Systems Engineer (MUST HAVE DoD TS)

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Job Description:\n\n \n Position: Systems Engineer\n \n Location: National Military Command Center (NMCC), Pentagon\n \n Work Location: 100% onsite\n \n Hours: Monday–Friday, core hours between 6:00 AM–4:00 PM\n \n Citizenship: Must be a U.S. Citizen\n \n Required Security Clearance: TS/SCI\n\nRequired QualificationsExperience\n\n \n Minimum of 4 years of overall experience.\n \n At least 3 years of specialized experience administering computer systems.\n \n Experience operating or supporting:\n \n \n Large-scale computer systems\n \n Multi-server local area networks\n \n Client/server environments\n \n \n Experience with:\n \n \n Systems administration\n \n Systems engineering\n \n Systems architecture\n \n Systems integration\n \n Hardware/software configuration management\n \n System optimization\n \n Resource utilization\n \n Capacity analysis and planning\n \n Server/data migrations\n \n Technology refreshes\n \n System upgrades\n \n Troubleshooting\n \n Requirements management\n \n\nEducation\n\n \n Bachelor’s degree in:\n \n \n Computer Science / Computer Systems\n \n Information Systems / Information Technology\n \n Engineering / Engineering Technology\n \n Software Engineering / Programming\n \n Management\n \n Natural Sciences\n \n Social Sciences\n \n Mathematics\n \n Business / Finance\n \n Related discipline\n \nEducation / Experience Substitution\n\n \n Master’s degree in a related discipline plus:\n \n \n 3 years general experience\n \n At least 2 years specialized experience\n \n\nOR\n\n \n No degree plus:\n \n \n 8 years general experience\n \n At least 6 years specialized experience\n \n\nRequired Certification\n\n \n Must possess at least one DoD IAT Level II certification, including:\n \n \n Security+ CE\n \n CCNA Security\n \n CySA+\n \n GICSP\n \n GSEC\n \n CND\n \n SSCP\n \n\nVMware / Virtualization\n\n \n Extensive hands-on experience building and managing VMware environments.\n \n Extensive experience with:\n \n \n VMware ESXi\n \n VMware vSphere 7.x / 8.x\n \n VMware vCenter\n \n VMware clusters\n \n \n Experience building VMware environments from the ground up.\n \n Experience configuring:\n \n \n VMware High Availability (HA)\n \n Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS)\n \n Host networking\n \n Virtual switches\n \n Distributed switches\n \n Datastores\n \n Cluster resources\n \n \n Experience implementing and managing enterprise VMware deployments.\n \n Experience supporting VMware clusters across multi-server enterprise networks.\n\nDell Server Infrastructure\n\n \n Hands-on experience deploying Dell PowerEdge R770 servers.\n \n Experience with:\n \n \n Server racking\n \n Power cabling\n \n Network cabling\n \n Initial server configuration\n \n Bare-metal deployment\n \n ESXi hypervisor installation and configuration\n \n\nSAN / Enterprise Storage\n\n \n Experience integrating servers with Dell PowerVault ME5 Series SAN storage arrays or comparable enterprise SAN infrastructure.\n \n Experience with:\n \n \n Fiber-optic storage connectivity\n \n Direct-Attach Copper (DAC)\n \n Isolated backend storage fabrics\n \n Block-level shared storage\n \n iSCSI\n \n Dedicated storage VLANs\n \n Storage multipathing\n \n Redundant storage paths\n \n Jumbo Frames\n \n MTU 9000\n \n VMware datastores\n \n Shared storage architectures\n \n \n Ability to design and maintain resilient host-to-array connectivity.\n \n Experience isolating storage traffic from production network traffic.\n\nHyper-V to VMware Migration\n\n \n Proven experience performing physical and/or virtual server migrations.\n \n Experience performing migrations between virtualization platforms.\n \n Experience migrating Microsoft Hyper-V workloads to VMware vSphere.\n \n Experience planning and executing migrations while minimizing:\n \n \n Downtime\n \n Data loss\n \n Application disruption\n \n User impact\n \n \n Experience validating systems following migration.\n \n Experience migrating workloads into VMware clustered SAN environments.\n\nWindows Server / Active Directory\n\n \n Senior-level experience administering:\n \n \n Windows Server 2019\n \n Windows Server 2022\n \n Active Directory\n \n Group Policy Objects\n \n \n Experience designing, implementing, and troubleshooting:\n \n \n Windows domain environments\n \n Organizational Units\n \n Group Policy\n \n Security policies\n \n Security baselines\n \n\nLinux\n\n \n Experience administering:\n \n \n Red Hat Linux\n \n CentOS Linux\n \n\nCybersecurity / DISA STIG\n\n \n Direct experience hardening systems in accordance with DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs).\n \n Experience hardening:\n \n \n Windows Server\n \n Red Hat Linux\n \n CentOS Linux\n \n \n Understanding of:\n \n \n DoD cybersecurity requirements\n \n Cybersecurity risk management\n \n System security baselines\n \n Security compliance\n \n \n Ability to work closely with cybersecurity teams to identify and minimize risk.\n\nVeeam Backup & Replication\n\n \n Extensive hands-on experience with Veeam Backup & Replication.\n \n Experience designing and managing enterprise backup environments.\n \n Experience configuring:\n \n \n Backup Jobs\n \n Backup Copy Jobs\n \n Backup repositories\n \n Secondary/offsite repositories\n \n Restore processes\n \n Disaster recovery processes\n \n \n Experience protecting:\n \n \n Virtual machines\n \n File servers\n \n Databases\n \n Large file shares\n \n \n Experience supporting VMware-hosted systems protected by Veeam.\n\nSystems Design & Integration\n\n \n Experience designing solutions for complex enterprise environments.