Virtual Platform Administrator

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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 across supporting hardware, software, and applications
Provide cloud-based infrastructure support for virtual machines, virtual appliances, software, programs, applications, and 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 administrative-task automation
Install host and virtualization infrastructure application patches and releases across development, test, pre-production, and production environments
Troubleshoot system problems on hosts, hypervisors, and virtual infrastructure
Create and maintain system documentation, including tracking changes to virtualized infrastructure configurations
Assist with capacity planning, performance monitoring, and tuning for assigned virtualized systems
Participate in virtualization disaster‑recovery planning and support 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 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 VPCs, load balancers, and firewalls
Work in office or remote environments as applicable
Work with Federal Government customers through TekSynap’s information‑management and technology services

Requirements

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
Five (5) years hands‑on experience supporting Department of Defense (DoD) commercial cloud hosting solutions (desired)
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification
DoD 8570 IAT Level II Baseline Certification: CompTIA Security+ CE
CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+)
Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional (GICSP)
One of the following Google Cloud Platform certifications: Google Associate Cloud Engineer or 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, or 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
U.S. Citizen
Expertise in implementing and sustaining complex multi‑cloud solutions across Google, AWS, Microsoft Azure, and OCI
Strong knowledge of cloud deployment models, network architecture, security, and virtualized infrastructure
Proficiency in authoring custom scripts to automate administrative tasks and improve system efficiency
Candidates must reside in one of the approved hiring states within the United States
Ability to work day shift Monday–Friday and potentially evenings and weekends as required by program and contract needs
Ability to travel 10%

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in managing and maintaining virtualized infrastructure across multi‑cloud environments, ensuring high availability, security, and performance optimization. Proficient in implementing automation through custom scripting and possesses strong knowledge of network architecture and security.