Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

Enterprise-level support for VMware virtualization technologies including VMware ESXi, vCenter, vCOPS, vRealize, and SRM. Top-tier support for escalated issues and complex projects. Daily monitoring of all enterprise virtualization for integrity, reliability, resource utilization and availability. Periodic reports on virtual resource capacity and utilization as well as system uptime, performance, and troubleshooting/MTTR. Log review and issue reporting related to monitoring of temperature and overall virtualization health throughout the RCC-SWA Area of Responsibility (AOR).

Experienced with configuration and provisioning of VMs, ESXi hosts, and VCSAs. Proficient in the planning, installation, configuration, and upgrades of the virtual network infrastructure. The top-tier of support for virtualization projects and solutions related to backup, disaster recovery, virtual networking, HA, performance monitoring, firmware/software upgrades, and system audit tasks.

Documentation for Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) for configuring and managing the virtual environment including virtual networking, physical hosts, VMs, access control, resource monitoring and management, HA, fault tolerance and scalable virtualization infrastructure.

Performs other duties and assignments as required.

Skills & Technology Used:

Ability to troubleshoot servers and infrastructure equipment, assess networking requirements and provide solutions, and make accurate and independent decisions under pressure.
Excellent organizational, interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
Ability to perform comfortably in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented work environment and to successfully execute many complex tasks simultaneously.
Working knowledge of server, storage, and desktop virtualization technologies.
Working knowledge with vSphere client, ESXCLI, and PowerCLI.
Ability to configure and administer VMware vSphere 7.0 +.
Ability to manage Cisco UCS, C-series, and B-series servers.
Understands virtualization capacity planning and reporting.

Desired Candidate Profile

Qualifications

u>Security Clearance:
- Requires an active Secret Clearance
Education / Certifications: One-year related experience can be substituted for one year of education if the degree is required.
- Bachelor s Degree or equivalent experience preferably in Computer Science or MIS, IS, Engineering or related field.
- This position requires candidates to adhere to DoD 8570.01M. All candidates are required to maintain at least one (1) baseline certification and one (1) computing environment (CE) certification. Baseline certifications cannot also be used as a Computing Environment (CE) certification.
- The authorized certifications for this job title are listed as follows:
BASELINE:
- Cisco: CCNP: Certified Network Professional - Security
- CompTIA: CASP+ ce: Advanced Security Practitioner
- CompTIA: SecurityX ce
- GIAC: GCED: Certified Enterprise Defender
- GIAC: GCIH: Certified Incident Handler
- ISACA: CISA: Certified Information Systems Auditor
- ISC2: CCSP: Certified Cloud Security Professional
- ISC2: CISSP (or Associate): Certified Information Systems Security Professional
COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT (CE):
- CNFDS: Cisco and NetApp Flexpod Design Specialist
- CNFIAS: Cisco and NetApp Flexpod Implementation and Administration Specialist
- NetApp: NCDA: Certified Data Administrator, ONTAP
- NetApp: NCHCA: Certified Hybrid Cloud Administrator
- NetApp: NCHCA: Certified Hybrid Cloud Architect
- NetApp: NCIE-DPS: Certified Implementation Engineer - Data Protection Specialist
- NetApp: NCIE-O-S: Certified Implementation Engineer, ONTAP Specialist
- NetApp: NCIE-SAN: Certified Implementation Engineer - SAN Specialist, ONTAP
- NetApp: NCIE-SS: Certified Implementation Engineer - SAN Specialist, E-Series
- NetApp: NCSE: Certified Storage Engineer
- NetApp: NCSIE: Certified Storage Installation Engineer, ONTAP
- VMware: VCAP-DCV: Certified Advanced Professional - Data Center Virtualization (Deploy)
- VMware: VCAP-DCV: Certified Advanced Professional - Data Center Virtualization (Design)
- VMware: VCDE: Certified Design Expert
- VMware: VCDX-DCV: Certified Design Expert - Data Center Virtualization
- VMware: VCP: Certified Professional 6 - Data Center Virtualization
- VMware: VCP: Certified Professional 7
- VMware: VCP5: Certified Professional 5
Experience: One year of related academic study above the high school level may be substituted for one year of experience up to a maximum of a 4-year bachelor's degree in a Software Engineering or Business Information Systems discipline for three years general experience.
- At least five years of practical experience working with various data (network and system) technologies.
- Candidate must have a working knowledge of server, storage, and desktop virtualization technologies.
- Experience with vSphere client, ESXCLI, and PowerCLI is a must.
- Must have virtualization configuration and administration experience and understands VMware vSphere 6.0 and 6.5 technologies.
- Experienced with Cisco UCS management, C- series, and B-series servers. Experienced with regular virtualization capacity planning and reporting.

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