Job Summary:
By Light Professional IT Services LLC is focused on providing technology and systems to federal agencies and warfighters. The Infrastructure and DevOps Engineer will orchestrate, automate, document, and standardize data center design and implementation while supporting the full stack fielding of hardware and software to DoD data centers.
Responsibilities:
• Ability to perform many duties involving distributed services implementation, network design and implementation within both SDN and Physical environments and installation, configuration and management of ESXi hosts and vCenter across multiple data centers.
• Must be able to author and maintain scripts in a variety of languages.
• Must be skilled with Linux system administration and have a functional knowledge of Red Hat enterprise services such as VKS, Ansible Tower and Single Sign On
• Analyzes real world problems and implements solutions according to corporate guidelines and procedures, and industry best practices.
• Assures system stability, accessibility, and proper configuration of assigned technical systems and components.
• Monitor, maintain, install, and support networked virtual and physical machines, software applications, and peripheral equipment in a large scale environment.
• Provides professional-level IT, virtual environment, and network support functions, and assists software developers, integration, and test engineers with DevOps functions
• Must be a self-starter in a fast-paced environment and able to work with/manage a range of engineers holding a diverse set of skills at differing levels of experience.
• Be sensitive and flexible to the needs and requirements of the customer.
• Help in the maintenance of a data center environment with information assurance policies and procedures.
• Apply software centric DevOps functions to a large scale data center environment
• Analyze hardware and software functionality for proper operation and improvement.
• Identify, locate, resolve and repair problems within scope authority.
• Document and present performance records and results.
• Document problems/issues via IT ticketing system/tracking log.
• Review and update all information security management system process and procedures (data/software).
Qualifications:
Required:
• Associate's or Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline such as computer science or information technology from an accredited college or university.
• Five years of work experience preferred.
• Security+ and/or CISSP certifications are required, or must be completed within four months of hire.
• Knowledge of and ability to implement cloud vendor best practices.
• Experience with private and hybrid cloud design/operation/monitoring/deployment.
• VMware vCenter and ESXi, generally maintained at the most current version.
• Knowledge of or ability to learn VMware Orchestrator to automate deployment and destruction of virtual machine, network, and other virtualized assets in VMware environments.
• Knowledge of or ability to learn Amazon Web Services.
• Knowledge of or ability to learn Google Cloud Platform, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) On Prem, Kubernetes, and Docker.
• Use scripting languages for automation, administration, data collection and reporting.
• Ability to write, test, debug, deploy, and sustain scripts.
• Ability to configuration manage, version control, and backup various scripts and work products created to execute and maintain the environment.
• Review and update all lab process and procedures, policies, and supporting infrastructure.
• Audit and reporting of system and performance logs.
• Respond professionally, effectively, and efficiently to service requests.
• Prioritize multiple tasks, projects, and demands.
• Research and/or implement new technologies.
• Effective interpersonal and communications skills.
• Professionally convey system-wide performance information routinely via tools such as PowerPoint, Excel, Visio, etc.
• Train others to perform similar design and administrative tasks.
• Interact with vendors/users/customers and developers to understand needs and operational requirements changes that will impact development and testing activities.
• Operating and maintaining computer and peripheral equipment safely and competently.
• Solving technical problems involving a variety of integrated software and hardware platforms.
• Excellent communications skills and the ability to work well in a team environment.
Preferred:
• It is desired that the applicant have a strong understanding of TCP/IP, switching technologies, Routing technologies, IP (IPV4 & IPV6, NAT, ACL’s, DNS, DHCP), multicast protocols (PIM SM/DM/SSM,) QoS (AFx, EFx) and Cisco IOS.
• Knowledge of F5 / BIG IP physical and virtual network devices.
Company:
BY LIGHT Professional IT Services is a provider of IT, cloud, cyber and infrastructure solutions to the US Federal Government. Founded in 2002, the company is headquartered in Arlington, USA, with a team of 1001-5000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.