Virtualization and Cloud Engineer

at  Contact Government Services LLC

Virtualization and Cloud Engineer
Employment Type: Full-Time, Experienced Level
Department: Technology Support
As a CGS principal-level Virtualization and Cloud engineer, you will be required to have an understanding of the design, configuration, and management of an enterprise using VMware vSphere 6.5 – 6.7. You should have an understanding of cloud technologies and interoperability components between on-premise virtualization and cloud services as well as modern solutions of Hyperconverged infrastructure and software-defined storage to support the technical solutions task order for the Executive Office for the U.S. Attorneys (EOUSA) and the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices (USAOs).
CGS brings motivated, highly skilled, and creative people together to solve the government’s most dynamic problems with cutting-edge technology. To carry out our mission, we are seeking candidates who are excited to contribute to government innovation, appreciate collaboration, and can anticipate the needs of others. Here at CGS, we offer an environment in which our employees feel supported, and we encourage professional growth through various learning opportunities.

Skills and attributes for success:

• Setup, configuration, and deployment of virtualization systems and scripting technologies for high availability, including:
• VMware Center
• ESXi
• Horizon View VDI
• PowerShell
• PowerCLI
• Improve backup/Disaster Recovery and Continuity of Operations.
• Build & maintain Windows 10 images for VDI.
• Assess and anticipate infrastructure and technology improvements and recommend appropriate action.
• Follow an SDLC to capture requirements, design, develop, test, and deploy technical solutions from ‘cradle-to-grave’ using proper change control processes and procedures within a large-scale enterprise that uses multi-deployment phased (Lab, Alpha, Beta, Production) sites.
• Identifying, testing, and performing hardware and software equipment configuration updates, and maintaining an optimized, stable, VMware environment.
• Performing work without appreciable direction and exercising considerable latitude in the determination of technical objectives of assignments.

Qualifications:

• Extensive experience with infrastructure components of VMware Horizon View 7.x (to include but not limited, vSphere 6.5/6.7, Composer, Unified Access Gateway, App Volumes, User Environment Manager (UEM), and PowerCLI )
• Significant experience (4+ years) using VMware App Volumes, VMware Horizon View, and VMware vSphere products.
• Experience in capturing requirements, documenting detailed system designs and related system test cases, executing system tests, and documenting implementation plans, operations guides, and disaster recovery content.
• “Hands-on” system engineering experience and competency in:
• VMware Horizon View
• VMware App Volumes
• VMware User Environment Manager (UEM)

Please refer the Job description for details