**Description** The Service Management, Integration, and Transport (SMIT) is the largest IT services program for the Navy. Under SMIT the Leidos team will deliver the core backbone of the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) and Marine Corps Enterprise Network (MCEN), including cybersecurity services, network operations, service desk, and data transport. In order to continually modernize these networks, the Navy and Marine Corps will award project Task Orders onto the SMIT contract. Leidos is looking to hire a Virtual Server Administrator Mid in New Orleans, LA to support the SMIT program. The selected candidate willmanage and operate a virtualized Microsoft (MS) environment. **Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to:** + Perform Daily Status checks of 6 Nutanix Clusters (Virtual Environments) and complete reports with any alerts or errors. + Develop and manage effective working relationships with both internal and external customers who use MITSC-E Virtual Machines and Remedy Ticketing systems. + Develop the physical Virtual Infrastructure design, addressing performance criteria and standards for transition from VMWare to Nutanix Virtual Environment. + Develop and implement programs to ensure that systems, network, and data users are aware, understand, and follow network IA policies and procedures. + Install software for Nutanix configuration for Virtual Machines running Microsoft Server 2012, 2016, Windows 10, RHEL 6/7, and integrated with Active Directory to configure end-user permissions. + Troubleshoot and resolve systems failures and application issues with information system developers, customers and independently. + Install, configure and administer a wide variety of Windows and Linux/Unix operating systems, servers, workstations, desktops, storage, network components for Local Area Networks (LANs), Storage Attached Network (SAN) switches. + Utilize Remedy Tickets to troubleshoot and resolve customer issues, documented actions taken, routed tickets to other sections as required. + Build, monitor, maintain, upgrade and secure server and storage hardware systems on NIPRNET and SIPRNET networks + Utilize VMware vSphere vCenter and Nutanix Acropolis to manage multiple ESXi and AHV hosts; datastore clusters, and virtual machines (VM) + Configure virtual networks utilizing distributed switches, configured datastores, created VM templates, generated snapshots, applied patches and updates to vCenter Server and its components as well as Nutanix Acropolis. + Create baselines to apply patches and updates using VMware Update Manager. + Utilize vSphere Data Protection (vDP) to provide VM and Volume level backups to ensure systems were recoverable in the event of failures. + Manage Nutanix Acropolis, Nutanix AHV, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2, VMware vSphere vCenter 5.x and 6.x, ESXi 5.x and 6.x, Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Windows 7 and Windows 10. + Performed system security checks, applied security measures as appropriate, patched systems using Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) and Information Assurance Vulnerability Alerts (IAVA) according to Operational Directives (OpDirs) to ensure compliance with the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) security standards **Basic Qualifications:** + High school Diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED) and 5 Years of Experience + Must possess a current Information Assurance Technician (IAT) Level II (Security+) + U.S. Citizen with an active DoD Secret security clearance + Experience with Active Directory (AD), clustering, Domain Name System (DNS), and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). + Must possess VMware Certified Associate (VCA) certification. + Must possess VMware Certified Professional (VCP) certification within 6 months. SMIT-MCEN **Original Posting Date:** 2024-11-21 While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above. **Pay Range:** Pay Range $57,850.00 - $104,575.00 The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law. REQNUMBER: R-00148728 All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Leidos will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws. Leidos is an equal opportunity employer/disability/vet.