VMware System Administrator (Norfolk)

VMware System Administrator

Work Location : Norfolk, VA

Clearance Type : Top Secret

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to :

• Perform the planning and the coordination of installation, testing, operation, troubleshooting, maintenance and administration of complex virtualized environment consisting of Microsoft Windows Server and RHEL Server Operating Systems.
• Plan and schedule the installation of new or modified hardware and operating systems and applications software.
• Manage accounts, network rights, and access to systems and equipment.
• Manage systems resources including performance, capacity, availability, serviceability, and recoverability; implementing security procedures and tools
• Develop and document systems administration standard operating procedures.
• Resolve hardware / software interface and interoperability problems within the virtualized environment.
• Ensure systems availability, functionality, integrity, and efficiency.
• Maintain systems configuration.
• Manage the installation and integration of systems fixes, updates, and enhancements; and / or ensure the rigorous application of information security / information assurance policies, principles, and practices in the delivery of systems administration services.
• Implement DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) across a Windows environment.
• Conduct vulnerability management, patching, and remediation.
• Isolate and resolve complex software problems involving the application and the operating systems.
• Perform system administration tasks such as user management (creation, support, and deletion of user accounts), software installation, server monitoring, server backup operations, operating system, and application troubleshooting, and computer security for all operating systems in use within the environment.
• Provide system administration services for all virtualized servers, storage area networks (SANs), and server hosted applications.
• Manage virtual environment; perform log analysis, error detection, fault correction, backups, and restores; perform startup and shutdown of the systems as required.
• Build, configure, patch, and upgrade virtualized servers, operating systems, and server applications as required and / or mandated by IAVA / IAVB following the STIG and industry best practices.
• Provide user identity management and authentication support which includes Active Directory management and monitoring, cryptographic logon enablement and support, and user account management in accordance with DISA STIGs and industry best practices.
• Add, delete, and modify user access to the network resources; manage account profiles, permissions, and access to resources; and create accounts. Monitor, disable, and remove inactive accounts as well as control permissions.
• Develop and implement plans as a continuous process for the integration of new virtualized server and client software and provide technical advice on new requirements.
• Perform system-level design and configuration of products to support virtualized environments including determination of hardware, operating system, platform specifications, and various systems engineering tasks and activities that are broad in scope.
• Maintain daily, weekly, and monthly scheduled backups / snapshots; restore data as required to support systems recovery due to hardware, software, or user error; verify and validate the integrity of the backups / snapshots
• Develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and provide updates quarterly or as tasked.
• Provide AQL : 100% Compliant, Contractor shall provide personnel which meet or exceed the requirements.

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