Virtual Systems Administrator

$88,275 - $112,700/Yr

General Dynamics - Fort Belvoir, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

Fort Belvoir, VA

10,001+ employees

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The Virtual Systems Administrator at General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) is responsible for supporting the Defense Threat Reduction Agency's Defense Stockpile Management System (DSMS) mission. This role involves managing and maintaining a VMware vSphere environment, ensuring security compliance, and supporting various virtualized systems and networks. The position requires a strong background in IT systems and virtualization technologies, with a focus on performance monitoring and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Support, administer, and maintain the existing VMware vSphere 7.x environment.
• Manage and troubleshoot VMware vSphere, vCenter, ESXi Hosts, vSAN storage, and Linux/Windows virtual machines.
• Maintain enterprise storage and VMware backup systems, including installation and ongoing maintenance.
• Support VMware server virtualization, virtual machine provisioning, ESXi Host server maintenance, and security compliance.
• Manage the VMware server lifecycle for resource allocation, provisioning, maintenance, and decommissioning of hardware.
• Utilize VMware software-defined data center products and tools for troubleshooting, performance tuning, and reporting.
• Maintain the virtualized server environment through configuration, implementation, management, and support activities.
• Ensure security compliance in accordance with DoD Directives and guidelines (DoD DISA STIGs).
• Monitor the health status, service performance, and utilization of the virtual server infrastructure.
• Understand computer networking concepts and configure/maintain virtual networks.

Requirements

• 4+ years of related experience in IT systems and virtualization.
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent technical experience.
• Final Secret security clearance at start.
• Minimum of DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification (e.g., CompTIA Security + CE).
• US Citizenship required.

Nice-to-haves

• VMware Certified Professional (Data Center v7 or higher).

Benefits

• 401K with company match
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Short and long-term disability benefits
• Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance.