What are the responsibilities and job description for the System Architect position at Smart IT Frame LLC?
Position: VMware Architect with Storage & Backup skills
Location: Overland Park, Kansas (3 days onsite)
Duration: Contract - W2 Tax term
About Smart IT Frame:
At Smart IT Frame, we connect top talent with leading organizations across the USA. With over a decade of staffing excellence, we specialize in IT, healthcare, and professional roles, empowering both clients and candidates to grow together.
Must Have skills:VMware, Active Directory, Backup & Storage
Job description:
Core Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and manage VMware vSphere environments (ESXi, vCenter, HA, DRS)
- Administer and support Active Directory (AD DS, GPOs, DNS, DHCP, FSMO roles)
- Manage backup and recovery solutions (Cohesity / Veeam / Commvault or similar)
- Storage Technologies like Hp Dell EMC power scale UCS etc
- Oversee enterprise storage platforms (SAN/NAS – NetApp, Dell EMC, HPE, Pure)
- Ensure high availability, performance, and capacity planning across infrastructure
- Perform backup validation, DR testing, and restore exercises
- HP NimbleECSPowerScale Configuration Installation
- Troubleshoot complex issues across virtualization, identity, and storage layers
- Lead infrastructure upgrades, migrations, and data center transformations
- Ensure compliance with security, backup retention, and governance policies
- Create and maintain SOPs, architecture diagrams, and operational documentation
- VMware / Virtualization
- Strong hands-on experience with VMware ESXi, vCenter Server
- VM provisioning, lifecycle management, snapshots, templates, cloning
- Performance tuning, troubleshooting, and capacity optimization
- Experience with VMware vSAN / SRM (preferred)
- Patching and upgrade management for hypervisor environments
- Active Directory & Identity
- Deep expertise in Active Directory architecture and administration
- Group Policy design, troubleshooting, and security hardening
- AD health monitoring, replication troubleshooting, and disaster recovery
- Integration with Azure AD / Entra ID (hybrid identity preferred)
- User, group, and access lifecycle management
Backup & Storage
- Design and manage enterprise backup strategies (on‑prem, hybrid, cloud)
- Hands-on with backup tools (Cohesity/Veeam preferred)
- Storage provisioning, LUN management, replication, and snapshots
- Experience with object storage and cloud storage integration (Azure/AWS – plus)
- Ensure RPO/RTO compliance and data protection best practices
- Operational & Governance
- Participate in incident, problem, and change management (ITIL-based)
- Perform root cause analysis (RCA) and preventive action planning
- Coordinate with vendors and cross-functional teams for issue resolution
- Maintain SLAs, KPIs, and operational health dashboards
- Support audits and compliance requirements
Required Skills & Experience
- 12 years of experience in enterprise infrastructure operations
- Strong expertise across VMware, Active Directory, Backup & Storage
- Hands-on troubleshooting mindset with strong documentation skills
- Experience supporting 24x7 production environments
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Apply today or share profiles at priya@smartitframe.com