KIHOMAC

Network Engineer

• Serve as a Network Engineer - Virtualization Specialist supporting network build out and deployments to the C2BMC Test
• Use SDDC Manager to patch, upgrade and provide overall system maintenance
• Configure distributed stateful firewalling, NAT, load balancing and micro segmentation using NSX
• Design, install, upgrade and migrate storage using VMware vSAN
• Migrate virtual machines and workloads from deprecated versions of vSphere to VMware Cloud
• Work on complex assignments and perform a wide range of VMware system administration activities with little to no direct supervision
• Provide root-cause analysis for recurring or critical problems
• Work closely with a team of system administrators, network engineers, and cybersecurity administrators to maintain a high-quality test environment for the Government customer
• Perform vulnerability remediation and mitigations to reduce cybersecurity risks and ensure DoD compliance
• Conduct daily system monitoring, system backup and restoral, and application upgrades to ensure optimal and continuous system operations
• Document necessary system changes and actions in appropriate systems of record to ensure historical data is captured per customer and mission requirements
• Advise Government customer on system status, optimization and improvement efforts in accordance with program objectives and design baselines as needed
• Use REMEDY ticketing system to report, track and document problem and resolution life-cycle actions on faulty systems
• Work collaboratively in a team environment with other network engineers as well as independently on large field projects
• Other duties as assigned

Network Engineer – Virtualization Specialist

Platform Engineer

• Implement, troubleshoot, and sustain hybrid environments for the Missile Defense Space Enterprise Architecture
• Work with a team that manages the full lifecycle of a secure, air-gapped on-premises infrastructure
• Conduct administration, lifecycle management, and security hardening of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 appliance suite
• Design and implement secure, scalable cloud architectures (VCF 9.0, AWS GovCloud, Azure for US Government)
• Implement and sustain Container Platforms such as VKS (Kubernetes v1.35), Docker, and Podman
• Work with system engineers to identify and define requirements for new systems/system modifications
• Conduct daily system monitoring, system backup and restoral, and application upgrades
• Ensure system software installations, maintenance, break/fix activities, and cyber security mitigations are performed
• Carry out high-level activities associated with design and system architecture
• Quickly learn challenging concepts and provide resolution
• Effectively function as self-starter and identify risks, issues, and opportunities to leadership