Senior Systems Administrator - Cloud, VMware & DoD

Geeks and Nerds (GaN); Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Geeks and Nerds in Huntsville, Alabama, seeks a Senior System Administrator to support an Army customer. The role focuses on designing and delivering Windows, Linux, and cloud-based infrastructures, ensuring systems meet complex requirements and DoD compliance.

You will design virtual systems, implement DevSecOps environments, and guide deployment, maintenance, and documentation across enterprise IT. A strong operations mindset and clear communication with teams are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems (or related field) and 10+ years of experience.
• Active CompTIA Security+ Certification or equivalent or greater.
• An acceptable Computing Environment certification.
• VMware ESXi, View, SRM and vCloud
• Experience with a wide variety of Windows and Unix operating systems
• Experience supporting Cameo and MagicDraw deployments
• Networking concepts
• General Storage Area Network knowledge
• Good documentation and communication skills
• Must be self-motivated and willing to take ownership of issues

Responsibilities

• Create solutions that align IT systems with the needs of the organization
• Design virtual systems to include both servers and desktops
• Design the deployment and maintenance of highly available virtual desktop solutions
• Support implementation of the Software Defined Data Center using VMware technologies
• Support the deployment of systems and services within a commercial cloud service such as Azure or AWS
• Design and support system engineering solutions
• Design, deploy and support DevSecOps environments
• Must be able to deploy and maintain solutions within DoD compliance parameters
• Develop documentation artifacts and plans
• Set standards for resource and capacity management of all enterprise systems
• Provide performance tuning strategies and their implementation
• Participate in the design and implementation of disaster recovery solutions
• Work with managers to insure projects are completed successfully and on time

Skills

CompTIA Security+ Certification

Windows OS

Unix OS

Networking concepts

Documentation & communication skills

Cameo deployments

MagicDraw deployments

Cameo and MagicDraw deployments

CAMEO and MagicDraw

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems (or related field)

Tools

VMware ESXi

VMware View

VMware SRM

VMware vCloud

Job description

Geeks and Nerds in Huntsville, Alabama, seeks a Senior System Administrator to support an Army customer. The role focuses on designing and delivering Windows, Linux, and cloud-based infrastructures, ensuring systems meet complex requirements and DoD compliance.

You will design virtual systems, implement DevSecOps environments, and guide deployment, maintenance, and documentation across enterprise IT. A strong operations mindset and clear communication with teams are essential.