Senior Virtual Systems Administrator

Responsibilities

Peraton is hiring a Senior Virtual Systems Administrator at USSTRATCOM - Offutt AFB, Nebraska.

What you will do:

• Responsible for the daily operations of virtualization and storage systems in a datacenter environment.
• Responsible for administering, monitoring and configuring VMware ESXi Hypervisor systems and other virtualization platforms
• Managing, deploying, and troubleshooting both physical and virtual servers. Use of vSphere technology to scale servers and services for both physical and virtual environments.
• Responsible for managing the secure and efficient storage of electronic data, and development, configuration and maintenance of storage systems and resources.
• Ensures regular backups are completed and contingencies and safeguards are in place and maintained.

Essential Job Functions:

• Working knowledge of configuration and administration of vSphere 7/8
• Working knowledge of administration of ESXi 7.X / 8.X
• Performance of VMware change control and patch management
• Ability to secure all VMware components to DoD STIG requirements
• Configuration of VMware distributed switching in clustered environments
• Experience opening and managing vendor support requests when required
• Good comfort level with Powershell (PowerCLI) scripting environments
• Familiarity with Aria Suite (formerly vRealize) for capacity analysis and dashboard design for environment optimization
• Provide documentation of successful issue resolution, troubleshooting, and procedure implementation for daily reporting
• Familiarity with storage provisioning in virtualized environments

Qualifications

What you will need:

• An active Top Secret Security Clearance with SCI eligibility is required.
• 2 years with BS/BA, 0 years with MS/MA, six years with no degree
• A current/valid Security+ Certification, or equivalent.
• Experience with NAS and vSAN technologies.
• Experience in administering VMware and ESXi 7.X and later.
• 2 years with BS/BA; 0 years with MS/MA; 6 years with no degree
• TS/SCI security clearance

Desired Certifications:

• VMware Certified Professional - Data Center Virtualization (recent within 2 years)

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can't be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Target Salary Range

$51,000 - $82,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.