Systems Engineer- SME

Cherokee Preting (Preting) is a part of Cherokee Federal – the division of tribally owned federal contracting companies owned by Cherokee Nation Businesses. As a trusted partner for more than 60 federal clients, Cherokee Federal LLCs are focused on building a brighter future, solving complex challenges, and serving the government’s mission with compassion and heart.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain application servers, networks, and development/test environments.
• Deploy, configure, and troubleshoot application hosting services.
• Monitor system performance and conduct audits to ensure data integrity and protection.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define technical requirements and implement effective solutions.
• Provide expert-level technical support and guidance to end-users.
• Develop and enforce best practices for system backups, disaster recovery, and redundancy.
• Stay current with industry trends and advancements in IT systems, especially cloud and automation technologies.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI with polygraph.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field preferred.
• 16+ years of relevant experience.
• Ability to install and configure vCenter server.
• Experience with ESXi cluster servers.
• Strong technical knowledge of VMWare products: vSphere, vCenter, &/or Aria Suite.
• Experience implementing NSX, SRM &/or vSAN in DR or failover operational environments.
• 3+ years experience in infrastructure architecture and design complex distributed systems environments, including failover techniques, recovery/rollback, and application partitioning.
• Experience monitoring the health of VMs operating in various data centers.
• Understanding of network & storage architectures, including peripheral interfaces (SCSI, RAID, Ethernet) and multi-processor designs (SMP).
• Experience virtualizing enterprise applications.
• Experience with AWS.
• Experience with VMWare 7.
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code tools (e.g., Ansible, Chef, Puppet).
• Strong background in Linux System Administration and containerization (e.g., Docker).
• Ability to analyze and resolve networking issues.
• Effective in team environments and capable of mentoring others.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage.
• 401K retirement plan.
• Other possible benefits as provided.

Benefits are subject to change with or without notice.

Pay

Estimated starting salary range: $185,000 to $202,000 (commensurate with experience).