\n \n Experience integrating mission-critical systems.\n \n Ability to work directly with third-party vendors to:\n \n \n Evaluate solutions\n \n Develop integration plans\n \n Implement IT solutions\n \n \n Experience establishing baseline hardware/software configurations.\n \n Experience developing solutions based on system and mission requirements.\n\nEngineering & Technical Documentation\n\n \n Experience drafting and reviewing Engineering Installation Plans (EIPs).\n \n Experience creating and maintaining:\n \n \n Standard Operating Procedures\n \n Technical documentation\n \n System documentation\n \n Reports\n \n Presentation slide decks\n \n Troubleshooting documentation\n \n Knowledge-base documentation\n \n \n Experience documenting technical work in Remedy or comparable ticketing systems.\n\nTroubleshooting\n\n \n Strong experience identifying and resolving:\n \n \n Server issues\n \n Application issues\n \n Infrastructure problems\n \n System integration issues\n \n \n Ability to take a systematic troubleshooting approach.\n \n Experience documenting resolutions to recurring technical issues.\n\nTesting\n\n \n Experience developing, executing, and documenting:\n \n \n Test plans\n \n Test schedules\n \n Scripted tasks\n \n \n Experience testing systems for:\n \n \n Availability\n \n Reliability\n \n Security\n \n System protection\n \n\nProject / Requirements Management\n\n \n Experience developing:\n \n \n Project schedules\n \n Timelines\n \n Implementation plans\n \n Milestones\n \n \n Experience managing multiple technical efforts simultaneously.\n \n Ability to adapt to changing:\n \n \n Technical requirements\n \n Project priorities\n \n Mission requirements\n \n Implementation plans\n \n \n Experience tracking and reporting project progress.\n\nCommunication & Collaboration\n\n \n Ability to work effectively with:\n \n \n Systems Administrators\n \n Systems Engineers\n \n Cybersecurity teams\n \n Multimedia Engineers\n \n Telecommunications Engineers\n \n Third-party vendors\n \n Government personnel\n \n DoD personnel\n \n \n Ability to provide technical status updates to leadership and stakeholders.\n \n Ability to brief:\n \n \n Technical issues\n \n Problems\n \n Risks\n \n Solutions\n \n Project status\n \n \n Ability to explain complex technical issues to non-technical personnel.\n \n Strong written and verbal communication skills.\n\nDesired QualificationsVMware Cloud Foundation / SDDC\n\n \n Experience with or strong knowledge of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF).\n \n VMware Cloud Foundation certification or active pursuit of certification, including:\n \n \n VCF Professional\n \n VCF Advanced\n \n VCF Specialist\n \n Comparable current VMware/Broadcom certification\n \n \n Understanding of Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC) architecture.\n \n Experience or knowledge involving:\n \n \n Infrastructure automation\n \n Lifecycle management\n \n Standardized architecture frameworks\n \n Automated patching\n \n Standardized patch baselines\n \n Software-defined compute\n \n Software-defined storage\n \n Software-defined networking\n \n \n Knowledge of:\n \n \n vSphere\n \n vSAN\n \n NSX\n \n \n Experience applying VCF concepts to:\n \n \n Secure environments\n \n Multi-tenant environments\n \n Multi-site environments\n \n DoD or military enclaves\n \n\nAdvanced VMware\n\n \n Experience with VMware Fault Tolerance (FT).\n \n Advanced experience designing and scaling VMware HA/DRS environments.\n \n Extensive experience building VMware environments from scratch.\n \n Advanced VMware architecture and engineering experience.\n\nAdvanced SAN / Clustered Storage\n\n \n Experience configuring:\n \n \n Clustered VMDKs\n \n SCSI Bus Sharing\n \n Physical SCSI Bus Sharing\n \n Shared-disk architectures\n \n VMware-hosted clustered databases\n \n \n Advanced experience with Dell PowerVault ME5 or similar SAN infrastructure.\n\nLarge-Scale Veeam Environments\n\n \n Experience protecting large workloads in the 10–20 TB range or larger.\n \n Advanced experience with:\n \n \n Backup Copy Jobs\n \n Multiple repositories\n \n Offsite backups\n \n Enterprise disaster recovery\n \n Large database and file-share protection\n \n\nApplication Failover & Disaster Recovery\n\n \n Experience designing disaster recovery solutions for tightly integrated applications.\n \n Experience supporting environments where:\n \n \n SQL databases\n \n Management applications\n \n Supporting services\n reside within the same VM or tightly integrated system.\n \n \n Experience planning coordinated application failover.\n\nLicensing Preservation\n\n \n Knowledge of how VM migration and failover can affect node-locked application licensing.\n \n Understanding of:\n \n \n Static MAC addresses\n \n BIOS UUIDs\n \n VM UUIDs\n \n Virtual hardware identifiers\n \n Node-locked licensing\n \n \n Experience preserving application licensing during:\n \n \n VM migration\n \n Cluster failover\n \n Disaster recovery\n \n\nPhysical Security / Edge Systems\n\n \n Familiarity with AMAG Symmetry or comparable mission-critical physical-security systems.\n \n Understanding of:\n \n \n Access-control systems\n \n Edge-device resiliency\n \n Local databases\n \n Cached configurations\n \n Distributed processing\n \n Operation during temporary server outages\n \n\nAdditional Desired Experience\n\n \n Security+ CE preferred among acceptable IAT Level II certifications.\n \n Strong experience supporting mission-critical DoD systems.\n \n Experience supporting highly secure or classified environments.\n \n Experience with agile system integration and rapidly changing mission requirements.