Remote Cisco UCS & VMware Systems Administrator (Secret)

invictusic; Alexandria (VA); Remote; USD 100,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

invictusic is seeking a Senior Cisco Systems Administrator to remotely manage Cisco UCS and VMware vSphere/VCF environments. The role requires hands-on experience, security-focused administration, and DR readiness.

Candidates should have Security+ or higher and ideally a VCP certification, with the ability to automate tasks via scripting. Responsibilities include monitoring, patching, hardening per STIGs, capacity reporting, and participating in DR exercises to ensure mission continuity.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of hands-on Cisco UCS and VMware vSphere/VCF administration experience.
• Security+ or higher certification required; VCP preferred.
• Knowledge of server virtualization, vSAN, NSX, and SDCC concepts.
• Experience with automation via scripting for admin tasks preferred.
• Public Trust required, Secret preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily administration and monitoring of Cisco UCS domains, fabric interconnects, chassis, and blade servers.
• Manage, maintain, and upgrade VMware vSphere, vCenter, and VMware Cloud Foundation components (ESXi, vSAN, NSX-T).
• Design, implement, and maintain virtualization policies per data handling rules.
• Execute health checks and performance monitoring of UCS and VMware infrastructure.
• Perform disaster recovery testing and documentation for audits and continuity.
• Handle firmware updates and patches for Cisco UCS and VMware.
• Harden infrastructure according to DISA STIGs and STIG guidelines.
• Monitor environment using vRealize Operations and Intersight.
• Manage RBAC and audit logging for VMware and UCS environments.
• Support incident response, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis.
• Produce capacity, performance, and compliance reports for audits.
• Participate in DR exercises and update SOPs.

Skills

Cisco UCS administration

VMware vSphere/VCF administration

Scripting (PowerShell/PowerCLI/Python)

Security best practices

Disaster recovery planning

Education

Security+ or higher certification

VMware Certified Professional (VCP)

Tools

PowerCLI

vRealize Operations

Intersight

NSX-T

vSAN

Job description

invictusic is seeking a Senior Cisco Systems Administrator to remotely manage Cisco UCS and VMware vSphere/VCF environments. The role requires hands-on experience, security-focused administration, and DR readiness.

Candidates should have Security+ or higher and ideally a VCP certification, with the ability to automate tasks via scripting. Responsibilities include monitoring, patching, hardening per STIGs, capacity reporting, and participating in DR exercises to ensure mission continuity.