Virtual Platform Administrator

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain virtualized infrastructure for on-premises data centers, DLA, and commercial cloud-based offerings, including private, public, and hybrid clouds.
• Perform host, hypervisor, and virtual application software implementations and upgrades for on-premises hypervisors, supporting hardware, software, and applications.
• Provide cloud-based infrastructure support for virtual machines, virtual appliances, software, programs, applications, and all applicable virtualized infrastructure components.
• Ensure high availability, security, and integrity of hosts, virtual management applications, and associated resources.
• Maintain accurate system documentation for assigned systems, including tracking changes to virtualized infrastructure configurations.
• Support the design, implementation, and sustainment of complex multi-cloud solutions, including IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS deployments.
• Develop custom scripts to automate administrative tasks and improve system efficiency.
• Apply expertise in network architecture, security, and routing, including virtual private clouds (VPCs), load balancers, and firewalls.

Qualifications

• Experience managing and maintaining virtualized server environments and hosted applications.
• Experience managing large-scale, multi-disciplinary projects involving virtualization, systems administration, and networking.
• Hands-on experience supporting Department of Defense (DoD) commercial cloud hosting solutions.
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification.
• DoD 8570 IAT Level II Baseline Certification: COMPTIA Security+ CE.
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) COMPTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) Global Industriel Cyber Security Professional (GICSP).
• One of the following Google Cloud Platform certifications: Google Associate Cloud Engineer, Google Professional Cloud Architect.
• One of the following AWS certifications: AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, AWS Certified Security – Specialty, AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, AWS Certified SysOps Administrator.
• One of the following Microsoft certifications: Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate.
• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Cloud Operations, Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE), Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA).
• Secret – IT-I (Tier 5/SSBI) Critical Sensitive Clearance.