DirectViz Solutions, (DVS) provides strategic IT consulting services to meet mission IT requirements for our government clients. DVS is seeking a Senior Virtualization (VMWare) & Storage Administrator at Fort Huachuca in Sierra Vista, AZ. This position will support the RCC-C. US citizenship is required with the ability to obtain an interim Secret. A Secret clearance is preferred.

Essential Job Duties:

• Operate and maintain VMWare virtualized and Storage environments on diverse hardware platforms
• Troubleshoot complex issues using GUI, command line interface, and Windows PowerShell
• Work with remote customers and technical support vendors to resolve complicated hardware and software issues
• Utilize diagnostic tools to trace and resolve technical problems
• Utilize Remedy ITSM to track and resolve problems impacting continued system operations and make recommendations for any corrective actions required
• Create and document potential courses of action for resolving complicated hardware and software virtualization problems
• Plan, coordinate, and document the use of revised/updated procedures, processes, and methods for the operations and maintenance of the Data Services infrastructure
• Provide "on-call" support after business hours and during weekends when required
• Willing to work overtime, holidays, and weekends as necessary
• Review systems development, project requests, coordinate schedules and related departmental activity
• Provide overall direction and guidance to assigned project managers
• Review and evaluate work of subordinate staff and prepares performance reports
• Prepares activity and progress reports regarding all systems analysis and programming sections

Minimum Requirements:

• Must be US Citizen eligible for DOD interim Secret clearance
• HS +6 or AA/AS +4 or BA/BS+2 years IT experience/ education
• IAT II certification required (GSEC, Security+, SCNP, SSCP)
• VMWare CA, EMC Storage Administrator, Symantec Certified Specialist or other on Ce list w/in 180 days
• Excellent team skills, must be thorough, must have excellent communications skills, written and verbal
• Ability to work in a dynamic cross-organizational team environment

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Demonstrate initiative and be results oriented with flexibility and tenacity
• Demonstrated knowledge of VMware products (ESXi, VCSA, VSAN, vROPs) include installation, maintenance, troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
• Demonstrate the ability to continuously adjust priorities to reflect changing circumstances
• Be able to demonstrate strong knowledge and experience with different enterprise level backup and recovery software
• Be able to demonstrate strong knowledge and experience with different disk based backup appliances
• Strong dedication to provide quality customer service
• Demonstrated knowledge of various SAN hardware and software to include maintenance, troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
• The ideal candidate would also have experience with Data Domain, NetBackup, EMC Unity and EMC VNX solutions.
• Effective problem-solving skills and inherent decision-making ability
• Strong analytical skills including the ability to quickly identify the cause of issues with the system or determine if other teams need to be included in resolving an issue
• Ability to manage own projects including communications to customers as well as work as part of a larger team managed by a project manager

Applicants may be required to show proof of a COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card to be eligible for employment at some work sites.

DirectViz Solutions, LLC provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identification or any other characteristic protected by state, federal or local law.