How to become a Virtualisation Administrator
Systems administration
Runs the virtualisation platform at an enterprise or government data centre, where the owner runs its own workloads.
There’s a page for this role in , with its licences and local details.
What the role does
Runs the virtualisation platform at an enterprise or government data centre, where the site’s owner runs its own workloads. Usually about three years of administration.
What a shift looks like
Office hours, with on-call and planned weekend changes. Hosts and clusters, patching, capacity, backups and requests from application teams.
What employers call it
- VMware Administrator (enterprise)
- Cloud Administrator (Journeyman) (enterprise)
- IT Specialist (SYSADMIN) (enterprise)
- IT Specialist (Operating Systems) (enterprise)
- Technical Support Engineer 2 (cloud and AI compute)
Skills
The level the role needs in each, on FacilityVR’s five levels from Aware to Authority.
Systems and virtualisation
- Administer an operating system Leads others
- Install and patch a hypervisor host Leads others
- Install or rebuild an operating system Leads others
- Use the Linux and Windows command line Leads others
- Administer a virtualisation platform Independent
- Patch and harden to a baseline Independent
- Run storage, backup and recovery Independent
- Script systems tasks Assisted
Procedures and documents
- Work within change management Independent
Emergency response
- Recognise and report a suspected cyber incident Assisted
Licences and credentials
Licences depend on the country you work in, and sometimes the state. The role’s page for Australia lists them there.
Ways in and ways on
From outside the industry
From another data centre role
Where it leads
- Virtualisation Engineer, typically 3 years
Jobs open now
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Sources and licences
- Critical Facilities reference framework © Facility Labs. (CC BY 4.0)