Job Description
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.
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