Senior Virtualization Engineer (RedHat)

Principal Virtualization Engineer - Location: College Park, Maryland (walking distance to metro). Competitive salaries, bonuses, generous benefit packages, and paid time off to balance work and personal commitments. Duties include (but are not limited to): Responsible for implementing, tuning and maintaining VMware-based solutions; Builds and maintains VMware ESX Servers, Administration of Virtualized Servers, VMware ESX, etc; Develop project plans and status reports for senior management; Assist Enterprise Operation Manager to participate in enterprise project deployment or resolve operational issues. Establish system parameters and formats to ensure hardware/software compatibility; Coordinate and/or modify project requirements in terms of existing and projected computer capacity and capabilities; Implements VMware vSphere for server consolidation and virtualization; Applies technical knowledge of networks, operating systems and utilities to the VMware environment; Provides guidance to management for changes related to virtual infrastructure; Maintains awareness of VMware software patches and their impact on the environment; Develops and maintains operational guidelines for the maintenance and support of the virtual infrastructure; Evaluates resource requirements for VMware products; Uses Configuration Management tools such as Puppet to manage large server farm. Job Requirements include (but are not limited to): Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience; 10 or more years of relevant work experience, including working with host platform security, server consolidation, virtual desktops and server virtualization; 5 years of experience in virtualization and consolidation of server technologies, specifically VMware vSphere and ESXi Virtual Infrastructure, as well as vCenter Server (vSphere 6, ESXi 5.5 and 6); 5 years of experience building and maintaining high-availability VMware environments; 5 years of experience in RedHat Linux 6 and 7; Hands-on expertise with debugging experiences in Red Hat LINUX system administration; Shell scripting experience with PowerShell, bash, Perl and/or Python; Strong working knowledge of SAN Storage Solutions, such as NAS appliances such as NetApp and Dell NetApp, especially cluster mode; VMware Certified Professional 6 or 6.5 – Data Center Virtualization (VCP6-DCV, VCP6.5-DCV) preferred, VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6 – Data Center Virtualization Design (VCAP6-DCV Design) is a big plus; Strong troubleshooting skills and analytical thinking; Able to adapt to changing deadlines or revised assignments; Ability to both take direction and work in a self-directed environment; to effectively interact with all levels of staff and external contacts; and ability to work, as an effective team member is essential; Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently #J-18808-Ljbffr Cyberdata