VMware Systems Administrator

Company:  GDH Consulting
Location: Reston
Closing Date: 16/11/2024
Salary: $48 - $51 per hour
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description
Job Description:
GDH Consulting is hiring ahighly skilled and motivated VMware Systems Administrator to work with our client, innovative defense, space, and intelligence solutions provider. We are looking to add a VMware Systems Administrator to our MIDS Program's high performing team. This position requires a VMWare system administration and Windows system administration background in support of the IRS MIDS contract and will handle a variety of VMWare and Windows Admin responsibilities which include: configuring, monitoring, and maintaining the VMware and Windows environment. This position is responsible for ensuring that all servers operate at optimum levels. The candidate must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills. Should be comfortable working in a team environment and willing to work flexible hours. On-call and after-hours support is a requirement of this position.

- Experienced in large scale Production Support Server Environment
- Handling Data Center Operations with Business & Mission Critical applications
- Handling escalated incidents or high critical tickets
- Predicting Risk/Impact and Participating in Major Changes
- Reporting & Performance Dashboards with Capacity Planning
- Technical Team (5-10 members) & Vendor Management
- Technical Transition & Documentation skills
- Design, Migration and upgrading of existing infrastructure
- Administer VMware ESX VSphere Infrastructure and VSphere OS Performance tuning & management
- Provide the root cause analysis on the major incidents/problems
- Monitoring of logs and alerts
- Patch management and Antivirus management
- H/W Troubleshooting & Vendor coordination
- Firmware & BIOS Upgrade
- Understanding of capacity planning, performance monitoring & tuning
- Should have scripting knowledge for scripted installs, comfortable with using Virtual Center.

Required Qualifications:

- Bachelor's Degree and 8 years of experience. Additional 4 years of experience maybe accepted in lieu of the degree

- Experience with the following:

- VMware vCenter
- VMWare NSX experience
- Windows Admin Windows and AD Admin,VMware /Citrix Admin
- Infra Performance and Optimization, Windows Admin

- Ability to conduct/lead oral status/technical interchange meetings with clients on small to medium sized engagements
- Strong knowledge on VMware management tools
- Remote system administration experience
- Incident, Problem, Change Management
- Configuration Management
- Virtual Machine management experience
- Managing and Troubleshooting ESX Server SAN vSphere Capacity Planning & Forecasting
- Virtual Network/Storage Architecture and Connectivity planning experience
- Strong knowledge of troubleshooting skills on Windows servers & VMware
- Familiarity to Linux environment
- Strong knowledge of Storage & Networking concepts
- Must be a US Citizen
- Must have resided in the U.S. three of the last five years
- Must be able to obtain and maintain the required agency clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

- Knowledge on any monitoring tools like SNOW, VROPS, VRO , HPE One View
- PowerShell/PowerCLI Scripting skills
- Datacenter Architecting - Wintel Stack

About GDH:
At GDH, we believe in the power of people and the importance of caring. Our culture statement, "We care about people," isn't just a tagline it's the core of everything we do. GDH is a premier staffing and talent solutions company dedicated to helping businesses find the best talent and assisting job seekers in finding their dream jobs.

Who We Are:
GDH, founded in 2001, has grown into a leader in providing staffing solutions across various industries. We specialize in IT across several sectors, connecting top talent with leading enterprises. As a Best of Staffing firm recognized for excellence in client, employee, talent, and women's services, we pride ourselves on our commitment to quality and service.

Benefits of Working for GDH:

- Professional Development
- Competitive pay
- Full health insurance
- 401k Plan
- Holiday Pay
- Gym Membership Reimbursement
- Weekly Paycheck & Direct Deposit
- & More!

GDH provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for
employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic
information, veteran's status or any other category protected by law. In addition to federal law
requirements, GDH Consulting, Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing
nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities and/or
employees. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting,
hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence,
compensation, benefits and training. Applicants with disabilities that require an accommodation
or assistance in applying and/or for interviewing, please contact our HR Department.

Please visit GDH's website for notice of collection for California applicants.
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