VMware, Storage, Backup, Cloud, or Linux technologies

Key Responsibilities:

- Manage and support VMware vSphere environments (ESXi, vCenter Server). Own L2/L3 VMware operations support for virtual infrastructure stability lifecycle activities, incident resolution, and support of business-critical virtual workloads
- Perform installation, configuration, upgrades, and patching of VMware infrastructure.
- Drive ESXi version currency and upgrade planning,



upgrading non-latest / out-of-support ESXi versions to maintain patch compliance and OEM supportability.
- Own the ESXi host lifecycle roadmap, prioritizing version upgrades, warranty/support considerations, and host refresh decisions.
- Govern risk management, DR alignment, and service availability metrics for the hypervisor estate.
- Monitor and maintain high availability of virtual environments.
- Configure and manage VMware HA, DRS, vMotion, Storage vMotion, and Fault Tolerance.
- Capacity planning and performance tuning of virtual infrastructure.
- ESXi hosts lifecycle management and cluster administration.
- Manage datastore provisioning and VM resource allocation.
- Conduct health checks and infrastructure audits.
- Support DR solutions and disaster recovery testing.
- Participate in DR planning and recovery validation for VMware-hosted workloads in line with Customer’s formalization of DR expectations and Experience with VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM).
- Knowledge of backup solutions such as Veeam, Commvault, NetBackup.
- Create SOPs, and operational documentation.
- Maintain asset inventory and configuration records.
- Ensure compliance with security and organizational standards.
- Provide Level 3 technical support for complex VMware issues.
- Analyze and resolve critical incidents within SLA timelines.

Perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and implement preventive measures
- Coordinate with OEM vendors (VMware/Broadcom, Dell, HPE, Cisco, Lenovo) for issue resolution.
- Work with ServiceNow / ServiceNow ITOM / SolarWinds / Grafana for event monitoring, ticketing, visibility, and trend reporting.
- Lead planning tied to hypervisor standardization and customer's forward-looking compute transformation direction.

15 years of Continuous Education.

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