CoStar Realty Information, Inc. • Washington, DC 20080
Job #2708523611
Sr. Systems Engineer- Virtualization
Job Description
Senior Systems Engineer- Virtualization
CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a leading global provider of commercial and residential real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces. Included in the S&P 500 Index and the NASDAQ 100, CoStar Group is on a mission to digitize the world's real estate, empowering all people to discover properties, insights and connections that improve their businesses and lives.
We have been living and breathing the world of real estate information and online marketplaces for over 35 years, giving us the perspective to create truly unique and valuable offerings to our customers. We've continually refined, transformed and perfected our approach to our business, creating a language that has become standard in our industry, for our customers, and even our competitors. We continue that effort today and are always working to improve and drive innovation. This is how we deliver for our customers, our employees, and investors. By equipping the brightest minds with the best resources available, we provide an invaluable edge in real estate.
Work with a talented team of IaaS engineers on the Systems Infrastructure Team that support the compute, storage, and virtualization infrastructure at CoStar. Our team works hard to ensure 100% uptime for online sites such as ~~~, ~~~, ~~~, and ~~~. Work with the latest VMware virtualization IaaS platforms and engineer the solutions that allow deployment of over 1,100 new VMs each year. The DevOps, DBA and internal business units rely on the Systems Infrastructure Team to support not only the virtualization but also the storage and server computing needs of the company. Work with modern all-flash SAN arrays & Fibre Channel networking to ensure the highest performance possible for our web site customers. Streamline and expand the use of our Cisco UCS blades to keep up with web site demand.
This position is in Washington, DC and offers a hybrid schedule of 3 days onsite, 2 days remote.
Responsibilities
Act as the point person for critical issues that affect the storage, compute and virtual infrastructure
Maintain high availability for all our IaaS offerings
Work with DBA and DevOps and other internal team to gather project requirements for new initiatives
Own complex support issues end-to-end and find creative workarounds, improve our monitoring tools
Build, support and enhance hundreds of VMware hosts across the US and Europe
Monitor VMware VM & host performance and mitigate host oversubscription issues
Manage and support multiple vCenter instances
Supports both on-prem and AWS AMI pipeline & distributing updated templates and AMIs
Provision new SAN storage to VMware and Windows hosts
Ensure all IaaS software & firmware remain up to date to ensure the latest features and security
Deploy new Cisco UCS compute including Fabric Interconnects, chassis, and blades
Enhance and support our automation tools that drive team consistency and efficiency
Participate in periodic on-call rotation and provide after hours on-call support as needed
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree required from an accredited, not for profit university or college (preferably in Computer Science or related field)
A track record of commitment to prior employers
5+ years of VMware data center experience
4+ years working with enterprise Storage Area Networking and fabrics.
4+ years working with Cisco UCS
4+ years writing PowerShell or Python scripts from scratch
Preferred Qualifications and Skills
Several years demonstrated experience automating complex tasks using tools such as PowerShell, PowerCLI, UCS PowerTools, Posh-SSH, Git, Python, Chef, or Puppet. Experience working with REST APIs is a plus.
Experience with large-scale virtualization (1000-5000+ VM) environments using technologies such as VMware vCenter, vSAN, vROps, vRealize Orchestrator, vLog Insight and PowerCli.
Storage area network (SAN) experience supporting multiple arrays (Pure Storage, HP 3PAR, EMC Isilon, HP MSA). Fibre Channel and iSCSI. Automates SAN operations such as LUN (de)provisioning and snapshot management
Experience managing Cisco UCS platform (Fabric Interconnects, Layer-2, Chassis, Blades,
One or more related certifications such as VMware VCP-DCV, VMware VCP-CMA, VMware VCP-CO, VMware VCAP-DCV, VMware VCAP-CMA, EMC EMCISA, EMCSA, Pure Storage Certified Architect Professional, HPE ATP - Storage Solutions V2, Cisco DCUCS, Cisco DCUCI, Cisco CCNP Data Center
Dell | EMC Isilon or NetApp FAS
Strong Windows server experience as it relates to storage provisioning and Microsoft Clustering
Monitoring tools such as PRTG, LogicMonitor, vLog Insight, vRops, Azure Log Analytics
What's in it for You
When you join CoStar Group, you'll experience a collaborative and innovative culture working alongside the best and brightest to empower our people and customers to succeed.
We offer you generous compensation and performance-based incentives. CoStar Group also invests in your professional and academic growth with internal training, tuition reimbursement, and an inter-office exchange program.
Our benefits package includes (but is not limited to):
Comprehensive healthcare coverage: Medical / Vision / Dental / Prescription Drug
Life, legal, and supplementary insurance
Virtual and in person mental health counseling services for individuals and family
Commuter and parking benefits
401(K) retirement plan with matching contributions
Employee stock purchase plan
Paid time off
Tuition reimbursement
On-site fitness center and/or reimbursed fitness center membership costs (location dependent), with yoga studio, Pelotons, personal training, group exercise classes
Access to CoStar Group's Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Employee Resource Groups
Complimentary gourmet coffee, tea, hot chocolate, fresh fruit, and other healthy snacks
We welcome all qualified candidates who are currently eligible to work full-time in the United States to apply. However, please note that CoStar Group is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this position.
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CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing
CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a leading global provider of commercial and residential real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces. Included in the S&P 500 Index and the NASDAQ 100, CoStar Group is on a mission to digitize the world's real estate, empowering all people to discover properties, insights and connections that improve their businesses and lives.
We have been living and breathing the world of real estate information and online marketplaces for over 37 years, giving us the perspective to create truly unique and valuable products and services. We've continually refined, transformed and perfected our approach to our business, creating a language that has become standard in our industry and for our customers. This is how we deliver for our customers, our employees, and investors. By equipping the brightest minds with the best resources available, we provide an invaluable edge in real estate.
CoStar is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. CoStar is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access ~~~/careers as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by calling ~~~ or by sending an email to ~~~ .
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