Responsibilities & Qualifications
We are seeking a Virtual Platform Administrator to join our team supporting Cloud and Infrastructure Services at Defense Logistics Agency (DLA).
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Experience
- Minimum of seven (7) years of progressive experience managing and maintaining virtualized server environments and hosted applications.
- At least two (2) years of experience managing large-scale, multi-disciplinary projects involving virtualization, systems administration, and networking.
- Five (5) years hands-on experience supporting Department of Defense (DoD) commercial cloud hosting solutions (desired).
Certifications
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification
- COMPTIA Security+ CE
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
- COMPTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+)
- Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) Global Industriel Cyber Security Professional (GICSP)
- Google Associate Cloud Engineer
- Google Professional Cloud Architect
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
- AWS Certified Security – Specialty
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
- AWS Certified SysOps Administrator
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Cloud Operations
- Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
- Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)
Clearance
- Secret – IT-I (Tier 5/SSBI) Critical Sensitive Clearance
Desired Experience and Skills
- Expertise in implementing and sustaining complex multi-cloud solutions (Google, AWS, Microsoft Azure, OCI).
- Strong knowledge of cloud deployment models, network architecture, security, and virtualized infrastructure.
- Proficient in authoring custom scripts to automate administrative tasks and improve system efficiency.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Manage and maintain virtualized infrastructure for on-premises data centers, DoD, and commercial cloud-based offerings, including private, public, and hybrid clouds.
- Perform host, hypervisor, and virtual application software implementations and upgrades for on-premises hypervisors, supporting hardware, software, and applications.
- Provide cloud-based infrastructure support for virtual machines, virtual appliances, software, programs, applications, and all applicable virtualized infrastructure components.
- Ensure high availability, security, and integrity of hosts, virtual management applications, and associated resources.