Raytheon RIS is seeking a Senior VMware Systems Administrator to support the development of system capabilities from the identification of requirements through the deployment of capabilities through the requirements definition, designs and develops system-oriented products and prepares related installation, testing, operation, and maintenance specifications and instructions. Defines and analyzes architecture to establish operating conditions, conducts tests, define and analyze engineering proposals and related technical data to determine feasibility of developing new capabilities and/or modifying existing capabilities. The candidate should be proficient with Systems Engineering Lifecycle (SELC) processes and practices, Change Management practices, and collaborates with various Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), Project Teams, and Government entities.
Responsibilities also include:
VMware administration responsible for configuration, maintenance, monitoring, and overall support of multiple VMware environments Setup, install, configure, and triage ESXi Hosts (Rack Mount and Blade Servers).
Maintain and restore VM backups and snapshots Meet compliance for Information Security Vulnerability Management (ISVMs) and Intelligence Community Vulnerability Alert (ICVAs)
Perform Systems Lifecycle management for all equipment, including planning, implementation, maintenance, upgrades, consolidation, and decommissioning of enterprise hardware, and software
Detects, isolates, documents, reports, and resolves system outages or problems encountered during operations of the operational baseline, which includes collecting diagnostic data, restore the system operation, developing workarounds, and other activities necessary for recovery of a system
Performs system monitoring, analyzing, documenting performance, and conducting trend analysis as required Manage system requirements and derived requirements to ensure the system is compatible with defined architecture and meets customer needs.
Develop technical documentation, including SOPs, user guides, test plans, disaster recovery, failover, and other CDRL items
Participate in an On Call coverage for after hours and weekends support
Required Skills:
Excellent knowledge of VMware 6.0 or higher to include vCenter, vSphere, and ESX 6.x, vCloud Suite Experience with rack/wiring diagrams, firmware, and driver management
Experience with multi-site infrastructure deployments
Experience with NSX, vROPs, and SRM
Participate in an On Call coverage for after hours and weekends support
A fixed shift work schedule may be required
Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Poly
Desired:
Thorough understanding of networking, VLAN, and VXLAN Ability to configure and integrate storage devices (SAN, NAS) supporting VMware infrastructure Demonstrated experience and/or familiarity with one of more of the following: ACLs, ISVM, ICVA, STIGS, etc.
VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Required Years of Experience and Education: 10 years experience with a Bachelor's Degree 173177
Waltham, MA
Raytheon Company develops integrated products, services, and solutions for the defense and other government markets worldwide. It operates through five segments: Integrated Defense Systems (IDS); Intelligence, Information and Services (IIS); Missile Systems (MS); Space and Airborne Systems (SAS); and Forcepoint. The IDS segment offers integrated air and missile defense; land-and sea-based radar solutions; command, control, communications, computers, cyber, and intelligence solutions; naval combat and ship electronic and sensing systems; and undersea sensing and effects solutions.
The IIS segment provides technical and professional services, such as navigation, DoD space and weather solutions, cybersecurity, analytics, training, logistics, mission support, software-based systems, automation and sustainment solutions, and air traffic management systems, as well as intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance solutions. The MS segment develops and supports weapon systems comprising missiles, smart munitions, close-in weapon systems, projectiles, kinetic kill vehicles, directed energy effectors, and combat sensor solutions.
The SAS segment provides civil and military electro-optical/infrared sensors; airborne radars for surveillance and fire control applications; lasers; precision guidance systems; signals intelligence systems; processors; electronic warfare systems; tactical and strategic communications; and space-qualified systems. The Forcepoint segment offers cyber security products that include risk adaptive data loss prevention; user and entity behavior analytics and cloud access security broker capabilities; insider threat solutions; firewall technology; cloud and on premise Web and email security; and cross domain transfer products.
Raytheon Company has a strategic agreement with AirMap to collaborate on future projects to safely integrate drones into the national airspace system. The company was founded in 1922 and is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.