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Senior Systems Administrator (VMWare)- Top Secret Cleared

Latitude Inc

Latitude Inclatitudeinc.com

Senior Systems Administrator (VMWare)- Top Secret Cleared

Posted 5 months ago

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About the job

A company supporting enterprise infrastructure, focusing on VMware virtualization. The role involves maintaining high availability, security, and performance of virtualized systems, mentoring team members, and collaborating with IT leadership.

Requirements

  • Experience with VMware vSphere and ESXi
  • Knowledge of Windows/Linux servers
  • Troubleshooting complex infrastructure issues
  • Experience with backups and disaster recovery
  • Strong communication skills

Qualifications

  • Active Top Secret clearance
  • Experience in virtualization
  • Technical mentoring skills
  • Understanding of network/storage components

Full job description

Job Summary:

We are seeking a Senior Systems Administrator with deep expertise in VMware virtualization technologies to support, maintain, and enhance our enterprise infrastructure. This role is responsible for ensuring high availability, performance, and security across virtualized environments, while serving as a technical escalation point and mentor to junior team members.

Active Top Secret or Interim Top Secret clearance required.

Responsibilities:

  • Design, implement, and maintain VMware environments (vSphere, ESXi, vCenter)
  • Manage and optimize virtual infrastructure performance, capacity, and availability
  • Administer Windows and/or Linux server environments in virtualized settings
  • Perform system upgrades, patching, backups, and disaster recovery planning/testing
  • Monitor system health and proactively troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues
  • Support storage and networking components related to virtualization (SAN/NAS, VLANs, NIC teaming)
  • Implement and maintain security best practices, access controls, and system hardening
  • Collaborate with IT leadership, application teams, and vendors on infrastructure initiatives
  • Serve as a technical escalation resource for system-related incidents and outages
  • Document system configurations, procedures, and operational standards
  • Mentor junior administrators and contribute to process improvements
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