VMware Systems Administrator 5295 - SMX

SMX is looking for a highly motivated VMware Systems Administrator with demonstrated experience to maintain the various systems. This position will provide onsite support at Patuxent River NAS in southern Maryland and requires a DoD Top Secret security clearance which requires US citizenship for work on DoD contracts.

As the Systems Administrator, you will join a team of highly-driven, supportive, and skilled professionals engaged in supporting program management, technical, or business case analysis across the NAVAIR community.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Experience developing and maintaining scripts using PowerShell, Python, Ansible, and other technologies.
• Deploy and maintain physical and virtual hardware infrastructure, to include virtual machines and containers.
• Perform routine maintenance and configuration changes to various physical and virtual hosts.
• Installation, configuration and troubleshooting of hardware and software issues on servers, workstations, and IT equipment.
• Maintain system backups and disaster recovery plans.
• Manage user accounts and permissions.
• Deploy and maintain software applications.
• Troubleshoot technical issues.
• Maintain documentation to include knowledge base, incident response actions, system configurations, and other information related to system administration.
• Provide technical support to customers, ranging from resolving technical issues to providing guidance and best-practices.
• Working knowledge of DoD IA practices, including STIGs, patching, backups, and ACAS scans.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Secret required to start
• 3+ years of systems administration experience including VMware/vSphere Enterprise experience
• Experience providing deployment, configuration, and support for virtual machines and hosts
• Networking experience
• Experience with Windows and Linux server operating systems

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The SMX salary determination process takes into account a number of factors, including but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories, relevant prior work experience, specific skills, education and certifications. At SMX, one of our Core Values is to Invest in Our People so we offer a competitive mix of compensation, learning & development opportunities, and benefits. Some key components of our robust benefits include health insurance, paid leave, and retirement.

The proposed salary for this position is:

$80,400 — $134,000 USD

At SMX®, we are a team of technical and domain experts dedicated to enabling your mission. From priority national security initiatives for the DoD to highly assured and compliant solutions for healthcare, we understand that digital transformation is key to your future success.