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London, England, GB
Test Yantra
SENIOR CISCO UCS AND VIRTUALISATION ENGINEER PLATFORM ENGINEERING
London, England, GB
9 days ago
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Summary
Role Responsibilities
UCS Firmware Upgrades:
Plan, coordinate, and execute UCS firmware upgrades across Fabric Interconnects, blades, and rack servers.
Ensure minimal downtime and system stability during upgrades.
Troubleshoot any post-upgrade issues and coordinate resolutions with Cisco TAC if necessary.
ESXi Upgrades & Maintenance:
Upgrade VMware ESXi hosts and ensure compatibility with UCS firmware versions.
Validate upgrades in staging/UAT environments before deployment to production.
Address performance, compatibility, and licensing considerations post-upgrade.
Performance Monitoring & Troubleshooting:
Monitor system performance pre- and post-upgrade to ensure stability.
Investigate and resolve any upgrade-related failures or performance degradations.
Work with cross-functional teams to address any interoperability issues.
Capacity Planning & Scalability:
Assess current infrastructure to determine upgrade impacts and resource requirements.
Plan for future scalability while ensuring UCS and ESXi environments remain optimized.
Documentation & Reporting:
Maintain detailed records of upgrade procedures, rollback plans, and post-upgrade reports.
Provide recommendations for improving upgrade processes and minimizing operational risk.
Experience / Competencies
Essential
VMware ESXi Expertise:
Strong understanding of ESXi, vCenter, clustering (HA, DRS, vMotion), and Storage vMotion.
Cisco UCS Administration:
Expertise in Cisco UCS Manager, Fabric Interconnects, service profiles, and hardware configurations.
Firmware Upgrade Experience:
Hands-on experience planning and executing UCS firmware and ESXi upgrades.
Knowledge of upgrade dependencies, interoperability considerations, and rollback strategies.
Performance Tuning & Troubleshooting:
Ability to diagnose and resolve UCS and ESXi performance issues.
Experience using VMware and Cisco diagnostic tools for root cause analysis.
Automation & Scripting
Familiarity with PowerCLI, Ansible, or Python for automating upgrade-related tasks.
Storage & SAN Connectivity:
Understanding of integrating VMware with SAN/NAS storage (Fibre Channel, iSCSI).
Incident Management & Support:
Experience handling P1/P2 incidents and working with Cisco TAC/VMware Support.
Infrastructure Documentation:
Ability to create detailed upgrade runbooks and troubleshooting guides.
Desired
Experience with UCS Central for multi-site UCS management.
Familiarity with VMware vSAN and NSX.
Knowledge of hybrid cloud deployments (AWS/Azure VMware solutions).
Understanding of ITIL change management processes.
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