Job#: 2047972

Job Description:

Apex systems is searching for a Systems Engineer Advisor. This position is 4-days on site in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The candidate must be able to obtain a TS/SCI clearance and must have an Active Secret to apply. If you are interested in this position please email me at [email protected]

Responsibilities:

• Maintaining the existing VMware vSphere 7.x environment.

• Must be proficient with the following: vSphere HA, vCenter HA, Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS), VMotion, Certificate management, Key Management System, Enhanced Link Mode, VCSA Backup and Recovery, Host Profile, Network configurations such as VMKernel, VMNic, distributed switch configurations, Content Libraries, and vSAN storage policies.

• Candidate should be knowledgeable with how a network communicates to software and hardware appliances, including failover, Fault Tolerance, and RAID.

• Maintaining VSAN 7.0 (all-flash) SSD data storage systems.

• Knowledge with configuration of virtual Switches and VLANs.

• Designing and building virtual environment service models including Infrastructure-as-a-Service and Platform-as-a-Service.

• Ability to provide design, analysis, development, integration, documentation, testing, implementation, and user support.

• Ability to perform lifecycle replacements of hardware (ability to lift 50lbs - rack hosts)

• Understand power requirements/needs to support racked hardware.

• Work closely with the user community and provide seamless support of virtual computing issues.

• Ensuring ESXI and uptime to Central/Core virtual computing environment meets the Monthly DRRS availability rate (current DRRS rate is 99.7%).

• Familiarity with vROPs (ARIA Operations), SRM, vRA, and Horizon 7 DELL EMC server hardware.

Education

• Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science

• 8+ years of related experience

Required Qualifications:

Required Certifications: DoD 8570 IAT Level II (ex. CompTIA Security + w/CE)

• Required Technical Skills: Design, build, and maintain virtualization infrastructure for a large dispersed enterprise; COOP/DR; Storage

• Security Clearance Level: Secret with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI.

• Required: VMware Certified Professional certification (Data Center v7.x)

• Required Skills and Abilities: Provides guidance to less-experienced System Engineers; may coach and review the work of less experienced professionals; may serve as a team or task leader.

• Location: Primary work location is on-site in Albuquerque, NM, telework is project specific.

• US Citizenship Required

Preferred Qualifications:

• VMware vSphere 7.x, ESXi, storage, and design/build virtual environment.
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