Virtual Platform Administrator

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Connected Logistics is seeking a Virtual Platform Asministrator to Manages and maintains virtualized infrastructure for on-premises data centers, DoD and commercial cloudbased offerings for private, public, and hybrid clouds. Performs host, hypervisor and virtual application software implementations and upgrades for on-premises hypervisors and supporting hardware, software,

and applications.

Key Responsiblities

• Performs corresponding cloud-based infrastructure support for virtual machines, virtual appliances, software, programs, applications, and all applicable virtualized infrastructure components.
• Ensures high availability, security and integrity of hosts and virtual management applications and resources.
• Monitors hypervisor, infrastructure, and virtualization applications, including setting alerts to maintain the stability of the environment and application, monitoring error logs, and automating administration tasks wherever possible.
• Installs host and virtualization infrastructure application patches and releases on development, test, pre-production, and production systems.
• Serves as key person in troubleshooting system problems on hosts, hypervisors, and virtual infrastructure.
• Creates and maintains accurate system documentation for assigned systems.
• Maintains current descriptions and documentation of virtualized infrastructure application and system configurations, including tracking and documenting any changes to environments.
• Assists in capacity planning, performance monitoring and tuning on assignedvirtualized systems.
• Participates in virtualization disaster recovery planning, including assisting with fault tolerance and disaster recovery plans. and analyzes performance trends to optimize virtualized systems andapplication performance.

Requirements:

• Five (5) years hands-on experience working with and supporting Department of Defense (DoD)

Commercial Cloud Hosting solutions.

Security/Certification Requirements:

Sensitivity Level: IT-I – Critical Sensitive (Tier 5/SSBI)/ High Risk

Clearance: SECRET

IA Level: IAT II

8570.01-M Baseline Certification:

One of the following Google Cloud Platform:

• Google Associate Cloud Engineer
• Google Professional Cloud Architect

Plus One of the following:

• 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
• Red Hat Certified System Administrator

Desired VIRTUAL PLATFORM ADMINISTRATOR experience and skillset:

• Five (5) years hands-on experience working with and supporting Department of Defense (DoD)

Commercial Cloud Hosting solutions.

• Well versed in implementing and sustaining complex multicloud solutions

• Experience supporting and administering commercial cloud provider hosting solutions in addition to

Google (i.e. Microsoft Azure, AWS, OCI) and associated relevant industry certifications.

• Highly knowledgeable and skilled architecting, implementing, and sustaining various cloud deployment

solutions and offerings (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)

• Strong understanding of network architecture, security, and routing including virtual private clouds

(VPC), load balancers, and firewalls.

• Experience authoring custom scripts to automate administrative tasks and increase system efficiency