Position Description
If you love working on cutting edge technology this is a great opportunity for you to join the Serco team!
We are growing and have an immediate need for a Senior Systems Engineer. As a Senior Systems Engineer with Serco, you will use your expertise to help Serco North America and our public sector customers solve challenging problems through innovative technology solutions. You will work on exciting projects, future-proof your skills, and grow into your dream job alongside some of the most talented, knowledgeable, and dedicated technologists in the industry.
In this role, you will:
Work effectively on several phases of systems to include all flavors of Linux, Windows, and VMWare operating systems.
Create RHEL boxes, migrate applications, patching, hardening, and configuring applications hosted on the server.
Interface with business unit representatives, developers, and application owners to address the business unit IT priorities and needs.
Assist with solution design of new or existing server environment including hardware, peripherals, settings, services, storage, and directories.
Provide technical input and support of systems to support the deployment and O&M of business unit specific applications.
Provide subject matter expertise with technologies inclusive of storage infrastructure (EMC), compute platforms consisting of RedHat, Windows Server, ESXI, and Microsoft Active Directory.
In addition to running and maintaining activities, be an active participant in project related activities for material changes or new corporate-wide and business unit specific technology enhancements.
Implement defined security measures to protect data, software, and hardware. Evaluate, plan for, and implement DoD/DISA STIGs to the technology infrastructure.
Automate repetitive systems administration tasks to provide economies of scale.
Create from scratch technical build or update existing documentation.
Address, support, and coordinate incident troubleshooting, with peers.
Provide technical advice and recommendations to IT and business unit leadership for technical problems or improving the technology infrastructure.
Stay current with developments in the systems engineering discipline. Stay current with relevant technological advancements.
Maintain a highly diverse and fast-paced workload that may include a variety of tasks, efforts, or projects.
Qualifications
To be successful in this role, you will have:
Requires a Bachelor`s Degree and 9 years of related experience or 13 years of related experience in lieu of a degree.
Must be a self-starter, adaptable to shifting priorities and highly motivated.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Excellent customer facing interaction skills.
VMware administration (6.x-7.x). Proven experience performing typical tasks. Daily health checks, ESXi/VM provisioning and troubleshooting, SRM provisioning and troubleshooting, VMFS provisioning and troubleshooting, Software upgrades/security patches.
Linux administration (Redhat/Ubuntu). Proven experience performing typical tasks. Daily health checks, Provisioning and troubleshooting, File system expansion (EXT4/XFS on LVM), Assist application owners with performance tuning, and Software upgrades/security patches.
Physical host administration (Cisco UCS/Dell PowerEdge, both blades and blade chassis). Proven experience performing typical tasks. Daily health checks, provisioning and troubleshooting, and Firmware upgrades/security patches.
SAN administration (Dell/EMC VNX/Unity). Proven experience performing typical tasks. Daily health checks, LUN/file system provisioning and troubleshooting, Fiber Channel (FC) provisioning and troubleshooting, Host initiator provisioning and troubleshooting, and Firmware upgrades/security patches.
Disaster recovery administration (Dell/EMC RecoverPoint/NAS replication). Proven experience performing typical tasks. Daily health checks, Replication group provisioning and troubleshooting, Replication testing, and Firmware upgrades/security patches.
Backup administration. Understanding of backup software to include but not limited to Veeam and Druva Project. Proven experience performing typical tasks. Daily health checks, Provisioning, and troubleshooting, assist application owners with restores, and perform software upgrades/security patches.
Knowledge of Network connectivity. Proven experience working with the TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, Networking VPN's, switching, and routing.
Expert experience providing guidance in the following areas: design, documentation, and implementation of infrastructure solutions to solve business problems.
Strong troubleshooting experience with VMware & Hyper-V infrastructure.
Advanced engineering experience with tiered storage, DR, and replication technologies.
Expert knowledge of the VMWare stack and how it integrates into hyper-converged stacks.
Knowledge of both Commercial Cloud and Government Cloud connections.
Additional desired experience and skills:
Expert knowledge around Linux systems.
Nutanix and Hyper converge technology a plus.
Scripting experience preferred (Batch, WMI, VBScript, PowerShell) Scripting bash or .ps1; will need to know how to create daily jobs in bash.
Basic knowledge of Docker, Github, mongoDB, Jenkins, Confluence, Jira, and bitbucket is a plus
Company Overview
Serco Inc. (Serco) is the Americas division of Serco Group, plc. Serco serves every branch of the U.S. military, numerous U.S. Federal civilian agencies, the Intelligence Community, the Canadian government, state and local governments, and commercial clients. We help our clients deliver vital services more efficiently while increasing the satisfaction of their end customers. Headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, Serco Americas has over 9,000 employees and is part of a $4 billion global business that helps transform government and public services around the world. At Serco, our employees are our most valuable asset - we listen, respect and support them throughout their career at Serco. We invite you to become part of our dynamic team. Serco is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying our workforce (Race/ Color/ Sex/ Sexual Orientation/ Gender Identity/ Religion/ National Origin/ Disability/ Vets).
To review Serco benefits please visit: https://www.serco.com/na/careers/benefits-of-choosing-serco .
If you require an accommodation with the application process please email: careers@serco-na.com or call the HR Service Desk at 800-628-6458, option 1. Please note, due to EEOC/OFCCP compliance, Serco is unable to accept resumes by email.
Serco does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies without being a contracted approved vendor. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Serco and will not be obligated to pay a placement or contract fee. If you are interested in becoming an approved vendor at Serco, please email Agencies@serco-na.com .
COVID-19 Regulations: Serco complies with all applicable COVID-19 requirements. This may require employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, provide attestations regarding vaccination status and/or COVID-19 testing, or satisfy other conditions of employment that Serco deems appropriate, and employees may be required to show proof of vaccination and/or negative COVID-19 test results as a condition of employment (except in limited circumstances where an employee is legally entitled to an accommodation).
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ID 50770
Recruiting Location : Location US-VA-Herndon
Category Information Technology
Position Type Full-Time
Security Clearance None
Telework Yes - May Consider Full Time Teleworking for this position
