Storage & Virtualization Engineer II

SMS Data Products Group, Inc.

$75K — $95K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Associate's degree in a related field and 3+ years relevant IT experience, or 5+ years relevant IT experience
  • Experience with firewalls
  • Knowledge of network threats and vulnerabilities
  • Ability to provide feedback for enhanced data analysis
  • Experience with Microsoft Windows Server installation and management
  • Proven skills in implementing storage solutions and maintaining network infrastructure
  • Certifications: VCTA, CCNA, or Network+; ITIL Foundation required within 60 days; active DoD secret clearance

Responsibilities

  • Install and configure VMware products and Virtual Storage tools
  • Maintain enterprise backup schedules and execution
  • Develop reports and analyze bandwidth and network security incidents
  • Manage network tasks, events, and alarms
  • Create and update IT systems documentation using technical writing skills
  • Troubleshoot enterprise trouble ticketing system
  • Assist with SQL database tasks as directed by AFCENT NOSC
  • Collaborate in planning, designing, and deploying datacenter hardware and software
  • Provide general IT, networking, and LAN/WAN support
  • Support documentation, meeting briefings, and functional training as needed
  • Travel for OCONUS and CONUS assignments as required

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work at Shaw Air Force Base, engaging with military systems and technology
  • Hands-on experience with advanced virtualization and storage solutions
  • Chance to enhance skills in network security and compliance (DISA STIGs)
  • Involvement in operational support and strategic IT management in a military context
  • Potential for continuous training and professional development through various certifications
Full Job Description
Overview

SMS is hiring a Storage and Virtualization Engineer for our vital AFCENT NOSC contract at Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter, SC. 

 

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Responsibilities
  • Install, configure, test, deploy and maintain hosted VMware products, Virtual Storage tools to include but not limited to Access Control, Virtual Machine File System (VMFS) Datastores, and ESXi Servers. 
  • Ensure and maintain enterprise backups are executed by configuring appropriately scheduled back up jobs. 
  • Develop reports and trend analysis documentation on bandwidth and network security incidents. 
  • Create and manage network Managing Tasks, Events and Alarms. 
  • Use advanced technical writing skills to develop and update IT systems Concept of operations and engineering plans. 
  • Maintain and troubleshoot enterprise trouble ticketing system. Utilize tool capability to enhance customer's Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) efforts. 
  • Assist with enterprise database SQL tasks (i.e. DISA STIGs) as determined by the AFCENT NOSC. 
  • Perform analysis for collaboration of network / system needs and participate in planning, designing, upgrading and deployment of enterprise datacenter hardware and software. 
  • Provide General IT Management support. 
  • Provide General Networking support. 
  • Provide LAN support. 
  • Provide WAN Enterprise support. 
  • Provide technical and general O&M support as required. 
  • Provide documentation/reports support as required.  
  • Provide meetings/briefings support as required.  
  • Provide functional training support as required. 
  • Provide OCONUS deployment/TDY travel support as required.  
  • Provide CONUS TDY support as required. 
Qualifications
  • Associates in related field and 3 or more years’ relevant IT experience Or 5 or more years’ relevant IT experience. 
  • Firewall experience. 
  • Knowledge of what constitutes a “threat” to a network. 
  • Skill in providing feedback to enhance future collection and analysis. 
  • Must possess experience and demonstrate an understanding with installation of Microsoft Windows Server in Host and Compute Environments, and Windows Server using server images. 
  • Experience with implementation of storage solutions, high availability, Domain Name Systems (DNS), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), network connectivity and remote access solutions, core and distributed network solutions, advance network infrastructure, and maintain and monitor server environments. 
  • Must possess experience and demonstrate an understanding with managing Microsoft users and permissions, creating active directory domain services (AD DS) forests, designing server infrastructure, troubleshooting, protecting network, and user data. 
  • VCTA, CCNA, or Network+ 
  • ITIL Foundation (candidate has up to 60 days to acquire ITIL Foundation certification) 
  • Active DoD secret clearance 
  • Ability to rotate on OCONUS travel every two months

 

 

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