Mid-level VMWare Administrator - NCCoE - Remote Fl

Company: IT Coalition
Location: Rockville
Posted on: June 12, 2022

Job Description:

Job DescriptionMid-Level VMWare Administrator - NCCoE (National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence)The VMware System Administrator will work with the resident VMware SME and architect to support a dynamic multi-tenant virtual environment including hybrid and on-prem cloud infrastructure.The VMware System Admin will have a proven track record of administering a VMware environment. This individual will be a VMware System Admin on the IT Ops team and will work closely with the IT Ops SME responsible for conceiving and delivering a wide variety of VMware services. Deep technical familiarity with VMware products, end user support and documentation are a must. The position is telework flexible; candidates will need to work onsite 2 days a week and can work remotely 3 days a week. Roles and responsibilities include:

• Work closely with resident VMware SME and architect to support multi-tenant virtual environment.
• Supports the building of a systems administration and operations support capability for the new vCD based solutions.
• Apply system hardening, STIG settings and resolve vulnerabilities found by Nessus scans.
• Design, document and publish standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the build and sustainment of the VMware infrastructure in coordination with SME.
• Support daily environment operations including patch levels, troubleshooting support and service checks.
• Share knowledge with existing System Administrators through documentation, presentations, deep dive technical sessions, etc.
• Assist in the production and execution of test plan procedures for upgrades and installation of new virtualization products.
• Assist in automating tasks for the operations team such as patching, infrastructure configuration changes and reporting.
• Work closely with vendors to identify and resolve product bugs and initiate feature requests.
• Recommends and takes action to direct the analysis and solutions of problems.
• Identify and remediate deviation from reference architecture.
• Supports resolution actions for Tier 2/3 incident tickets.
• Other tasks as assigned.Required Qualifications:
  • Experience with VMware vSphere and similar component services
  • Extensive infrastructure knowledge and hands-on experience with datacenters & infrastructure
  • 3+ years of experience deploying and maintaining data center Infrastructure
  • 5+ years of hardware experience to include compute, network, & storage
  • 3+ years of VMware System Administration experience
  • Bachelor's degree, required
  • Solid understanding of TCP/IP
  • Experience developing documentation for operational support.
  • A self-starter that drives solutions to implementationDesired Qualifications:
    • VMware Certified Professional (VCP) certification
    • Knowledge of and experience with vRealize suite and component services such as vMotion, HA, DRS, vDS, vCenter, storage vMotion
    • Experience implementing and operating VMware NSX
    • Linux and Windows OS experience
    • Backup and replication experience.

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