Sr. System / VMware Administrator

Job Title : Sr. System / VMware Administrator

Location : Quantico, VA

Duration : Full Time / Direct Hire

Pay Rate : $135,000 - $150,000

Summary

As the Sr. System / VMware Administrator, this individual will provide systems administration for enterprise VMware vSphere solution and is responsible for maintaining the virtualized environment including all virtual servers and virtual network infrastructure. In this role, the Virtualization Administrator will provide Tier 2 and 3 troubleshooting support, interfacing with the end users and other technical teams from a service support perspective.

Responsibilities

• Installs, configures, and maintains VMware vSphere, vCenter, Horizon, and other virtualization technologies.
• Maintains networks in a Virtual Machine Software (VMware) environment
• Analyzes and resolves problems associated with the operating system’s servers, hardware, applications, and software
• Monitors systems performance and ensures compliance with security standards. Monitors everyday systems, evaluates availability of all server resources, and performs all activities for VMware vSphere software
• Assists with configuring and deploying all virtual machines and installs and provides backup to all configuration procedures. Maintains and monitors all patch releases, designs various patch installation strategies, and maintains all systems according to program standards
• Troubleshoots ESX issues related to storage, network, and performance issues
• Diagnoses and resolves issues related to virtual machines, virtual networks, storage, and other virtualization components
• Monitors system health, performance, and resource utilization, identifying and resolving bottlenecks, and optimizing resource allocation
• Manages Active Directory group, user and computer objects, the AD Schema
• Ensures cyber compliance, auditing, evidence capture and storage activities. Ensuring the security of virtual environments, implementing security best practices, and adhering to compliance requirements
• Works with network engineers, security teams, application administrators, and other IT staff to support business needs and address escalated problems
• Administrates and troubleshoots basic knowledge of VMWare platforms Windows 2012 / 2019 Server support and troubleshooting
• Loads and deploys new servers.
• Creates and maintains Windows server images
• Works with engineers and projects leads to implementing new systems, policies, standards, and practices
• Documents server administration processes and procedures
• Creates and maintains documentation related to virtualization environments, including configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting steps
• Monitors and tunes systems to achieve optimum performance levels
• Stays up to date with the latest virtualization technologies, identifies opportunities for improvement, and implements best practices

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Active DoD Secret clearance or Top Secret clearance
• Active Security+ and VCP certification
• 7+ years of recent System experience
• Recent VMware experience