Converged Infrastructure Engineer

Job Title: Converged Infrastructure Engineer

Location: Norfolk, VA

Clearance: Secret

Program: USFF

Company/ Program Description:

Centuria, a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), has been delivering IT, Engineering, and Scientific solutions to the Federal Government since 2002. During our two decades of service we have earned the trust and respect of our government clients for the simple reason that we have great people who are experts in their fields and take pride and ownership in everything they do.

The Washington Post has recognized Centuria Corporation as one of the top workplaces in the DC Metro area for 2024. This award celebrates nationally recognized companies that make the world a better place to work together by prioritizing a people-centered culture and giving employees a voice. The Top Workplaces USA award is based entirely on feedback from an employee engagement survey completed by the employees of participating workplaces. Centuria is honored to have been awarded this distinction.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:

Job Responsibilities:

• The engineer shall provide IT engineering and technical services and support for a broad assortment of system engineering and support functions. The engineer shall provide direct support services for overall and complete operation and maintenance of the Headquarters SECRET, NATO, Coalition and UNCLASSIFIED networks and associated hardware and software
• Work alongside customers to design, plan, implement, upgrade, and maintain new data center technologies in the areas of storage, virtualization and network engineering with a focus on NetApp, VMware, Citrix and Cisco Data Center and Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) Technologies.
• Proactively maintain Citrix, NetApp and VMware vSphere and Horizon platforms in use supporting the USFF Data Center.
• Quickly and effectively identify, troubleshoot and communicate hardware and software technical problems for a wide range of customers.
• Ensure solution is implemented as designed to the customer's satisfaction and approval
• Design, build, deploy and manage linked-clone image technology on VMware/Horizon View platform (VDI).
• Create high quality content deliverables which include Design, As-Built, Connectivity and other high level and or detailed documentation.
• Assist in the development of technology roadmaps to meet and anticipate client needs
• Participate in the development and implementation of VMware and VDI related operational procedures and define the standards for virtual desktops from the infrastructure platform design to imaging and delivery to customers.
• Maintain the system, network, and application security integrity including maintaining and updating the C&A packages and maintaining compliance with current Information Assurance policies.
• Apply Defense in Depth methodologies to the hardening to all associated networks and systems.
• Utilized Secure Host Baseline (SHB) to create and deploy Microsoft Windows images for servers/workstations.
• Provide 24x7 on-call technical support as related to operational support of USFF

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related technical degree or an Associate Degree in Computer Science/Engineering with additional 5 years of experience.
• Six years' experience managing data center technologies including planning, development, implementation and support vSphere, VMware virtual switching, vMotion, and HA, Horizon View, Citrix Storefront/Xenapp Nutanix and NetApp platforms.
• Experience with troubleshooting NetApp storage and Cisco Data Center Technologies (MDS, UCS, Nexus).
• CompTIA SEC+
• A minimum of one of the following certifications with emphasis on the platform or system being supported by this PWS, to obtain within 12 months of hire:

o VMWare Certified Professional (VCP).

o NetApp NCIE-SAN

o Cisco CCNP Data Center

o Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Infrastructure (NCP-MCI)