Senior Datacenter Engineer
Location: Honolulu, HI
Vortek Systems
What will you be doing?
This position will be focused on supporting the design, development, testing, deployment, and documentation of a Software Defined Datacenter (SDDC) supporting the US Navy.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide design and integration support of a VMware SDDC hyperconverged infrastructure.
- Provide technical support and system engineering for all Windows-based platforms to include Windows Active Directory, WSUS, and Horizon View VDI
- Strong experience with VMWare products such as ESXi, vCenter, NSX-T, VSAN and Horizon View.
- Experienced with Red Hat Linux systems, automation tools such as Ansible is highly desired
- Experience with storage solutions and protocols such as, NFS, iSCSI and SMB/CIFS is highly desired
- Experience with backup solutions such as Rubrik, Cohesity or equivalent is highly desired
- Extensive documentation experience highly desired. The position will require writing and updating a variety of government related documentation including test plans, configuration guides, product evaluations and more.
- Review IAVA’s, STIG’s and be able to remediate and troubleshoot advanced system issues.
- Apply necessary security patches based on DoD STIG requirements.
- Help develop patching strategy for ongoing systems to include Windows/Linux OS and VMware products
- Ability to view current infrastructure and identify areas for improvement.
- Knowledge of basic routing and switching and experience with firewalls or other security appliances such as Palo Alto, Juniper, or Cisco desired.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- BA/BS or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience
- 4+ years of prior relevant experience.
- Knowledge or experience with VDI solutions such as Horizon View or Citrix is highly desired
- Active Secret Clearance needed to start (Can hold up to a TS/SCI)
- Must be 8570 IAT II compliant (i.e. Security+ CE)
- Very good understanding of Windows Server design, configuration, and administration
- Scripting experience – Ansible, Python, Powershell desired
- Experience with STIGs
- Experience with Active Directory and LDAP desired
- Good understanding of ports and protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP, SSH, NFS)
- Travel up to 50%
We offer the following benefits to all full-time employees
- Health and Wellbeing: Heath, Dental, and Vision Care, Onsite Health Centers, Employee Assistance Program, Wellness program
- Financial Benefits: Competitive pay, Profit Sharing, 401k Plan with Company Matching, Life and Disability Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement
- Paid Time Off: PTO & Holidays, Parental Leave, Sick Leave, Military Leave, Bereavement
- Additional Perks: Nursing Mothers Benefits, Voluntary Legal, Pet Insurance, Employee Discount Program