Infrastructure Engineer

Castalia Systems•Largo, FL

14h•Onsite

About The Position

Castalia Systems is seeking an Onsite Infrastructure Engineer to support datacenter planning and sustainment of private cloud hardware software infrastructure. The guest systems include Microsoft Windows, Linux and vendor appliances. An ideal candidate should have experience in many of required technical skills below. This position requires working independently under limited oversight while supporting and maintaining the environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of relevant professional work experience (excluding internships)
In absence of a degree, 6 years of relevant experience is required
Must be able to attain and maintain a DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification (Security+ or CISSP preferred).
A strong understanding and knowledge of computer, network, and security systems.
Good interpersonal and communication skills.
Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to work well independently under limited oversight, be self-directed and able to prioritize work.
Must be a U.S. Citizen

Nice To Haves

Experience with datacenter power, cooling load calculation planning
Experience supporting datacenter thermal inspection
Experience with Microsoft Windows Server environment to include but not limited to Active Directory, DNS and Group policy.
Experience with Linux bash
Understanding of network engineering fundamentals, including: OSI layers, IP addressing, sub-netting, TCP/IP stack, VLANs, DHCP, etc.
Willingness to learn new technologies and applications as required.
Demonstrated experience implementing computer security.
Ability to adapt both an offensive and defensive mindset to support securing information systems.
Ability to quickly switch tasks based on changing priorities.
Ability to work with limited supervision.
Must be a self-starter with initiative.
Ability to work with an extremely risk adverse customer and their policies.

Responsibilities

Account for power consumption in a datacenter
Account for cooling load in a datacenter
Ability to work with HVAC and Electrical facilities personnel on site
Configure, manage and maintain the physical and virtual infrastructure.
Perform required maintenance operations of several VMware virtual infrastructure in accordance with established schedules and best practices.
May require off hour support
Implement and maintain ESXi, VM, and vCenter DISA STIGs
Install, configure and integrate servers associated with a VMware virtual infrastructure.
Performing backups, troubleshooting and problem resolution for servers associated with a VMware virtual infrastructure.
Build highly available server clusters in a vSphere environment.
Build and configuring virtual networks.
Document, test and implement virtual services and devices.
Assess and evaluate current virtual computing infrastructure and provide recommendations for enhancements.
Create and maintain VM templates used for rapid deployment of virtual machines.
Develop and maintain standard operating procedures.
Create and defend system change requests.
Manage user requests for assistance, application installation and upgrades.
Responsible for the maintenance, configuration, and reliable operation of secure computer systems, network servers, and switches.
Troubleshoot hardware and software errors, documenting problems and resolutions, prioritizing problems, and assessing impact of issues.
Create documentation of all work performed to capture configuration and installation procedures.
Support security staff in compliance and vulnerability audits of computer systems, implementing security remediation, and during accreditation events.