Position: VMware Admin

Location:
Gurugram (Hybrid) Duration: Contract to Hire VMware Engineer – Automation / PowerCLI

Experience:
5–8 years in VMware administration, including 3+ years in PowerShell/PowerCLI automation We are looking for a VMware Automation Engineer to build PowerCLI tooling for enterprise vSphere environments. You will run inventory and compliance discovery, and deliver maintainable automation that keeps Microsoft SQL Server workloads on correctly licensed hosts.

Key Responsibilities
• Discover and audit SQL Server VMs across vSphere: host placement, core counts, SQL edition and licensing posture.
• Extract historical evidence from vCenter events, tasks, vMotion and DRS history, and logging tools for compliance teams.
• Map host and core boundaries and design placement remediation plans.
• Build and test a tag-driven PowerCLI framework that maintains DRS VM/Host groups and rules, while preserving high availability for clustered SQL workloads.
• Write inventory and health-check scripts for large multi-vCenter assessments.




• Support hands-on validation in VCF lab environments and help prove operational runbooks. Required Skills
• Strong PowerShell and VMware PowerCLI scripting, writing modular, documented and maintainable code.
• Solid vSphere 8 administration: DRS/HA, VM/Host groups and rules, tags, vCenter events and tasks.
• Technical understanding of Microsoft SQL Server licensing on VMware (per-core and host-level licensing).
• Familiarity with Windows Server Failover Clustering and SQL Always On placement needs.
• Explicit technical documentation and reporting skills. Good to Have
• Experience with RVTools, VCF Operations (Aria Operations) or VCF Operations for Logs.
• Guest-level SQL discovery using PowerShell or Microsoft tools.
• Git-based version control.
• Exposure to VCF 5.x/9.x or Holodeck. Certifications VCP-DCV preferred. VCP-VCF or automation-focused certifications are an advantage.

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