Virtualization Engineer opening in Washington, DC!
*this position is hybrid and will require 2 days onsite per week*
Candidates will be required to obtain a Public Trust
The Senior Virtualization Engineer will support all aspects of VMware virtualization; configuration, implementation, management of servers in a virtualized environment, and VDI implementations. The candidate should have a foundation in Windows and network management skills. This position requires a mixture of engineering, operations, hands-on technical and support skills. Qualified candidates should have excellent troubleshooting and analytical skills. The individual will work closely with technical leads, infrastructure and operations teams, and other cross-department teams to evaluate business needs and provide end-to-end technical solutions and manage, operate, monitor, audit, and secure server virtualization assets.
Job Description and Duties
- Minimum two-days per week onsite requirement at DOT HQ, Washington DC.
- Once every 2-3 months support server infrastructure in a 24x7 on-call escalation capacity as part of a team rotation.
- Install and configure vCenter Server.
- Configure, manage and maintain ESXi cluster servers.
- Setup and configure HA, vMotion, and DRS.
- Configure Datacenters, clusters, resource pools, VMs, and virtual switching.
- Monitor health of VMs operating in various data centers.
- Manage replications and VM movements between data centers.
- Manage disaster recovery of the virtualized environment using SRM.
- Support VMware management tools (i.e., Aria Operations, Log Insight, etc.).
- Install, configure, and manage VDI solutions utilizing VMware Horizon.
- Provide support to system administrators to resolve VDI issues and issues with virtual servers including conducting root cause analysis.
- Maintain and update environmental documentation, standard operating procedures, and engineering documentation.
- Work closely with counterparts to ensure stable and healthy virtualization platforms.
- Collaborate with Lead to identify, assess, and present solution options for meeting functional and technical requirements.
- Install, configure, and troubleshoot server systems (i.e., Windows, Linux, Appliances).
- Perform security hardening, patching, and server certificate updates.
- Develop documentation for System Installation Plans and System Administration Guides.
- Perform other tasks as directed by Lead Engineers or Project Manager.
Required Education and Experience:
- Must have a minimum of 8 years of related experience.
- Must have the ability to install and configure vCenter Server.
- Must be able to work with ESXi cluster servers.
- Must have experience monitoring the health of VMs operating in various data centers.
- Experience with VMware Horizon View, VMware vCenter, vSphere Client and Web Client, and VMware Workstation.
- Understand VMware's integration with complex storage technologies.
- Experience managing VMware Horizon user profiles.
- Must have extensive knowledge of multi-vendor server operating systems.
- Demonstrated experience in all aspects of enterprise Windows environment operations and maintenance (O&M) and engineering.
- Working knowledge using and configuring Windows Distributed File System and CIFS.
- Experience with performing root cause analysis, risk identification, and risk mitigation.
- Interpersonal skills including the ability to collaborate effectively.
- Demonstrated experience in a fast tempo ITSM support environment.
Preferred Skills and Qualifications:
- VMware certification VCP/VCAP and/or VDI Certification.
- Extensive knowledge and experience with VMware virtual environment and Microsoft Hyper-V.
- Strong experience with Microsoft SQL.
- Experience providing guidance on optimization of desktops for platform interoperability.
- Experience with VMware 7 preferred, VMware 8 is ideal.
- Experience with Hyperconverged Infrastructures (HCI) and additional Hypervisor and VDI technologies especially Nutanix.
- Experience with any other cloud environments including AWS and/or Azure Certifications.
- Scripting Experience: PowerShell and VBScript.
- Experience with Infrastructure as code technologies such as Terraform, Ansible, etc.
- DISA STIG and CIS Benchmark guidelines for Microsoft Windows servers.