Summary: Seeking a Software Configuration Management Analyst III with extensive VMware experience for managing and maintaining virtual environments.

Responsibilities:

Minimum two-days per week onsite requirement at DOT HQ, Washington DC.

Support server infrastructure in a 24x7 on-call escalation capacity as part of a team rotation.

Install and configure vCenter Server.

Configure, manage, and maintain ESXi cluster servers.

Setup and configure HA, vMotion, and DRS.

Configure Datacenters, clusters, resource pools, VMs, and virtual switching.

Monitor health of VMs operating in various data centers.

Manage replications and VM movements between data centers.

Manage disaster recovery of the virtualized environment using SRM.

Support VMware management tools (e.g., Aria Operations, Log Insight).

Install, configure, and manage VDI solutions utilizing VMware Horizon.

Collaborate with Lead to identify solution options for meeting requirements.

Install, configure, and troubleshoot server systems (Windows, Linux).

Perform security hardening, patching, and server certificate updates.

Develop documentation for System Installation Plans and System Administration Guides.

Requirements:

Minimum of 8 years of related experience

Ability to install and configure vCenter Server

Experience with ESXi cluster servers

Experience monitoring the health of VMs in various data centers

Experience with VMware Horizon View, VMware vCenter, vSphere Client/Web Client

Knowledge of multi-vendor server operating systems

Experience in enterprise Windows environment operations/maintenance (O&M)

Working knowledge using/configuring Windows Distributed File System/CIFS

Experience in fast tempo ITSM support environment

-Vmware certification VCP/VCAP or VDI Certification

Preferred Skills:

-Demonstrated experience with Infrastructure as code technologies such as Terraform or Ansible

-Familiarity with DISA STIG/CIS Benchmark guidelines for Microsoft Windows servers