Systems Analyst II

At Phoenix Defense, our team members have incredible opportunities to work on state-of-the-art modeling and simulation programs that prepare the nation’s armed forces to protect and serve our country and allies throughout the world. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage, and an entrepreneurial spirit to join forces to create the future while having fun along the way.

Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. With every job we fill, our focus is on providing best in class service to our customers while offering the opportunity for professional growth in a rewarding and innovative work environment.

Systems Analyst II (Onsite at our offices in Orlando, FL – UCF area)

• Work together in a small team of software professionals within an Agile development environment to accomplish team milestones while collaborating with other teams to achieve project strategic goals.
• Be part of shaping the design, processes, and tools used for the project knowing we value entrepreneurship and out of the box thinking.
• Be comfortable being yourself and expressing your personality and personal qualities to influence our tight‑knit software development teams.
• Participate in brainstorming, consensus building and other team activities to identify actions that improve our products and processes.
• Determine business needs and evaluate existing network infrastructure and systems.
• Optimize network hardware and software to enable VMware integration.
• Develop and deploy customized VMware solutions.
• Design and implement virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and enable template management.
• Install operating systems and service packs, as well as security patches and bug fixes.
• Troubleshoot and resolve VMware environment issues.
• Provide technical support and document VMware processes.
• Have Cisco networking experience to include routing, switching, VLANs, Port Channels.
• Build and install computer infrastructure, encompassing hardware and virtual machines, using a VMware environment.
• Maintain and inventory Government Furnished Equipment (GFE), including all program‑specific software licenses.
• Provide domestic and international travel to military installations in support of program activities.

At Phoenix Defense, we hire innovative, forward‑thinking problem‑solvers who love what they do! In addition to possessing the ability to live out our core values daily, candidates must possess the following requirements:

• Associate to bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Network Engineering, Information Systems Security, or a related technical field.
• Minimum of three to seven years of experience supporting IT projects/programs, networking, integration and/or systems engineering.
• Windows Server, Active Directory and Group Policy management experience preferred.
• VMware administration, Cisco, Linux, or similar certification a plus.
• Experience in IT protocols, IT systems, and wired/wireless networking infrastructures.
• Highly proficient written and oral communication skills.
• Holds or can obtain a DoD Secret security clearance.
• U.S. citizenship required.

• Knowledge of multiple operating systems; RHEL 8 & 9, Windows 11, Windows Server 2022 & 2025.
• Knowledge of Windows Active Directory, server blades, Net App storage, user accounts, and network equipment.
• Understanding of networking fundamentals including VLANs, subnets, protocols, and standards.
• Experience with container technologies such as Kubernetes and containers.
• Thorough understanding of VMware.