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V2X Data Center Virtualization Engineer in Kuwait
Overview
Working across the globe, V2X builds smart solutions designed to integrate physical and digital infrastructure from base to battlefield. We bring 120 years of successful mission support to improve security, streamline logistics, and enhance readiness. Aligned around a shared purpose, our $3.9B company and 16,000 people work alongside our clients, here and abroad, to tackle their most complex challenges with integrity, respect, responsibility, and professionalism.
Data Center Virtualization Engineers support the enterprise virtual infrastructure for all sites within the RCC-SWA Area of Responsibility and provide optimization, administration and technical documentation for the enterprise virtual infrastructure. DCSEs resolve enterprise-level change requests and act as the top-level of support escalation for all enterprise virtualization support issues. Principal technical areas include VMware, NetApp, Cisco UCS, Microsoft Servers and related virtualization, storage, networking, and monitoring technologies. Program: OMDAC-SWACA
This position offers company-paid housing and transportation, a completion bonus and tuition reimbursement program!
You must satisfy all host country requirements to legally work in the host country in order to be qualified for this position.
Responsibilities
Enterprise-level support for VMware virtualization technologies including VMware ESXi, vCenter, vCOPS, vRealize, and SRM. Top-tier support for escalated issues and complex projects. Daily monitoring of all enterprise virtualization for integrity, reliability, resource utilization and availability. Periodic reports on virtual resource capacity and utilization as well as system uptime, performance, and troubleshooting/MTTR. Log review and issue reporting related to monitoring of temperature and overall virtualization health throughout the RCC-SWA AOR.
Experienced with configuration and provisioning of VMs, ESXi hosts, and VCSAs. Proficient in the planning, installation, configuration, and upgrades of the virtual network infrastructure. The top-tier of support for virtualization projects and solutions related to backup, disaster recovery, virtual networking, HA, performance monitoring, firmware/software upgrades, and system audit tasks.
Documentation for Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) for configuring and managing the virtual environment including virtual networking, physical hosts, VMs, access control, resource monitoring and management, HA, fault tolerance and scalable virtualization infrastructure.
The work environment will be 95% indoors and 5% outdoors.
Perform additional duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Qualifications:
Education / Certifications: One-year related experience can be substituted for one year of education if the degree is required.
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience preferably in Computer Science or MIS, IS, Engineering or related field.
This position requires candidates to adhere to DoD 8570.01. All candidates are required to maintain at least one (1) baseline certification and one (1) computing environment (CE) certification. Baseline certifications cannot also be used as a Computing Environment (CE) certification. The authorized certifications for this job title are listed as follows:
IAT Level: IAT III
BASELINE:
Cisco: CCNP Security
CompTIA: CASP+ ce: Advanced Security Practitioner
GIAC: GCED: Certified Enterprise Defender
GIAC: GCIH: Certified Incident Handler
ISACA: CISA: Certified Information Systems Auditor
ISC2: CISSP (or Associate): Certified Information Systems Security Professional
COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT (CE):
CNFDS: Cisco and NetApp Flexpod Design Specialist
CNFIAS: Cisco and NetApp Flexpod Implementation and Administration Specialist
NetApp: NCDA: Certified Data Administrator
NetApp: NCDA: Certified Data Administrator, ONTAP
NetApp: NCHCA: Certified Hybrid Cloud Administrator
NetApp: NCHCA: Certified Hybrid Cloud Architect
NetApp: NCIE: Certified Implementation Engineer
NetApp: NCIE-DPS: Certified Implementation Engineer - Data Protection Specialist
NetApp: NCIE-O-S: Certified Implementation Engineer, ONTAP Specialist
NetApp: NCIE-SAN: Certified Implementation Engineer - SAN Specialist, ONTAP
NetApp: NCIE-SS: Certified Implementation Engineer - SAN Specialist, E-Series
NetApp: NCSE: Certified Storage Engineer
NetApp: NCSIE: Certified Storage Installation Engineer, ONTAP
VMware: VCAP-DCV: Certified Advanced Professional - Data Center Virtualization (Deploy)
VMware: VCAP-DCV: Certified Advanced Professional - Data Center Virtualization (Design)
VMware: VCDE: Certified Design Expert
VMware: VCDX-DCV: Certified Design Expert - Data Center Virtualization
VMware: VCP: Certified Professional (DCV)
VMware: VCP5: Certified Professional 5
VMware: VCP6: Certified Professional 6
Experience: One year of related academic study above the high school level may be substituted for one year of experience up to a maximum of a 4-year bachelor's degree in a Software Engineering or Business Information Systems discipline for three years general experience.
At least five years of practical experience working with various data (network and system) technologies.
Candidate must have a working knowledge of server, storage, and desktop virtualization technologies.
Experience with vSphere client, ESXCLI, and PowerCLI is a must.
Must have virtualization configuration and administration experience and understands VMware vSphere 6.0 and 6.5 technologies.
Experienced with Cisco UCS management, C- series, and B-series servers. Experienced with regular virtualization capacity planning and reporting.
We are committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace that values and supports the contributions of each individual. This commitment along with our common Vision and Values of Integrity, Respect, and Responsibility, allows us to leverage differences, encourage innovation and expand our success in the global marketplace. Vectrus is an Equal Opportunity /Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, protected veteran status or status as an individual with a disability. EOE/Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran.
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