Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. IS3 Solutions is seeking a VMware ESXi Platform Engineer to support a large enterprise virtualization environment. The role focuses on ESXi patching, vulnerability remediation, upgrades, troubleshooting, cluster maintenance, validation, documentation, and future vSphere migration activities.

Responsibilities

• Execute ESXi 8 patching, vulnerability remediation and platform upgrades
• Plan, initiate, monitor and validate host and cluster maintenance through vCenter
• Diagnose failed updates using platform logs, events and task history
• Coordinate maintenance mode, host evacuation, remediation, reboot and return-to-service activities
• Validate cluster health, capacity, networking and storage dependencies before and after changes
• Document completed work, technical issues, validation evidence and next actions
• Provide complete handoffs so work can continue across regions
• Support future ESXi/vSphere 9 planning, testing and migration activities
• Participate in scheduled after-hours and weekend maintenance windows

Skills

• Hands-on experience administering VMware ESXi 8 and vCenter
• Experience with ESXi patching, lifecycle management, upgrades and vulnerability remediation
• Strong troubleshooting skills across VMware hosts and clusters
• Working knowledge of HA/DRS, maintenance mode, virtual networking and shared storage
• Experience working within formal change-management and incident-management processes
• Strong written communication and cross-region handoff discipline
• Ability to support the assigned regional shift and scheduled maintenance rotation
• Exposure to ESXi/vSphere 9
• PowerCLI, Python, Ansible or similar automation experience
• Experience supporting large enterprise virtualization environments
• VMware certification
• Experience within banking, financial services or another regulated industry

Benefits

• Remote work arrangement

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