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The Systems Engineer will coordinate closely with network and cybersecurity leads to ensure seamless service availability, capacity management, and security compliance during and after data center migration events.\n\nCore Role Responsibilities:\n\nLead planning, design, and cutover strategies for multi-platform infrastructure, focusing on compute, storage, and virtualization platforms.\n\nEnsure service availability, data integrity, and security during complex physical and virtual migration events.\n\nDevelop migration runbooks, validation plans, and contingency/rollback procedures.\n\nCoordinate with network and cybersecurity teams for seamless service integration and security boundary enforcement.\n\nExecute the installation, configuration, and maintenance of servers, enterprise storage, and hypervisors in both physical and virtual environments.\n\nCollaborates with stakeholders to understand business needs and requirements and provide appropriate infrastructure solutions.\n\nManages and tests backup and recovery procedures to ensure data integrity and availability across Windows, Linux, and virtualized workloads.\n\nMaintains detailed documentation of system configurations, infrastructure topology, procedures, and changes.\n\nCreates reports on system performance, storage utilization, security incidents, and other key metrics.\n\nCoordinates with other IT teams to ensure coordinated delivery of IT services.\n\nProvides recommendations for system improvements based on analysis and industry best practices.\n\nTechnical Knowledge:\n\nStrong working knowledge of hybrid data center infrastructure, particularly VMware vSphere/Broadcom virtualized environments, enterprise storage platforms (Dell, NetApp), and physical server hardware.\n\nProficient with cross-platform enterprise system administration, including fundamental Linux OS management alongside core Windows services (Active Directory, DNS).\n\nSkilled in enterprise backup/restore architectures, disaster recovery replication, and high-availability clustering across diverse platforms.\n\nUnderstanding of dependent application requirements, storage I/O profiles, and inter-service network dependencies.\n\nAbility to apply DoW cybersecurity hardening standards (DISA STIGs, ACAS scanning) across multi-vendor environments (VMware, Linux, Windows, Dell/NetApp).\n\nSkilled in leveraging vendor-specific automation platforms and APIs (e.g., VMware PowerCLI, Ansible, Terraform) to improve operational efficiency and reduce manual intervention.\n\nMinimum Experience:\nMinimum 5+ years experience with Data Center Solutions, Data Center Engineering, and/or Data Center Migration.\n\nCertifications:\nRecommended Professional Certifications:\nThe candidate must possess one or more of the following certifications in addition to maintaining DoW 8570 IAT Level II compliance (e.g., Security+ CE).\n\nVMWare VCP - Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV) (Highly Desired)\n\nDell Technologies Proven Professional (Storage focus) or NetApp Certified Data Administrator (NCDA)\n\nCompTIA Linux+, Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS), or Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)\n\nMicrosoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate\n\nMicrosoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate\n\nVMWare VCP - Cloud Foundation Administrator\n\nMicrosoft Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)\n\nMicrosoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)\n\nTESA Accreditation Requirements\nA bachelor's degree plus 3 years of recent specialized experience,\n\nOR; 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This role requires a versatile engineer capable of architecting and migrating diverse systems across VMware/Broadcom virtual infrastructure, enterprise storage arrays (e.g., Dell, NetApp), Windows, and Linux platforms that support mission-critical applications. 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