VMware System Administrator/Engineer SME #4622

Company Overview

GovCIO is a team of transformers—people who are passionate about transforming government I.T. We believe in making a difference by developing digital strategies and delivering the technology-related innovation that improves governmental operations each day.

But we can’t do it alone. We welcome and nurture an inclusive and diversified work culture. Because different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives make us better decision-makers, problem solvers, and creators. We’re changing the face of I.T. – from our diverse staff to the end-products we develop. And we’re excited to expand our team. Are you ready to be a transformer?

Responsibilities

Responsible for server operations inclusive of hardware, operating system (OS), and utilities on the server. Has expertise in one or more operating systems and is responsible for support functions such as planning/deploying/maintaining/supporting servers such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux or Windows, database system. backup system, and the application stack. Assists with restorations, application installation, testing, Tier 2 and Tier 3 support, and troubleshooting issues. Provides migrations, performance tuning, analysis and support of infrastructure, and internal hardware. Provides configuration management and system monitoring. Responsible for centralization of courts and replication, and provisioning virtual servers and service management of all related Virtual Machines (VMs). Provides monitoring of databases, and supporting the Infrastructure environment. Analyzes and fixes performance issues related to networking and OS and provides application upgrades. Responsible for configuration management, monitoring, and maintenance of all hosted servers.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s with 8+ years (or commensurate experience)
Extensive knowledge in specialized functions. A wide and comprehensive understanding of, both general and specific aspects of the job and its application.
Develops technical solutions to complex problems which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity.
Work is performed without discernible direction. Exercises considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches to assignment. May supervise others.
Effects of decisions are long-lasting and heavily influence the future course of the Company. Errors in judgment or failure to achieve results would result in the expenditure of large amounts of resources.
Extensive VMware Virtualization Experience – design, implement, and manage VMware environment, including Datacenter cluster(s) and managed by vCenter
Minimally, VCA Data Center (and/or Cloud) Certification
Demonstrated Linux System Administration skills (RHCE preferred)
Demonstrated effective project management; Database Administration Skills (Preferred: MS SQL and Linux SQL)
Knowledge and working experience with Windows (Preferred 2008 later versions) and Active Directory
Network knowledge, skills and demonstrated experience in a complex network data center
Bash and PowerShell script or equivalent demonstrated experience 

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