[Remote] Virtual Platform Administrator

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. TekSynap is hiring a Virtual Platform Administrator to support Cloud and Infrastructure Services at the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). The role manages virtualized infrastructure and multi-cloud environments, ensuring their availability, security, maintenance, and performance.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain virtualized infrastructure for on-premises data centers, DoD, and commercial cloud-based offerings, including private, public, and hybrid clouds
• Perform host, hypervisor, and virtual application software implementations and upgrades for on-premises hypervisors, supporting hardware, software, and applications
• Provide cloud-based infrastructure support for virtual machines, virtual appliances, software, programs, applications, and all applicable virtualized infrastructure components
• Ensure high availability, security, and integrity of hosts, virtual management applications, and associated resources
• Monitor hypervisors, infrastructure, and virtualization applications, including alert configuration, error log monitoring, and automation of administrative tasks
• Install host and virtualization infrastructure application patches and releases across development, test, pre-production, and production environments
• Serve as a key resource for troubleshooting system problems on hosts, hypervisors, and virtual infrastructure
• Create and maintain accurate system documentation for assigned systems, including tracking changes to virtualized infrastructure configurations
• Assist in capacity planning, performance monitoring, and tuning for assigned virtualized systems
• Participate in virtualization disaster recovery planning, supporting fault tolerance and recovery strategies
• Analyze performance trends to optimize system and application performance across virtualized environments
• Support the design, implementation, and sustainment of complex multi-cloud solutions, including IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS deployments
• Develop custom scripts to automate administrative tasks and improve system efficiency
• Apply expertise in network architecture, security, and routing, including virtual private clouds (VPCs), load balancers, and firewalls

Skills

• Minimum of seven (7) years of progressive experience managing and maintaining virtualized server environments and hosted applications
• At least two (2) years of experience managing large-scale, multi-disciplinary projects involving virtualization, systems administration, and networking
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification
• DoD 8570 IAT Level II Baseline Certification: + COMPTIA Security+ CE
• One of the Following Google Cloud Platform certifications: + Google Associate Cloud Engineer + Google Professional Cloud Architect
• One of the following AWS certifications: + AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner + AWS Certified Security – Specialty + AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate + AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional + AWS Certified SysOps Administrator + Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate + Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert + Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate + Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Cloud Operations + Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) + Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)
• Secret – IT-I (Tier 5/SSBI) Critical Sensitive Clearance
• Expertise in implementing and sustaining complex multi-cloud solutions (Google, AWS, Microsoft Azure, OCI)
• Strong knowledge of cloud deployment models, network architecture, security, and virtualized infrastructure
• Proficient in authoring custom scripts to automate administrative tasks and improve system efficiency
• U.S. Citizen
• Secret Clearance
• Five (5) years hands-on experience supporting Department of Defense (DoD) commercial cloud hosting solutions (desired)

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Life insurance
• Short-term disability plans
• Long-term disability plans
• Vacation time
• Holidays

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