Storage and Visualization Engineer

Abacus Technology • Sumter, SC

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About The Position

Abacus Technology is seeking a Storage and Virtualization Engineer to provide technical support f or the AFCENT Network Operations and Security Center (NOSC) at Shaw AFB. This is a full-time position.

Requirements

• 5+ years experience in a systems engineering or administration role.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field. Additional years of experience may be substituted for degree requirements.
• Must be Security+ certified.
• Must be Network+, VCTA, or CCNA certified.
• Must hold the ITIL v3 or v4 Foundations certification or be able to obtain the certification within 60 days of hire.
• Must have VMWare and virtual storage experience.
• Experience with MS Windows and Active Directory.
• Able to assess infrastructure, identify areas for improvement, and recommend solutions.
• Experience with network monitoring and management using an automated solution.
• Solid customer service and communication skills are critical as well as the ability and willingness to communicate effectively and appropriately in an empathetic and understanding manner.
• Must be able to provide support in a 24/7/365 environment including occasionally covering shifts outside of the assigned shift and/or providing after hours, weekend, or holiday support as needed on a rotational basis.
• Must be able to travel to CONUS sites to provide TDY support.
• Must be a US citizen and hold a current Secret clearance.
• Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, test, deploy and maintain hosted VMware products, Virtual Storage tools to include but not limited to Access Control, Virtual Machine File System (VMFS) Datastores, and ESXi Servers.
• Ensure and maintain enterprise backups are executed by configuring appropriately scheduled back up jobs.
• Develop reports and trend analysis documentation on bandwidth and network security incidents.
• Create and manage network Managing Tasks, Events and Alarms.
• Maintain and troubleshoot enterprise trouble ticketing system.
• Utilize tool capability to enhance AFCENT NOSC Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) efforts.
• Assist with enterprise database SQL tasks (i.e. DISA STIGs) as determined by the AFCENT NOSC.
• Perform analysis for collaboration of network / system needs and participate in planning, designing, upgrading and deployment of enterprise datacenter hardware and software.
• Provide LAN/WAN support.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees