Senior VMware Administrator

TRIDENT SYSTEMS LLC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position will be part of a team supporting an aerial surveillance system for a Department of Defense customer. The candidate must know VMware product suites and be responsible for architecting, securing, and optimizing virtualized infrastructure while overseeing enterprise-grade Linux systems. This role requires deep VMware expertise, strong cross-domain infrastructure knowledge, and the ability to drive complex initiatives from design through implementation and long-term operations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field and a minimum of 7 years of VMware and system administration experience (or 10+ total years in lieu of a degree)
Must have a Security+ Certification
Must be proficient in Linux
Two years of experience administrating VMware-based virtualization infrastructures covering vCenter and standalone ESXi environments version 6.7 and later
Two years of experience installing, configuring, and integrating servers associated with a VMware virtual infrastructure
Two years of experience performing backups, troubleshooting, and problem resolution for servers associated with a VMware virtual infrastructure
Two years of experience building highly available server clusters in a vSphere environment
Two years of experience maintaining VM templates for use on rapid deployment of virtual machines
Two years of recent experience implementing security posture and ensuring compliance with industry best practices, DA regulations, and STIGs
Experience Designing, implementing, and maintaining automation for deployment
Demonstrated interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with customers
Excellent written communications skills to produce detailed and accurate technical documentation
Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance

Nice To Haves

VMware certifications: VCP-DCV, VCAP, or VCIX
Familiarity with configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet)
Experience with monitoring/observability platforms (SolarWinds, Prometheus, etc.)
Background in security hardening, compliance frameworks, or zero-trust environments
Ability to lead technical discussions and influence architectural decisions
Strong ownership mindset with a focus on reliability, scalability, and long-term maintainability
Excellent problem-solving skills, especially under pressure

Responsibilities

Architect, deploy, and maintain VMware vSphere, ESXi clusters, vCenter, and virtual networking at scale
Ensure VMware applications and ESXi hosts remain current with operating system (OS) versions and patches as released
Test and install hardware, firmware, and security patches on all server and storage technologies as released
Systems Administration Daily Checks list and perform appropriate corrective action as needed
Apply STIGs, security updates, and hotfixes as made available
Diagnose and repair system problems, utilizing tool sets available and working closely with other internal groups and vendor support. Perform upgrade of VM Tools on all VMs within one week of update availability
Monitor and record weekly system metrics to include CPU, memory, network, and storage utilization to enable leadership to make informed decisions on the welfare of the virtualization infrastructure
Assess and ensure compliance of the virtual infrastructure security posture and ensure compliance with DISA STIGs
Develop and maintain documentation, which includes System Architecture Guides and Diagrams for all systems and hardware configurations adhering to organizational templates and policies

Benefits

Health benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Basic life with AD&D
Short term disability
Long term disability
Ancillary (Voluntary life with AD&D, accident, critical illness, hospital, and pet)
Spending accounts (HSA, FSA, and DCFSA)
Paid time off
Holidays
401(k) (including automatic company contribution)
Tuition reimbursement
Leaves (Parental, pregnancy, and military)
Potential annual bonus