Virtualization Engineer

SAIC•Springfield, VA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

This position is in support of the Department of State (DOS) as a part of the Vanguard 2.2.1 contract. The candidate will be responsible for the development and maintenance of Virtualization solutions utilizing VMWare, NetAPP Storage, and Microsoft Windows Active Directory for the purposes of hosting PKI systems. The preferred candidate must possess demonstratable skills in designing and implementing such a solution. Additionally, the preferred candidate will be expected to research, analyze, evaluate, and develop a strategy and solution to meet Zero Trust Architecture framework, including the introduction of enforcing least-privilege access, ensuring continuous authentication, automating governance of the Active Directory (AD) environments, and implementing just-in-time (JIT) provisioning. This role currently requires at least 4 days/week in the office, but is subject to change with the customer's request.

Requirements

Demonstrable skills in designing and implementing Virtualization solutions utilizing VMWare, NetAPP Storage, and Microsoft Windows Active Directory.
Research, analyze, evaluate, and develop a strategy and solution to meet Zero Trust Architecture framework.
Enforce least-privilege access.
Ensure continuous authentication.
Automate governance of Active Directory (AD) environments.
Implement just-in-time (JIT) provisioning.
Implement VMware technology solutions for virtualization, networking, and storage infrastructures.
Provide operational engineering support to enterprise-level solutions using virtual server hosting, backup solutions, off-site data replication and service level storage solutions.
Provision Virtual Machines and patches to the software and hardware hosting infrastructure.
Design, test, and deploy VMware vSphere and vCenters hosting platform.
Design, test and deploy Microsoft Active Directory Forest are integrated with Just-in-time administration to support multiple PKI systems.
Provide technical support to end users, operations, and management.
Deploy and administer NetApp Storage – ONTAP, Troubleshooting Performance Issues, performing firmware and operating system upgrades, using storage management tools – OnCommand Unified Manager/ Performance Manager Insight/Cluster Switch migration and Firewall upgrade processes and procedures.

Nice To Haves

Skills in designing and implementing Virtualization solutions utilizing VMWare, NetAPP Storage, and Microsoft Windows Active Directory.

Responsibilities

Execute the duties and responsibilities as a member of the Identity Management Office (IMO).
Implement VMware technology solutions for virtualization, networking, and storage infrastructures.
Provide operational engineering support to enterprise-level solutions using virtual server hosting, backup solutions, off-site data replication and service level storage solutions.
Provision Virtual Machines and patches to the software and hardware hosting infrastructure.
Update system and process documentation and user guides as needed diagrams and SOPs as needed.
Design, test, and deploy VMware vSphere and vCenters hosting platform.
Design, test and deploy Microsoft Active Directory Forest are integrated with Just-in-time administration to support multiple PKI systems.
Provide technical support to end users, operations, and management.
Deploy and administer NetApp Storage – ONTAP, Troubleshooting Performance Issues, performing firmware and operating system upgrades, using storage management tools – OnCommand Unified Manager/ Performance Manager Insight/Cluster Switch migration and Firewall upgrade processes and procedures.