Type of Requisition:
Regular
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
Top Secret SCI + Polygraph
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
Top Secret SCI + Polygraph
Suitability:
Polygraph
Public Trust/Other Required:
Job Family:
Systems Engineering
Job Description:
Infrastructure Services Engineer VMware Compute Focus
We are seeking highly motivated engineers with a thirst for learning, in support of geographically dispersed, state of the art systems that seamlessly integrate Linux and Microsoft services. Candidates with proven depth creating solutions with VMware and experience migrating workloads to cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure will be positioned for success in our organization. The selected candidate will design, build and deploy robust hosting environments for large enterprise systems. Additionally the engineer will build, maintain and migrate a variety of physical and virtual systems to on-premises, cloud, or hybrid infrastructures. The engineer will provide support to multiple WAN connected sites, with data flows crossing various controlled interfaces, and will follow specific IT project management and engineering lifecycle processes. Engineers will be responsible for supporting their solutions throughout the IT project lifecycle, to include refining requirements,creating design documentation, creating installation instructions and deployment plans, and providing O&M support. Project assignments will vary based on skill level, and may include engineering geographically dispersed services, integrating services into public, private and hybrid cloud environments, engineering solutions to be deployed via automated CM tools, and hardening the solutions to address security and DISA STIG compliance.
Responsibilities:
Designs and defines system architecture for new or existing computer systems utilizing both on-premises and cloud-based hosting technologies
Analyze requirements and system architectures to develop system requirements specifications and resulting design plans
Administer, operate, manage and maintain components for on-premises and cloud-based virtualized systems
Reviews completion and implementation of system additions and/or enhancements and makes recommendations to management and/or clients
Plans and directs upgrades of hosting services (such as hypervisors) and related operating systems
Required Skills:
BA/BS (or equivalent experience)
10+ years of experience
Active TS/SCI
CompTIA Security+ or similar for IAT Level II DoD 8570 certification
Experience with VMware vCenter 6.7/7.0 implementation and support
Experience with data center installation/upgrades for VMware environments to include vCenter and ESXi hypervisors
Understanding of networking fundamentals for switching/routing and experience configuring vSwitches and ESXi host networking
Experience with VMware storage integrations, particularly with NAS based storage solutions.
Experience with migrating workloads from on-premises environments into clouds such as AWS or Azure
Experience with vRealize Suite (vRA, vROPs, vRLI, vRNI)
Experience with managing work tasks via tools such as JIRA and ServiceNow
Experience with developing baseline configurations for ESXi hosts including the implementation and maintenance of security standards, specifically DISA STIGs
Experience automating routine tasks via PowerShell
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Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
Travel Required:
None
Telecommuting Options:
Onsite
Work Location:
USA VA Chantilly
Additional Work Locations:
COVID-19 Vaccination: GDIT does not have a vaccination mandate applicable to all employees. To protect the health and safety of its employees and to comply with customer requirements, however, GDIT may require employees in certain positions to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Vaccination requirements will depend on the status of the federal contractor mandate and customer site requirements.
We are GDIT. The people supporting some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the country. We deliver. Bringing the expertise needed to understand and advance critical missions. We transform. Shifting the ways clients invest in, integrate, and innovate technology solutions. We ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. We are there. On the ground, beside our clients, in the lab, and everywhere in between. Offering the technology transformations, strategy, and mission services needed to get the job done.
GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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, or any other protected class.