Virtualization Administrator II

NetImpact Strategies • Alexandria, VA

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About The Position

NetImpact Strategies is seeking a skilled Virtualization Administrator II to manage and maintain our virtualized IT infrastructure, ensuring its stability, performance, and security. This role involves administering both on-premises and cloud-hosted environments, resolving virtualization-related issues, and supporting IT initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of three (3) to five (5) years of experience in virtualization administration, with a focus on VMware, Hyper-V, or similar technologies.
• Demonstrated experience in managing and troubleshooting VMware vSphere environments.
• Experience supporting virtualization infrastructure in Microsoft Azure.
• Proficiency in automating IT administration and server provisioning using tools such as: Azure, Azure DevOps, Azure Automation, Azure CLI PowerShell and VMware PowerCLI Terraform or similar IaC tools

Nice To Haves

• VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
• Experience with converged, hyperconverged, or composable compute hardware infrastructure in an enterprise datacenter environment.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise-grade backup and recovery systems.
• Experience administering cloud infrastructure.
• Familiarity with managing and maintaining Fibre Channel Storage and/or Network-Attached Storage systems.
• Experience in physical datacenter management.
• Knowledge of network virtualization technologies.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain the agency’s virtualized IT infrastructure to ensure stability, performance, and security across on-premises and cloud environments.
• Administer and support on-prem hardware (servers, storage), hypervisor environments (e.g., VMware, vSphere), and cloud service provider (CSP) infrastructure in Microsoft Azure.
• Design, build, implement, and troubleshoot virtualized information systems hosted on VMware, AWS, and Azure.
• Provide technical support for existing and emerging virtualization technologies, assisting in planning and executing IT initiatives and projects.
• Oversee the installation, configuration, and maintenance of virtual machines (VMs), virtual infrastructure, and physical infrastructure, including rack mounting and hardware setup.
• Monitor performance of virtual environments, optimizing resource allocation to ensure efficient operation.
• Diagnose and resolve virtualization-related issues, including VM performance, connectivity, and security challenges.
• Implement and manage backup and disaster recovery solutions to ensure availability and data integrity of virtual environments.
• Ensure security compliance by applying patches, updates, and mandatory security configurations to virtual systems.
• Maintain detailed documentation of virtualization configurations, policies, and operational procedures.
• Collaborate with IT teams and stakeholders to support virtualization needs and integrate virtual solutions with other systems.
• Contribute to infrastructure automation and integrate Infrastructure as Code (IaC) into CI/CD pipelines to improve efficiency and scalability.

Benefits

• Your health comes first – we offer comprehensive medical, dental, & vision insurance that starts the first of the month after you join the team
• Invest in your future – 401(k) Plan – Immediately vested employer contributions; no matching required
• Work hard, play hard – we offer a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) policy, one (1) additional day of paid wellness leave per calendar year, and observe ten (10) federal holidays
• Pawsitively pawesome – Pet Insurance (because our little critters are part of our families, too!)
• Invest in your education – Tuition reimbursement, internal training programs, & company-sponsored industry certifications!
• Be part of a dynamic and collaborative work environment recently ranked by The Washington Post as a Top Work Place in 2019, 2021,2022, 2023, & 2024!
• Have fun and celebrate and give back – Team building activities, community volunteering, quarterly HQ days, wellness events, happy hours, family fun events, and more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level