Datacenter Engineer (Wintel & VMWare)

Q1 Technologies, Inc

Olathe, KS, KS

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$64,000–$150,000 Per Year
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Best Practices, Capacity and Performance Management, Communication Skills, Cross-Functional, Customer Support/Service, DNS (Domain Name System), Detail Oriented, Documentation, File Systems, Firewalls, Hardware Virtualization, ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library), Identify Issues, Interpersonal Skills, Leadership, Linux Administration, Linux Operating System, Multitasking, Network Attached Storage (NAS), Network Connectivity, Network Operations Center, Network Routing, Performance Analysis, Performance Tuning/Optimization, Problem Solving Skills, RAID Storage, Red Hat Linux Operating System, Service Delivery, Service Level Agreement (SLA), Software Patches, Storage Area Network (SAN), TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol), Technical Recruiting, Technical Support, Time Management, Ubuntu, VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network), VMWare, VMWare ESX/ESXi, VMWare vCenter, VMWare vSphere, Validation Testing, Virtual Machine (VM), Windows (Wintel) Platform, Wireshark (Ethereal), tcpdump
LOCATION
Olathe, KS, KS
POSTED
30+ days ago
Greetings,

My name is Ravinder, and I am an IT Recruiter with Q1 Tech. I am reaching out regarding a full-time opportunity.
If you are currently available and interested in exploring new opportunities, please reply to this email with your updated resume. I would be happy to share additional details and discuss how this role aligns with your background.

Role – Datacenter Engineer (Wintel & VMWare)
Location – Olathe, KS (onsite)
Fulltime Job
Salary Range: $64,000-$150,000 a year

Sparks, Nevada Server Requirement - Primary Skill - Vmware + Wintel, Secondary - Linux, along with Rubric backup tool and Pure Storage experience

Job Description
Must Have Technical/Functional Skills:
Strong hands-on expertise in Linux administration (RHEL, Ubuntu): system tuning, performance analysis, filesystem management, and security hardening.
Advanced experience in VMware administration (ESXi, vCenter, VM provisioning, snapshots, performance troubleshooting).
Proven expert-level troubleshooting capability, including packet capture analysis using Wireshark, tcpdump, or equivalent tools.
Experience with enterprise backup technologies such as Veeam, Rubrik, Cohesity, or similar platforms.
Solid understanding of storage technologies (SAN, NAS, RAID, LUNs, multipathing, performance optimization).
Strong foundation in networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, routing, VLANs, firewalls) to support end-to-end issue resolution.
Experience working in 24x7 production environments with strict SLA and availability requirements.
Roles & Responsibilities:
Administer, support, and optimize Linux environments (RHEL, Ubuntu) across physical and virtual platforms.
Manage and maintain VMware infrastructure (ESXi, vCenter, vSAN), including VM lifecycle management, performance tuning, and capacity planning.
Perform expert-level troubleshooting using packet capture and analysis tools (Wireshark, tcpdump) to resolve complex network and application connectivity issues.
Support and manage enterprise backup solutions such as Veeam, Rubrik, and Cohesity, including backup operations, validation, and restore testing.
Work with storage technologies (SAN/NAS) to tr oubleshoot capacity, performance, latency, and disk-related issues.
Actively participate in and technically drive Major Incident (P1) calls, collaborating with cross-functional teams to restore services within SLA.
Implement and maintain monitoring, alerting, and preventive controls for Linux and virtual infrastructure.
Execute change, patching, upgrade, and DR activities in accordance with ITIL and organizational best practices.
Provide operational documentation, runbooks, and knowledge articles to support service continuity.
Excellent analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills with the ability to communicate complex technical issues in an easy-to-understand manner.
Should be able to lead and drive technically the Operational issues on his own in a high-pressure environment engaging multiple stakeholders during live troubleshooting.
Resourceful, with the ability to work independently.
Strong time management skills and attention to detail.
Ability to multi-task activities with shifting priorities.

Ravinder Kumar | Sr. Technical Recruiter
Tel: 630-536-8202 Ext: 5549 Direct: 630-937-0249

Ravinder.kumar@q1tech.com


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About the Company

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Q1 Technologies, Inc

Q1 consists of experienced and recognized experts providing the capability to respond to market demand in order to provide professional services for our clients including Enterprise software implementations, application integration and technical / functional support.

Q1 has steadily grown into a Quality IT services and solutions organization with the average experience of our team being over 10 years. We have continuously met or exceeded client expectations by delivering professional services and project implementations on time and under budget to help clients truly recognize return on investment.

COMPANY SIZE
500 to 999 employees
INDUSTRY
Computer/IT Services
FOUNDED
1990
WEBSITE
http://q1tech.com/