VMware Administrator

FedTec Overview:

FedTec is a Woman-Owned Small Business with headquarters in Reston, VA. However, FedTec is more than just a company – we are a dedicated team of visionary individuals who understand the power of transformation. With our unwavering commitment to innovative technology and forward-focused methods, we empower government agencies to fulfill their missions successfully with our capabilities in Digital Transformation, and Cyber Security. Our strategy is rooted in in-depth advising and a unique shoulder-to-shoulder mission experience, all geared towards enabling our clients, their agencies, and every American to thrive. We use the same approach as our employees, building meaningful and lasting relationships to meet their evolving needs and help them grow. We are excited to welcome you to our family.

Position: VM Administrator

Work Location: On-Site (Ft. Liberty, NC)

Clearance: Must have verifiable minimum DoD Secret Clearance

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Designs, deploys, manages, and serves as primary expert for the VMWare and server environments.
• Installs, tests, configures, secures, manages, and monitors VMWare clusters across multiple data centers (IPN/DRC)
• Supervises storage arrays handling VDC and VM workloads across entire virtual infrastructure.
• Collaborates with the network and security teams to provision and safeguard the security of virtual network fabric and distributed switches.
• Utilizes machine management to scale servers and services for both physical and virtual environments.
• Manage, deploy, troubleshoot, and support physical and virtual servers.
• Sets up POC and productions solutions.
• Utilizing the Change Management process, applies changes and upgrades to the vSphere environment as needed.
• Works with cross-functional teams to design and implement virtual solutions for the deployment of applications.
• Creates processes and procedures for building new and upgrading servers, and completing routine, repeatable tasks.
• Develops comprehensive test cases to include scenarios for normal and degraded operations.
• Coordinates within functional and cross-functional teams to apply expertise in solving problems, growing capabilities, and driving initiatives.
• Participates in disaster planning, preparation, recovery, and testing as required.
• Troubleshoots issues with vendors; evaluate vendor products, services, and suggestions.
• Provides best practice advice and guidance to management and across the enterprise.
• Provides after-hours support for Infrastructure related emergencies as well occasional weekend maintenance.
• Performs related work as assigned.
• Monitor the health of all Hosts and VM objects in vCenter; with that, ensure all vCenter plug-ins are functioning properly.
• Ensure there are no hardware issues for the VMs or the ESXi hosts.
• Ensure environments are running at their optimum resource levels (loads properly distributed and not running out of resources)
• Review backups and create documentation (SOPs) and maintain documentation.
• Responsible for firmware updates on hosts, patches for ESXis are up to date, VM patches, and VMware Tools are updated.
• Ensuring the safety and protection of customers’ data
• Managing the storage and distribution of data within vSphere
• Entertaining customers’ inquiries and issues
• Recording the installations, upgrades, and maintenance of systems or software within vSphere
• Providing support for technical teams
• Troubleshooting technical or IT related issues within the vSphere environment
• Ensuring the vSphere environment is in compliance with Security Technical Implementation Guides or if the STIG is too stringent, ensure Gov knows why to accept the risk.

When You Join FedTec, You Are Joining a Family We take pride in our work and the true and transparent relationships we build with our employees and partners. We believe that positive energy attracts like-minded individuals, which is why we have such exceptional people on our team.

Just as you'd do for your own family, we prioritize your safety, health, and happiness. That's why we've created the FedTec Total Well-Being program, offering benefits like:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans. These plans encompass a range of beneficial features, such as Telehealth virtual care programs, and access to resources to support your physical and mental well-being.
• Generous paid time off for relaxation and rejuvenation.
• Financial security through 401k, company-paid short and long-term disability, life insurance, and additional voluntary coverage.
• Support for your life and family with access to an Employee Assistance Program, Pet Insurance, and Prepaid Legal services.
• Recognition and growth opportunities through our Rewards & Recognition and Learning & Development programs.
• Our newest addition, the FedTec Fit Program, features an on-staff Fitness Coach who provides personal and group sessions, company fitness challenges, and ongoing support for your fitness goals.

At FedTec we embrace the power of diversity, fostering a culture where varied thoughts, ideas, and perspectives empower our employees and partners to thrive. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran and we maintain a drug-free workplace to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all.

• If you feel that your qualifications, talents, and values align with our culture, we welcome you to apply by submitting your resume today