Senior System Administrator

Geeks & Nerds•Huntsville, AL

About The Position

Wanted - Big Brains & Huge Hearts: We are looking for creative and passionate geeks, nerds, thinkers, tinkerers, and builders. Geeks and Nerds is an innovative technology company that encourages ingenuity, defies the norm, fosters teamwork, and defines the future for our community and nation. Come join the company that develops innovative solutions that makes a positive difference in our community and nation. Join a company of significance! We are currently seeking a Senior System Administrator in support of an Army customer in Huntsville, AL. This position requires experience with a wide variety of enterprise technologies with an emphasis on delivering and supporting Windows, Linux and cloud based infrastructures. The successful candidate should have a proven track record of designing systems that meet complex requirements as well as planning, testing and delivering solutions.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems (or related field) and 10+ years of experience.
Active Security clearance.
Active CompTIA Security+ Certification or equivalent or greater.
An acceptable Computing Environment certification.
VMware ESXi, View, SRM and vCloud
Experience with a wide variety of Windows and Unix operating systems
Experience supporting Cameo and MagicDraw deployments
Networking concepts
General Storage Area Network knowledge
Good documentation and communication skills
Must be self-motivated and willing to take ownership of issues

Responsibilities

Create solutions that align IT systems with the needs of the organization
Design virtual systems to include both servers and desktops
Design the deployment and maintenance of highly available virtual desktop solutions
Support implementation of the Software Defined Data Center using VMware technologies
Support the deployment of systems and services within a commercial cloud service such as Azure or AWS
Design and support system engineering solutions
Design, deploy and support DevSecOps environments
Must be able to deploy and maintain solutions within DoD compliance parameters
Develop documentation artifacts and plans
Set standards for resource and capacity management of all enterprise systems
Provide performance tuning strategies and their implementation
Participate in the design and implementation of disaster recovery solutions
Work with managers to insure projects are completed successfully and on time