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Description

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Virtualization Architect to join our team to support a Department of State customer in Springfield, Virginia. The preferred candidate will be someone who can design, implement and maintain a virtualized MS windows based private IaaS solution. We are looking for someone who can analyze, design, plan, and deploy a solution following best practices, while ensuring high levels of data quality and availability. This individual is also responsible for developing specifications, sizing, development plan, and life-cycle management policies, standards, and procedures to ensure consistent architecture and management.

This role is hybrid and allows some remote work.

Responsibilities:

• Hand-on architecting systems and solutions across multiple vendor and technologies, and serving as an escalation point to senior engineers on complex cloud solutions.

• Developing systems requirements, design specifications, CONOPs, etc.

• Create and maintain documentation on SOPs and System Design.

• Develop System Design Documents (SDDs), architecture diagrams, system and software build documentation, installation guidelines, test plans, and other core architecture documentation.

• Participate in the analysis and redesign of existing infrastructure systems and services.

• Participate in the analysis, design and implementation of future infrastructure systems and services.

• Participate in the identification of vulnerabilities and their mitigation.

• Research, evaluate, recommend and implement new technologies.

• Maintain effective communications with vendors, peers and clients in support of assigned projects.

• Auditing technologies and tools, and provide reports, as needed.

• Auditing and security policies and procedures.

• Domain Name System (DNS) Services.

• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Services.

• Network Time Protocol (NTP) Services.

• AD security.

• Auditing and security policies, procedures, technologies, and tools to support audit requirements.

• Deploy VMWare virtualized environments and technologies.

• AD application integration methods and tools (single-sign-on) and Privileged access management through CyberArk.

• Deploy Just in time administration based on Active directory.

• Architect and deploy multiple virtualized environments leveraging VMware NSX micro segmentation with the goal of managing lateral movement.

• Design and deploy multi-tiered environments at different level of security assurance.

• Develop and deploy a NAS, SANs and backup solutions meeting various virtualization and data management requirements.

Qualifications

Required Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree and 9 years of experience; Master's degree and 7 years of experience; May accept additional experience in lieu of degree.

• Excellent Knowledge of Private, Public and Hybrid Cloud environments.

• Excellent Knowledge of Cloud Orchestration platforms.

• Excellent knowledge of Windows Server, Linux, in HA/DR type configurations.

• Excellent knowledge of Sever hardware platforms: x86.

• Excellent knowledge of VMWare ESX, vSphere.

• Excellent knowledge of HSM, SAN, NAS, DAS, RAID, SCSI, Fibre Channel, Backup to Disk, clustering, encryption technologies from multiple vendors.

• In-depth understanding of Cloud, Server, Storage, and Virtualization architecture design techniques, theories, principles, and practices.

• Experience leading and collaborating with technical teams of diverse IT related skill sets.

• Extensive knowledge and understanding of various cloud technologies.

• Experience with DLP, Data Privacy, Disaster Recovery, and Privileged Access Management Strategies.

• Strong attention to detail, multitasking, and analytical skills.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• Knowledge of security frameworks that inform risk and design considerations.

• Exemplary communication, analytical skills, and technical knowledge across the client environment.

• Knowledge and experience of Zero Trust frameworks.

• Expert level hands-on experience in Microsoft Windows and Active directory.

Required Clearance:

• US Citizenship.

• Ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance. Must be able to obtain an interim TS prior to starting work.

Desired:

• VMWARE Cloud, Virtualization, Server and Storage vendor Certifications preferred.

• Solid experience and knowledge of Networking and perimeter security is required, and hands-on working knowledge of Palo-alto Firewall is preferred.

• Experience with Azure and Entra ID is preferred.

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site. REQNUMBER: 2412780

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