[Hiring] Virtual Platform Administrator @TekSynap

Role Description

We are seeking a Virtual Platform Administrator to join our team supporting Cloud and Infrastructure Services at Defense Logistics Agency (DLA).

Qualifications

• 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).
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification.
• DoD 8570 IAT Level II Baseline Certification:
• COMPTIA Security+ CE
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
• COMPTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+)
• Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional (GICSP)
• One of the Following Google Cloud Platform certifications:
• Google Associate Cloud Engineer
• Google Professional Cloud Architect
• One of the following AWS certifications:
• 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)
• Secret – IT-I (Tier 5/SSBI) Critical Sensitive Clearance

Requirements

• 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.
• Monitor hypervisors, infrastructure, and virtualization applications, including alert configuration, error log monitoring, and automation of administrative tasks.
• Install host and virtualization infrastructure application patches and releases across development, test, pre-production, and production environments.
• Serve as a key resource for troubleshooting system problems on hosts, hypervisors, and virtual infrastructure.
• Create and maintain accurate system documentation for assigned systems, including tracking changes to virtualized infrastructure configurations.
• Assist in capacity planning, performance monitoring, and tuning for assigned virtualized systems.
• Participate in virtualization disaster recovery planning, supporting fault tolerance and recovery strategies.
• Analyze performance trends to optimize system and application performance across virtualized environments.
• Support the design, implementation, and sustainment of complex multi-cloud solutions, including IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS deployments.
• Develop custom scripts to automate administrative tasks and improve system efficiency.
• Apply expertise in network architecture, security, and routing, including virtual private clouds (VPCs), load balancers, and firewalls.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package including health, dental, vision, 401K, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability plans, vacation time, and holidays.

Company Description

TekSynap is a fast-growing high-tech company that understands both the pace of technology today and the need to have a comprehensive well-planned information management environment. “Technology moving at the speed of thought” embodies these principles – the need to nimbly utilize the best that information technology offers to meet the business needs of our Federal Government customers.