Friday, June 6, 2014

Virtualisation Consultant

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Data Centre Technology and Operations (DCTO) is part of the Technology Growth platform.  The DCTO organisation is made up of hard-working individuals
who strive to deliver transformational change within our clients' data centres.  Through our holistic approach, we can optimise data centres, the underlying infrastructure technologies, as well as the supporting operational processes and tools in use.

Our practice is divided into two specialties: Data Centre Technology and Data Centre Operations.  The DCT group aims to transform decentralised and non-optimised computing facilities into high performance utility ready data centres, while the DCO group encompasses all aspects of IT infrastructure operations, collectively referred to as Service Excellence. Together, we successfully help implement end-to-end infrastructure and data centre solutions for our clients.

We are looking for Virtualisation Consultants with experience in server virtualisation technologies to support the positioning, architecting and implementation of cost effective and flexible IT Infrastructures for our clients.  Our Technology Architecture professionals have a primary skill focus on translating a business need into robust and integrated technology solutions.

Key Responsibilities include:
Driving virtualisation technology architecture strategy and design, and developing transition roadmaps and implementation approaches
Driving and reviewing virtualisation technology diagnosis and assessment activities
Developing high level designs which support robust technology solutions, taking into account the user requirements, technical requirements, etc.
Driving technology architecture and infrastructure detail design activities
Driving virtualisation technology build, test and implementation activities
Identifying business opportunities for virtualisation technology-related improvement based on benchmark data and supporting high-level cost benefits analyses
Developing presentation material and delivering presentations to senior IT stakeholders
Providing input into and contributing to business case development and TCO analysis
Contributing to asset development and harvesting
Working on projects across a variety of industry sectors
Qualifications
Professional Skill Requirements
Previous experience of working and consulting with a client to deliver value and business benefits using Data Centre/Operations technologies and systems
Proven experience of influencing key stakeholders within an IT organisation
Proven success in contributing to a team-oriented environment
Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills
Desire to work in an information systems environment
Demonstrated career progression to date

Technical Skill Requirements

Candidates will have some/all of the following skills:
Strong skills in shaping and/or supporting the delivery of infrastructure solutions from initial assessment and qualification through to effective delivery
Proven experience designing virtualisation hardware platforms including server, storage and network elements
Proven involvement in large-scale physical-to-virtual and virtual-to-virtual migration projects using tools such as Platespin or VMware Converter Enterprise, VMM
Some hands on experience in implementing virtualisation (e.g. VMware, Hyper-V or Xen)
Some hands on experience in utilisation of virtualisation assessment tools such as PlateSpin, VMware Capacity Planner, Microsoft Virtual Machine Manager (VMM), Xcedex X_Factor or similar
Experience in installing and/ or configuring virtualisation management tools (e.g. vCenter, vSphere and VMM)
Additional experience with the design and configuration of 3rd Party tools supporting the operations of virtualised environments (e.g. VEEAM, BMC, Tivoli, etc) considered as an advantage
Any additional experience of virtual desktop infrastructure would be advantageous
Additional experience of storage virtualisation, configuration  or management in virtualised environments also seen as an advantage

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