Senior System Administrator - VMWare - Chenega Corporation

Overview

Senior Systems Administrator - VMWare

Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

Chenega Analytic Business Solutions (CABS) provides federal agencies and commercial customers with trusted insights into Records and Information Management, Administrative Solutions, Information Technology, Engineering, and Training. Formed in 2017 to serve federal and commercial customers, CABS is 8(a) certified and has grown quickly into a leader in the federal IT and Training environment.

Are you ready to enhance your skills and build your career in a rapidly evolving business climate? Are you looking for a career where professional development is embedded in your employer’s core culture? If so, Chenega Military, Intelligence & Operations Support (MIOS) could be the place for you! Join our team of professionals who support large-scale government operations by leveraging cutting-edge technology and take your career to the next level! 

The Senior Systems Administrator - VMWare is a pivotal role responsible for providing expert-level knowledge and guidance on the design, implementation, and optimization of virtualization and containerization technologies within the organization to support the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to assess requirements, architect solutions, and drive innovation in cloud-native computing environments.
• Support the development, deployment, and management of scalable and resilient IT infrastructure and applications.
• Serve as the primary technical authority and advocate for VMware, Kubernetes, Docker, and OpenShift technologies, providing guidance, best practices, and thought leadership to stakeholders across the organization.
• Design, architect, and implement virtualization and containerization solutions based on business requirements.
• Lead the deployment and integration of VMware, Kubernetes, Docker, and OpenShift solutions within existing IT infrastructure, ensuring seamless interoperability and compatibility with other systems and applications.
• Optimize the performance, scalability, and reliability of virtualized and containerized environments through configuration tuning, resource management, and workload optimization techniques.
• Implement security best practices and compliance standards for virtualization and containerization environments, including identity and access management, network segmentation, encryption, and vulnerability management.
• Develop automation scripts and workflows using tools like Ansible, Terraform, and Helm to streamline provisioning, deployment, and management tasks in VMware, Kubernetes, Docker, and OpenShift environments.
• Implement monitoring and logging solutions to proactively identify and resolve issues, monitor performance metrics, and ensure high availability and uptime of virtualized and containerized workloads.
• Provide training, mentoring, and knowledge transfer to IT teams and stakeholders on VMware, Kubernetes, Docker, and OpenShift concepts, best practices, and troubleshooting techniques.
• Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in virtualization and containerization, participating in professional development activities and driving continuous improvement initiatives within the organization.
• Deliver code or modifications developed for open-source software applications under this contract with unlimited rights.
• Implement capabilities on virtualized and or containerized systems built using automated processes (Ansible).
• Manage all code implementing system configuration changes, or any manual changes using the customer hosted installation of GitLab.
• Construct a virtualized and/or containerized (Docker, OpenStack, Kubernetes, etc.) service infrastructure for the new zones as decided by the customer.
• Author and maintain Policies, Processes, and Procedures within the organization's Strategic IT Management framework.
• Maintain a neat, secure, and orderly facility.
• Complete annual company and customer training requirements according to established policies and procedures, as required.
• Record labor hours daily in an online corporate system.
• Travel up to 10% as required.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Information Technology or related field.
  • Master of Science in Information Technology or related field preferred.
• 10+ years of experience required.
  • Expert level training/knowledge of VMWare, Kubernetes, Docker, or OpenShift.
  • Additional years of experience can be used in lieu of a degree.
• Must have a CompTIA Security+ or IAT Level II certification or higher.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Secret clearance required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to manage a virtualized data center across multiple security classification levels up to and eventually including Top Secret.
• Experience with operating and maintaining IT systems in a DoD environment desired.
• Experience with operating and maintaining IT systems in a research or academic environment.
• Experience commensurate with DoD or AFRL Risk Management Framework (RMF) and hardening and operating IT systems accordingly.
• Experience with the application of the DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs).
• Experience with data center level hardware including blade servers, high speed fiber optic-based networking, and Storage Area Networks (SANs).
• Experience with DevOps paradigm for data center operations and automated system provisioning and configuration management using Ansible.
• Must be well organized, an effective communicator at multiple levels, and able to grasp system concepts and communicate their applications.
• Must be capable of quickly learning new systems and associated software applications for proficient execution of tasks.
• Must be capable of managing multiple tasks with time-related constraints in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to schedule and prioritize work to accommodate customer needs while minimizing the impact on current projects.
• Ability to work with all departments to ensure network availability, security, and accessibility.
• Possess strong problem-solving skills.
• Ability to self-start and work independently or as a team.
• Ability to travel up to 10% as requested.

How you’ll grow 

At Chenega MIOS, our professional development plan focuses on helping our team members at every level of their careers to identify and use their strengths to do their best work every day. From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there’s always room to learn. 

We offer opportunities to help sharpen skills in addition to hands-on experience in the global, fast-changing business world. From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development programs, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their careers. 

Benefits 

At Chenega MIOS, we know that great people make a great organization. We value our team members and offer them a broad range of benefits. 

Learn more about what working at Chenega MIOS can mean for you. 

Chenega MIOS’s culture 

Our positive and supportive culture encourages our team members to do their best work every day. We celebrate individuals by recognizing their uniqueness and offering them the flexibility to make daily choices that can help them be healthy, centered, confident, and aware. We offer well-being programs and continuously look for new ways to maintain a culture where we excel and lead healthy, happy lives. 

Corporate citizenship 

Chenega MIOS is led by a purpose to make an impact that matters. This purpose defines who we are and extends to relationships with our clients, our team members, and our communities. We believe that business has the power to inspire and transform. We focus on education, giving, skill-based volunteerism, and leadership to help drive positive social impact in our communities. 

Learn more about Chenega’s impact on the world. 

Chenega MIOS News- https://chenegamios.com/news/ 

Tips from your Talent Acquisition Team 

We want job seekers exploring opportunities at Chenega MIOS to feel prepared and confident. To help you with your research, we suggest you review the following links: 

Chenega MIOS web site - www.chenegamios.com 

Glassdoor - https://www.glassdoor.com/Overview/Working-at-Chenega-MIOS-EI_IE369514.11,23.htm 

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/1472684/ 

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