Vmware Administrator

As a Senior Systems Administrator, you will configure, maintain, and operate computer systems and servers. You will install hardware and software, participate in research and development, and work proactively to mitigate service disruptions by responding to outages and promptly resolving problems. This role requires being on‑site five days a week.

Responsibilities

• Operate and support computer systems and peripherals for a large‑scale government operation providing IT common services to multiple agency tenant organizations.
• Work on virtualized environments, managing SAN/NAS devices, desktop services, and a variety of technologies supporting computing capabilities.
• Participate in complex operating systems and systems software planning, implementation, and production support activities.
• Interface with contractor and government personnel and confer with equipment and software vendors.
• Write, edit, and prepare graphical presentations of technical information.
• Perform other tasks as required by OSC, the program manager, and site lead.

Required Qualifications/Education and Experience

• Fully adjudicated Secret personnel clearance and eligibility for Top Secret clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience), preferably in Information Technology, Information Management, or Cyber Security.
• VMware certification or Microsoft Certified Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate certification, or previously held MCSE, or other relevant Microsoft Administrator certifications.
• DoD 8570 certification at the IAT‑II / IAM‑II level (Security+ or higher).
• Required experience in VMware.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive experience operating computer systems.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a 24/7 military or governmental IT environment.
• Prior experience in an engineering data‑center environment.
• Extensive experience with virtualized environments, hyper‑converged infrastructure, backup and recovery applications, desktop services, and related technologies.
• Demonstrated ability to provide outstanding customer service across all organizational levels.
• Experience with DNS, DHCP, Active Directory Domain Services, DoW PKI, and managing group policies.
• Secret clearance with TS/SCI eligibility.
• Two required certifications (e.g., VCP, AZ‑800, MCSE, Security+ or higher).

Skills

• Hands‑on administration of VMware environments (vSphere, vCenter, vMotion, ESXi, vSAN).
• Deploying, maintaining, and configuring virtual machines.
• High Availability expertise (DRS and SRM).
• Configuring DNS and DHCP.
• Active Directory administration (user/group management, OU, GPO).
• Virtualization, systems engineering, system administration.
• Self‑starter who can hit the ground running in a small team with limited training resources.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $69.71 – $76.92 per hour. Individual compensation within this range will depend on qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent factors.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan – pre‑tax and Roth post‑tax contributions
• Life insurance (voluntary life & AD&D for employee and dependents)
• Short‑ and long‑term disability
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time off/leave (PTO, vacation, or sick leave)

Workplace Type

Fully onsite position in Stafford, VA.

Application Deadline

Anticipated closing date: October 7, 2026.