Virtualization Administrator

Duties

• Primary escalation engineer for VMware, ESXI and vSphere issues.
• Have experience with VMWare STIGS in a DOD environment.
• Have experience configuring Certificate based logons (CAC).
• Install new applications and helps configure them including web servers, OS, and infrastructure components.
• Work on desktop deployments, imaging, troubleshooting and account creations.
• Create and manage data backup on external hard drives.
• Develop recovery programs in case of any loss due to natural or man-made disasters.
• Continuously improve the server's performance by tracking and solving the issues faced by users.
• Affords assistance with restorations, application installation, testing, Tier 2 and Tier 3 support, and troubleshooting issues.
• Analyzes and fixes performance issues related to networking and OS and provides application upgrades.
• Responsible for configuration management, monitoring, and maintenance of all hosted servers.
• Provides technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems.
• Solutions are imaginative, thorough, practicable, and consistent with organization's objectives.
• Support surge requirements of 24 hours a day, 7 days a week during key exercises or real-world events.

Requirements

• Clearance: Active Secret
• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent
• Certifications: DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level II certification, Desire VMware System Administration (vSphere 7.X, vCenter, vCOPS, SRM)
• Experience: Over 5 years of experience and have detailed understanding of VMware Virtualization Technology
• Skills: Excellent written and verbal skills
• Other: Ability to work unsupervised and as member of a team.