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Lab Manager II
Full time
Arlington, VA
Summary

  • Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp. is a government IT solutions provider servicing commercial and government initiative in various parts of the United States. We are currently seeking a Lab Manager/System Administrator to work for our company

  • Client Agency is Department of Homeland Security

  • Implementing infrastructure solutions supporting command decision making and execution of mission requirements

  • Providing support for systems administration tasks such as patching, updating, and maintaining network infrastructure

  • Supporting the implementation of new technologies and equipment in the lab environment

  • Provision and provide support for Virtual Private Network (VPN) or Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (e.g.,Citrix) to users

  • Performing large scale configuration management and deployment across Windows, MacOS, Linux/Unix, and other operating systems and virtual environments

  • VMware administration responsible for configuration, maintenance, monitoring, and overall support of multiple VMware environments

  • Setup, install, configure, and triage ESXi Hosts (Rack Mount and Blade Servers)

  • Performing implementation of granular access control

  • Participate in a rotating On Call coverage for after hours and weekends support

  • Maintain and restore VM backups and snapshots

  • Meet compliance for Information Security Vulnerability Management (ISVMs) and Intelligence Community Vulnerability Alert (ICVAs)

  • Perform Systems Lifecycle management for all equipment, including planning, implementation, maintenance, upgrades, consolidation, and decommissioning of enterprise hardware, and software

  • Detects, isolates, documents, reports, and resolves system outages or problems encountered during operations of the operational baseline, which includes collecting diagnostic data, restore the system operation, developing workarounds, and other activities necessary for recovery of a system

  • Performs system monitoring, analyzing, documenting performance, and conducting trend analysis as required

  • Manage system requirements and derived requirements to ensure the system is compatible with defined architecture and meets customer needs

  • Develop technical documentation, including SOPs, user guides, test plans, disaster recovery, failover, and other CDRL items

Requirements

  • United States Citizenship with a TOP SECRET Clearance. Sponsorship will not be provided

  • BS Computer Science, Cyber Security, Computer Engineering, or related degree; or HS Diploma & 4 years of Linux system administration with VMware VCenter experience

  • 2 + years of system administration in Red Hat version 6 or 7(RHEL6/RHEL7) with the ability to engineer, install, administer, and maintain complex system architectures

  • Experience with rack/wiring diagrams, firmware, and driver management

  • Must have the ability to multi-task in a dynamic environment with changing priorities

  • Ability to work well both independently and in a team environment as needed

  • Experience with NSX, vROPs, and SRM

  • Oral presentation experience and excellent oral and written communication skills

Preferences

  • VMware Certified Professional (VCP)

  • Strong knowledge of VMware to include vCenter, vSphere, and ESXi 6.x and 7.x, vCloud Suite, Vmotion, and Veeam

  • Solid understanding of networking, VLAN, and VXLAN

  • Ability to configure and integrate storage devices (SAN, NAS) supporting VMware infrastructure

  • Knowledgeable and experience in application of STIGs to secure VMware services and applications

  • Demonstrated experience and/or familiarity with one of more of the following: ACLs, ISVM, ICVA, STIGS, etc

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits

  • Paid Vacation, Holidays, Sick Leave, Floating Holidays, Bereavement Leave

About Us
Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp (“CTech-Sys”), www.ctech-sys.com, is an SBA Certified 8(a) and HUBZone company located in the National Capital Region (NCR) and serves both government and commercial clients such clients as US CBP, US CIS, DLA, DFuse Technologies, and American Environmental Engineering Consultants.
Cardinal Technology Systems, Corp is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and it’s our policy to consider applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, alienage, ancestry, or any other factors prohibited by law. Employment selections are based on company and client requirements and the qualifications and skills of the candidate. CTech-Sys is committed to actively capitalizing on the diversity of skills, talents and perspectives of our employees.
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