Junior Virtualization Engineer

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Junior Virtualization Engineer

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KBR’s National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position, your work will have a profound impact on the country’s most critical role – protecting our national security.

Why Join Us?

• Innovative Projects: Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.
• Collaborative Environment: Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.
• Impactful Work: Your contributions will be pivotal in successfully getting mission capability on orbit and shaping the future of space reconnaissance.

The Junior Virtualization Engineer will be responsible for monitoring, securing, and protecting the Air Force and Central Command global networks by providing advanced function administration to all management systems and operational networks.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Troubleshoot, maintain, and manage all Core Services technologies and devices
• Ensure support includes administration of the central management systems, operational networks and AOL (Alternate Operating Location) pre-deployment network configurations
• Respond to CRITICAL network outages within 60 minutes or a PRIORITY network outage within three hours of contractor notification
• Ensure Core Services support the implementation of technical solutions, discovery of system inefficiencies and performance of advanced administration on virtualization servers
• Perform installation of hardware and software consisting of VMware, SAN and computer components
• Recommend fixes and enhanced system configuration information to leadership and upon approval, perform proposed fixes
• Perform administrative maintenance, configuration and troubleshooting actions on a variety of commercial software suites
• Provide all recommended fixes to include enhanced network server and virtual configuration to the COR or Government shift lead
• Perform upgrades and daily maintenance of hardware and software consisting of UNIX®, Microsoft® and VMware® operating systems, physical workstations, Zero®-client workstations, computer, printers, KVM switches, gigabit Ethernet, and other network and computer components
• Ensure the physical servers, workstations, and virtual infrastructure are secure
• Ensure the latest software patches are installed and properly configured established standards to minimize the potential of unauthorized intrusions
• Document hardware/software logs, operating procedures, and all maintenance actions performed
• Develop and maintain work center specific training programs, and train government employees in the work center
• Notify COR and Government shift lead of a system Hazardous Condition (HAZCON) situation or unscheduled outage within 15 minutes of discovery, and updated approved procedures
• Ensure all outages, scheduled or unscheduled, are tracked in accordance with approved procedures within 15 minutes of occurrence
• Ensure continuous updates to outages are conducted in accordance with approved procedures and policies
• Utilize approved trouble ticketing systems to document all DCO (Defensive Cyber Operations) Tools maintenance actions, user account actions and other user/system support
• Maintain accurate trouble tickets with no more than three instances per quarter in which trouble tickets documenting who, what, when, and fix actions are not opened within 24 hours of initiation and closed within 24 hours of completion
• Travel to perform maintenance and installation, as required
• Other duties as related to the business functions of FWG Solutions, as assigned

Qualifications:

Education:

• High School Degree Required
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or Engineering (Preferred)

Licenses & Certifications:

• Active TS/SCI Security Clearance
• Required to have one of the following IAT Level II certifications: CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, CND, or SSCP – or an IAT Level III certification: CASP+ CE, CISA, CISSP (or Associate), GCED, GCIH, or CCNP Security
• Required to have one of the following IAT CSSP certifications for Infrastructure Support: Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), CySA+, GICSP, SSCP, CHFI, CFR, Cloud+, or CND
• Possession of one of the following certifications: OS certifications: Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP),