System Administrator - Virtual Infrastructure Security Clearance

Position: System Administrator - Virtual Infrastructure with Security Clearance
Hawk Associates,  System Administrator – Virtual Infrastructure Team – Sierra Vista, AZ

Job Description:

Hawk Associates is seeking an IT professional who wants to join a mission-focused
team at Fort Huachuca, Arizona -- A team that is dedicated to providing Clients with successful technical
solutions and Employees with job satisfaction. Hawk Associates, a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), provides Information
Technology/Cybersecurity and C5

ISR support to the DoD Joint Warfighter, non-DoD Agencies,
Government organizations, Coalition Partners, and Commercial Industry. Join us – dedicated
professionals getting the job done right…the first time. While this is a Systems Administrator role by title, the successful candidate will be expected to
function as a proactive problem solver—designing, implementing, and refining solutions that
elevate our infrastructure to a higher standard of performance and resiliency. The Virtual Infrastructure Systems Administrator is responsible for the end-to-end management,
administration, and optimization of our virtualized data center environment. You will support a diverse
infrastructure—spanning VMware, Linux and Windows environments, enterprise storage arrays, server
hardware, GPU resources, and complex monitoring/automation systems—in a mission-critical military
intelligence setting. Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
• System Administration of VMware vCenter and VMware ESXi
• System Administration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) servers
• System Administration of Net App and Pure Storage enterprise storage arrays
• Install and configure VMware vSphere, Linux, Red Hat Open Shift and other operating systems
• Applying security patches and DISA STIGs to VMware, Linux, storage servers and other systems
• Troubleshooting Storage Area Networks (SANs) and Network Attached storage (NFS, iSCSI)
• Install, configure, and troubleshoot server hardware. Dell servers, Cisco UCS C-series servers, Cisco B-series blades using UCS manager and other hardware platforms.
• Responsibilities also include: o Preparing system documentation o Automating processes with scripts o Assisting other teams with VM troubleshooting and VMware Horizon workstation automated provisioning o Utilize monitoring tools including Dell Open Manage, Cisco Intersight, Zabbix, Solarwinds, and Net App ACTIVIQ to maintain system performance and health Requirements:
• Current TOP SECRET security clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Current CompTIA Security+ certification (IAT Level II or higher certification)
• Experience configuring, managing, and conducting security of VMware or RHEL servers
• Experience with Red Hat Open Shift

Preferred Qualifications:

• VMware Certified professional (VCP) or Net App certification

• Red Hat Certified system administrator (RHCSA)

• Experience configuring Storage Area Networks

• Kubernetes experience

• Experience developing, configuring, and executing automation scripts (leveraging Ansible, Power Shell, Chef Inspec, and Docker automation processes) for system patching, configuration, and DISA STIG compliance across VMware, Linux, and storage servers

• Current Counterintelligence Polygraph