Mid-Level Information Systems Specialist (Virtualization)

IT Data Solutions
Washington, DC
18 Jan 2025

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Title: Mid-Level Information Systems Specialist (Virtualization)

Location: Washington D.C.

Duration: 12 Month Contract

Client: Federal Government Agency

Rate: Depends on Experience

Task Order: TO-H14-ISSV

and must be able to pass a full background check

Qualifications:
  • 2+ years of experience with P2V migrations.
  • 3+ years of managing vCenter environments.
  • 2+ years connecting and configuring NAS (Clustered Volumes, …).
  • 2+ years of virtual networking (VDS, NSX, …).
  • 3+ years of responding to alerts and events related to virtualization.
  • ITIL Certification (v3 or newer) preferred.
  • 2+ years of experience with configuration management tools (SCCM, Puppet, CHEF, …).
  • 2+ years with monthly server patching.
  • Demonstrated ability to automate tasks and monitor their effectiveness.
  • Proficiency in one or more scripting languages (PowerShell, Python, Bash, …).
  • Experience maintaining technical documentation using C4 Model nomenclature and diagrams or similar.
  • Experience working in an economic research or academic environment preferred.

Virtualization System Administration
  • Manage day-to-day operations on virtualization infrastructure located in multiple locations.
  • Build ESXi hosts to established standards and create new policy templates.
  • Manage the migration of guests to the platform through:
  • P2V
  • V2V (Hyper-V)
  • Inter Cluster migrations (on vSphere V7)
  • Respond to system alerts and event generated by:
    • VRealize Operations Manager
    • Nagios
    • Splunk
  • Analyze capacity and operations management reports and create change requests to optimize system utilization.
  • Migrate guests to cloud solutions.
  • Manage Rancher Kubernetes clusters.
  • In conjunction with the Network team, ensure efficient virtual networking configurations are created.
  • In conjunction with the Storage team, ensure efficient use of NetApp storage resources.
  • Maintain overall industry knowledge on latest trends, technology, etc.

Server Operating System Administration:
  • Build Windows Operating system servers.
  • Build Linux operating system servers.
  • Patch and upgrade Linux and Windows servers.
  • Perform in-place migration upgrades of VMs and physical hardware.

Education/Experience/Certification:
  • BS degree in computer related field and 3 years virtualization and operating system experience, or AA degree in computer science and 5 years of related experience.
About IT Data:Since 2005, IT Data Solutions has been providing focused management consulting services specializing in Information Technology (IT) solutions and tools for large private and public sector clients. We specialize in Advisory, Analytics, Audio/Video Design and Implementation, Augmented/Virtual Reality, Cybersecurity, Human Capital Solutions, Managed Services, and Robotic Process Automation (RPA). We turn big data into actionable intelligence to help reach your mission objectives. Our IT data solutions help you to increase efficiencies, reduce costs, and streamline processes.We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.