Computer Design & Integration LLC, provides comprehensive and innovative technology infrastructure services that solve
complex business challenges. Recognized since 2000 as one of the top 500 IT solution providers in the United States, CDI’s
strategic differentiation is its commitment to understanding our clients’ business processes and helping them advance their
corporate strategies using technology—with a particular focus on highly available data center solutions.
CDI was founded in 1995, and more than 80 percent of our 500 customers hail from the financial services, pharmaceutical,
healthcare, and media and entertainment industries. What’s more, a vast majority of these customer relationships are ongoing.
Our clients have confirmed that our quality, customer service and ability to complete projects on time and on budget are what
keep them coming back.
CDI is seeking a Cloud Solutions Engineer to join the Converged Compute practice. The consultant will be responsible for
technical implementation and project delivery with the ability to work independently or as part of a team. This individual must
be highly motivated, very detail-oriented, be able to lead a team, take initiative, be a self-learner and starter, possess excellent
customer presentation skills, be able to juggle multiple projects concurrently and understand virtualization and data center
technologies from a holistic perspective. Candidate must also have experience with Microsoft Windows Server and Active
Directory.
Responsibilities:
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Assist the Professional Services team to develop offerings including proven architectures, proofs of concept, and best
practices and procedures for delivery.
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Provide technical, consultative and delivery services to customers of CDI in the areas of Converged Compute and
Virtualization Services
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Utilize a variety of tools, techniques and procedures to resolve problems.
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Assist and support team members in executing projects on time.
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Obtain and maintain certifications in your focused discipline; CDI will provide and pay for the necessary training
programs and examination fees to enable you to achieve this certification.
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Provide internal training and knowledge transfer to other CDI technical consultants and staff, as requested or
necessary.
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Provide daily accounting for your time for time and billing purposes, via the CDI portal tool
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On non-billable days, assist with practice development activities, train in the CDI Demo Lab and assist in PS Sales
activities, as requested and necessary
Virtualization Engineer Requirements
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2+ year professional, hands on experience with mid to large scale VMware environments (VMware 3.x, VirtualCenter
2.x, and vSphere 5) in development and production settings, including implementing, troubleshooting, managing,
configuring, and patching.
Gather business and technical requirements necessary for the design, development and implementation of enterprise
virtualization solutions.
Contribute to the development of client deliverables such as capacity assessment reports, health check assessments,
requirements documents, technical architectures/designs, IT process flows, operational procedures, training plans,
and more as well as provide detailed knowledge/Tier 1 support to customers on VMware related projects.
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Working knowledge of VMware enterprise features (DRS, HA, VMotion, VCB, SRM, Update Manager) and P2V tools
such as VMware Converter and/or other 3rd-party virtualization related toolsets i.e. Veeam, Quest Software (formerly
Vizioncore), etc
Working knowledge of P2V conversions including procedures and processes.
Experienced with upgrading from VI3 to vSphere 5 (in-place upgrades and migration upgrades).
Provide Operating System administration for, but not limited to Linux and Windows Server guests including guest OS
builds, template creation and deployment, and VM cloning.
Exposure to VMware performance, capacity planning, monitoring, virtualization analysis, and consolidation activities.
Knowledge of backup and recovery best practices including the ability to design and recommend backup solutions for
a virtual environment
Knowledge of Disaster Recovery architectures including SAN based and host based replication methodologies and
differences between RTO/RPOs for various technologies.
Configuration and troubleshooting via ESX host command line interface (Service Console) or related tools i.e. vMA,
vCLI, Powershell
Understands and can articulate new features and capabilities of vSphere 5.0 along with complementary VMware
products i.e. CapacityIQ, AppSpeed, Site Recovery Manager, vCloud Director
Exposure to storage architectures (SAN, iSCSI, NAS) and concepts including fabric configuration zoning and storage
presentation.
Familiarity of networking topologies (Cisco switches, VLAN trunking, port-channeling, etc)
Working experience with Citrix XenApp or Presentation Server including configuration, installation and application
deployment. Architecture and design of Citrix infrastructure a plus.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Active Directory and Exchange architecture and deployment.
VCP4/5 certification
Other Qualifications
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Knowledge of advanced virtualization suites such as: VCOPs, VCM, and VCO.
Linux/UNIX concepts
Scripting and automation skills (Perl, shell scripts, Powershell)
Highly organized, with strong communication, and consultative experience and skills
Able to work in high-profile, potentially stressful customer environment
Able to work flexible schedules, evenings and weekends, according to project requirements
Able to travel minimum of 75% or as needed according to customer project requirements
Able to deliver small projects with minimal oversight and direction
Able work as a member of a team on large projects taking direction from a project manager and lead architect.
Able to provide technical support to the presales teams for services and product support
Able to conduct self-study and independent work in lab facilities to increase job related knowledge and skills.
Able to obtain related technical certifications as needed.
Able to communicate effectively in written form.
Proficient with Microsoft Office products, especially Visio and Word.
Salary
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Computer Design and Integration offers a competitive compensation package that rewards and recognizes its
employees. The benefits package includes:
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Base Salary plus Bonuses
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Medical
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Life Insurance
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Accidental Death and Dismemberment
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401K
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Short and Long Term Disability
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Vacation
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Sick
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Personal time
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Company paid holidays