What are the responsibilities and job description for the Virtual Platform Administrator position at Wits Solutions Inc?
Wits Solutions Inc. (WITS) is a SBA certified Small Disadvantaged Business with headquarters in the metropolitan Washington D.C. area. WITS has been providing best-in-class solutions in professional IT and administrative consulting to various Federal, State, Local and commercial customers. At WITS, we believe in working not for our clients but with them. This is why right from the beginning; our analysts and solution-builders work closely with our clients to ensure that the project outcomes continue to deliver value long into the future.
Job Description:
Security Clearance:
- Secret
Education/ Certification Mandatory:
- DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II baseline certification. At least one approved Computing Environment certification.
- Approved examples include VMware VCP-DCV 2020 or newer/equivalent successor, VCAP, AWS Solutions Architect/Security, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, or OCI credentials.
- Amendment allows six months to obtain DLA-approved CE certification; all candidates should meet at least one required certification.
Work Experience Mandatory:
- 7 years progressive experience managing/maintaining virtualized server environments and hosted applications.
- At least 2 years must include successful large-scale, multi-disciplinary projects involving network, virtualization and systems administration for virtual servers.
Education/Certifications Nice to Have:
- Multiple approved CE certifications spanning VMware/Broadcom, Microsoft Azure, AWS, Google Cloud and/or OCI; certifications that strengthen designated SME coverage.
Work Experience Nice to Have:
- DLA/DoD hybrid-cloud virtualization, VMware vSphere/vCenter/Cloud Foundation, Azure/AWS/OCI, DISA STIG/NIST 800-53, IaC/CI-CD, SecureView, COOP/DR, NIPRNET/SIPRNET.
References/Certificates/Diplomas Required:
- Current certification copies must accompany Attachment 3 resume.
- Signed Letter of Commitment required.
Roles And Responsibilities:
- Manage and sustain on-premises and cloud virtualized infrastructure; deploy/configure/patch hypervisors and supporting hardware/software; administer VMs and cloud compute; monitor availability/security; troubleshoot hosts/hypervisors; maintain documentation; perform capacity/performance tuning; support HA/DR/COOP; remediate vulnerabilities; support incident/change management; automate with IaC/CI-CD; maintain DISA STIG and NIST control compliance.