Qualifications/Requirements:
- Must have a minimum of 5 years of SAN product experience.
- Experience with one or many operating systems: Windows/UNIX/Linux/VMware based products.
- Solid knowledge of network protocols and technologies (TCP/IP, VLANs, DHCP, SSH, LDAPS, SCP)
- Exposure to physical servers and/or virtualized environments such as VMware vSphere’s vCenter Server Appliance, ESXi hosts, virtual machines (VMs), SAN datastores, host bus adapters (HBA) fiber connectivity, and/or VM/Host distributed resource schedules (DRS) groups/rules.
- Experience with networking, desktops / laptops, middleware, client/server software, Office products, server operating systems, virtualization, managing data, applications, websites, or database supporting a multi-site, multi-domain Windows forest.
- Interact well with all levels of management across multiple teams consisting of Government civilians, contractors, and military personnel.
- Self-motivated self-starter, able to work autonomously and as part of a team, sharing knowledge to help others in a fast-paced cyber environment.
- Thrive in fast-paced multi-task environment.
- Ability to analyze, propose and implement workflow and process improvements.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to follow policies and procedures.
- Experience maintaining, overseeing and troubleshooting computers and related peripheral equipment performing preventative maintenance in accordance with department policies.
- Ability to lift, rack and provision government furnished equipment (GFE)
- Must possess the ability to supervise a team administratively and technically.
Education/Certification(s):
- Technical degree, Associates, or bachelor’s degree in computer science/information systems, Science/Engineering/Math, or 2-4 years’ relevant experience in Information Technology preferably within system or application administration is acceptable.
- Knowledge or experience with the following is a plus: Hyperconvergence software-centric hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI); blade servers; Nutanix AHV; Nutanix Prism; Hyper-V.
- Knowledge or experience in any of following is a plus: HTML5, PowerShell, Java, VMware PowerCLI, OVF Tool, or VIBs
There are two required certifications for this position, that must be held prior to starting on the contract.
- Requires one of the following DoD 8570.01-M Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level II certification to begin on contract:
- CompTIA Security+ CE (Continuing Education)
- CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) CE (Continuing Education)
- (ISC)² Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP)
- GIAC Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional (GICSP)
- GIAC Security Essentials Certification (GSEC)
- (ISC)² Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP)
- Requires the following Computing Environment/Operating System (CE/OS) to begin on contract:
- Dell Certified Associate Information Storage and Management (DCA-ISM)
Clearance:
- Active DoD Secret required or ability to complete investigation process for an interim clearance
- Ability to upgrade to Top Secret clearance preferred
SMS is a dynamic systems integrator established in 1976, delivering talented teams and innovative, cost-effective solutions and services to support our customers’ missions for more than 47 years. Our ability to hire and retain quality people in a rapidly evolving IT market is proven through our employee retention rate averaging over 3 years. At SMS, we place a high value on quality of service, customer satisfaction, and best-of-breed policies and practices, resulting in CMMI Level 3 certification and ISO registrations including 9001:2015, 20000-1:2018, and ISO/IEC 27001:2013. SMS is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, with offices and on-site operations at customer locations throughout the United States.
SMS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
