What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior VMWare Systems Administrator with TS/SCI position at Information Management Group, Inc.?
| Job ID | 2023-5294 | # of Openings | 1 | Category | Technical Services & Operations |
Information Management Group, Inc. (IMG), founded in 1987, is a fast growing, debt-free small business specializing in the analysis, design, and application of information technology and communications solutions for government and commercial organizations worldwide. We're committed to helping our clients use technology to be more efficient, effective, and productive. For over 35 years, IMG has brought integrity, industry expertise, and technical excellence to every project. Above all, we believe that at the core of our success stands our people.
IMG is hiring a full-time Senior VMWare Systems Administrator with TS/SCI at its Fort Bragg, NC location.
IMG IS seeking candidates to support the US Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM). Under the I2TS 3 task order, INSCOM ensures reliable, uninterrupted availability of Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Information Management (C4IM) including: networks, hardware, software, engineering, and specialized tools at the point of customer need to support INSCOM's mission. INSCOM and its MSCs provide the enabling layer to connect the Army and its tactical formations to defense and national intelligence agencies via tactical networks. The ability to provide mission critical intelligence is dependent on the successful use of its information technology (IT) networks worldwide.
- Define and document standard operating procedures
- Assist with capacity forecasting for the virtual environment, including storage resources
- Actively ensure peak levels of systems and infrastructure uptime
- Implement a monitoring platform to gauge the health of key infrastructure
- Provide hands-on system administration support, system maintenance and operations support
- Work directly with System Owners to resolve issues related to virtual hosting platform
- Responsible for engaging and managing vendor escalations, as required
- Build, configure, and troubleshoot software and hardware enhancements, application deployments and infrastructure upgrades
Clearance Required: TS/SCI to start. Candidate must be able to pass a CI Poly.
Certifications Required:
- Must meet DoD 8570 IAT Level II
- VCA
Required Education/Experience:
- Must meet one of the following combinations of education and experience:
- High School Diploma 10 years
- Associate's Degree 8 years
- Bachelor's Degree 6 years
- Master's Degree 4 years
- PhD 0 years
- Extensive experience with virtualization platforms (VMware preferred, Hyper-V, etc.)
- Advanced understanding of virtualization concepts and functional working skills with various virtualization technologies (create/modify virtual machines, create storage groups, snapshot, clone/export, etc.)
- Experience in applying DoD STIGs as related to virtual infrastructure
- Extensive experience with patching virtual infrastructure (ESXi hosts, virtual appliances)
- Client-server support, software and hardware upgrades, advanced troubleshooting
- Good Understanding of basic networking (Routing/Switching/VLANS/Firewalls)
- Extensive experience deploying and maintaining VMware hosts, vCenter, and virtual machines
- Experience in creating and monitoring Resource Pools for Virtual Machines Resource Reservation and Limits.
- Provided level 2 & 3 support and actively involved in the day to day administration of the Virtual Infrastructure
- Must be committed to adopting and adhering to best practices including compliance with maintenance windows and change control procedures
- Create and deploy virtual machines from templates and create snapshots and clones of virtual machines for future deployments.
- Experience deploying both Windows and Linux based servers in a VMware environment
- Experience with various storage technologies: SAN, iSCSI, NAS, NFS
- Must be a motivated self-starter that can take lead of projects, tasks and any challenges that come up
Desired Experience
- Experience with NetApp, HP 3PAR storage solutions
- Experience with Cisco UCS Manager / Cisco Intersight policy and profile configuration.
COVID-19 Regulations: As required by Executive Order 14042 and the guidance provided by the Federal Workforce Task Force, all federal contractor employees are required to be fully compliant with customer COVID-19 regulations. IMG will provide additional information regarding these requirements and how you can request an exception if needed.
IMG COMPANY BENEFITS
- Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
- Short term and long term disability insurance
- 401(k) with generous company match
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
- 15 days of personal leave plus paid federal holidays
- Professional development and training assistance
Information Management Group, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.
Information Management Group, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Information Management Group is an EOE. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation/National Origin .
