The VMWare Engineer will manage the full lifecycle of the VDI environment, including design, deployment, troubleshooting, and support for virtual infrastructures.
Job Description
BAE Systems is seeking an experienced VMWare Engineer to join our team, who will leverage their understanding of the DoD SIPR environment, virtualization, storage, networking, encryption, and security to become a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the hosted virtual environment. Candidate will be a technical SME of the environment, including but not limited to the following activities: building, designing, deploying, configuring and troubleshooting a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure. Will work onsite and provide support to AFMC Main Operating Bases and Geographically Separated Units with troubleshooting and resolving VDI issues.
Additional responsibilities include:
VMware vSphere 7.0:
Required Education, Experience, & Skills
Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $133333 - $226667
Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.
Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.
About BAE Systems Intelligence & Security
BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it's what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts - defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team-making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you'll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.
Intelligence & Security (I&S), based in McLean, Virginia, designs and delivers advanced defense, intelligence, and security solutions that support the important missions of our customers. Our pride and dedication shows in everything we do-from intelligence analysis, cyber operations and IT expertise to systems development, systems integration, and operations and maintenance services. Knowing that our work enables the U.S. military and government to recognize, manage and defeat threats inspires us to push ourselves and our technologies to new levels.
This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.
BAE Systems is seeking an experienced VMWare Engineer to join our team, who will leverage their understanding of the DoD SIPR environment, virtualization, storage, networking, encryption, and security to become a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the hosted virtual environment. Candidate will be a technical SME of the environment, including but not limited to the following activities: building, designing, deploying, configuring and troubleshooting a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure. Will work onsite and provide support to AFMC Main Operating Bases and Geographically Separated Units with troubleshooting and resolving VDI issues.
Additional responsibilities include:
VMware vSphere 7.0:
- Install, configure and administer VMware ESXi 7.0
- Install, configure and administer VMware vCenter 7.0
- Create and configure vSphere virtual switches (standard and distributed)
- Understand VLAN trunking to virtual switches
- Administer vSphere Virtual Machine File System (VMFS) datastores
- Build VMware virtual machine templates
- Clone VMware virtual machines from template
- Administer vSphere Lifecycle Manager
- Familiarity with vSAN (experience a plus)
- PowerShell and PowerCLI scripting
- Install, configure, and administer Horizon Connection Server
- Build gold image for Horizon
- Deploy Instant Clone desktop pools in Horizon
- Install, configure, and administer Dynamic Environment Manager
- Install, configure, and administer App Volumes
Required Education, Experience, & Skills
- Minimum 10 years of virtualization and support experience
- Current IAT Level II (or higher) Certification such as Security + or CISSP
- Familiarity with NVIDIA GRID vGPU
- Ability to work effectively within a distributed technical team, aided by strong written and verbal communication skills
- Robust troubleshooting skills
- Strong customer service skills
- Active Secret Clearance
Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
- SecureView
- Ports, Protocols, and Services
- SQL
- Remedy ITSM
- F5 Load Balancers
- Cisco Switches and Routers
- NVIDIA GRID vGPU
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $133333 - $226667
Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.
Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.
About BAE Systems Intelligence & Security
BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it's what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts - defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team-making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you'll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.
Intelligence & Security (I&S), based in McLean, Virginia, designs and delivers advanced defense, intelligence, and security solutions that support the important missions of our customers. Our pride and dedication shows in everything we do-from intelligence analysis, cyber operations and IT expertise to systems development, systems integration, and operations and maintenance services. Knowing that our work enables the U.S. military and government to recognize, manage and defeat threats inspires us to push ourselves and our technologies to new levels.
This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.
Top Skills
App Volumes
Dynamic Environment Manager
Horizon Connection Server
Powercli
Powershell
SQL
Vmware Esxi 7.0
Vmware Horizon
Vmware Vcenter 7.0
Vmware Virtual Machine Templates
Vmware Vsphere 7.0
Vsphere Virtual Machine File System
Vsphere Virtual Switches
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