Vmware Engineer

TEKsystems

9d•$70 - $80•Remote

About The Position

RESPONSIBILITIES: • Act as a Subject Matter Expert in designing, engineering, implementing, and operating VMWare SDDC platforms using VMWare 6.x or higher • Update existing infrastructure to the latest version of vSphere with best practices for support of NSX, vRealize, vCloud Foundations (vCF) • Develop baseline configurations for ESXi hosts including the implementation and maintenance of security standards, specifically DISA STIGs • Develop, apply, and maintain resource pools within VMWare and assessing overall performance for workload performance • Coordinate with the technical points of contact for networking, security, and applications to migrate services and data • Expertise and hands-on experience with full suite vSphere services including vCenter, DRS, SRM, vVOLs, fault tolerance, patching, and high availability • Exposure to other VMware products like NSX, vRealize, vROps, Horizon (VDI) Desired Qualifications: • Strong leadership, and team partnering skills; excellent written and oral communications skills; emphasis on documentation of system designs (Visio) • Any scripting skills (PowerShell, Python, Ruby, bash, etc.) • Additional professional certification (VCP, MCP, MCSA, CCNA, et cetera)

Requirements

Position requires an Active DoD Secret Clearance and Security+
Ability to act as a Subject Matter Expert in designing, engineering, implementing, and operating VMWare SDDC platforms using VMWare 6.x or higher.
Experience updating existing infrastructure to the latest version of vSphere with best practices for support of NSX, vRealize, vCloud Foundations (vCF).
Experience developing, applying, and maintaining resource pools within VMWare and assessing overall performance for workload performance.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: • Bachelors and five (5) years or more experience (4 years of equivalent experience accepted in lieu of degree)
DoD 8570 Baseline Security Certification for an IAT level 2 (Security+CE)
Minimum 5+ years of experience developing technical solutions in virtualization
Must possess an active Secret clearance

Nice To Haves

Strong leadership, and team partnering skills; excellent written and oral communications skills; emphasis on documentation of system designs (Visio)
Any scripting skills (PowerShell, Python, Ruby, bash, etc.)
Additional professional certification (VCP, MCP, MCSA, CCNA, et cetera)

Responsibilities

Act as a Subject Matter Expert in designing, engineering, implementing, and operating VMWare SDDC platforms using VMWare 6.x or higher
Update existing infrastructure to the latest version of vSphere with best practices for support of NSX, vRealize, vCloud Foundations (vCF)
Develop baseline configurations for ESXi hosts including the implementation and maintenance of security standards, specifically DISA STIGs
Develop, apply, and maintain resource pools within VMWare and assessing overall performance for workload performance
Coordinate with the technical points of contact for networking, security, and applications to migrate services and data
Expertise and hands-on experience with full suite vSphere services including vCenter, DRS, SRM, vVOLs, fault tolerance, patching, and high availability
Exposure to other VMware products like NSX, vRealize, vROps, Horizon (VDI)