VMWare Security Engineer
Herndon, VA

Job Description

Bay State Computers, Inc. is a professional services firm and a leading provider of Information Technology (IT) services and products to the U.S. Federal Government and Industry. Bay State brings together experienced IT professionals and the latest state-of-the-art technology tools, practices, and products to support projects and task order requirements for our customers. For more information about Bay State visit our website, connect with us on LinkedIn, or follow us on Twitter.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Security Engineer to join our team. The Security Engineer is responsible for developing, implementing, tuning, installing, configuring, and maintaining multiple virtual environments. The primary job focus will be on maintaining production, development, test, and operations environments with a strong emphasis on installation, configuration, and maintaining VMware.

Required Experience/Skills:

* This position requires strong networking and storage optimization skills as well as in-depth knowledge of Windows Server 2008/2012r2.
* Must have DoD Secret clearance.
* Must possess at least a VCP6 certification.
* Must have required 8570 certifications, which includes the Security+ and Computing Environment certifications.
* Experience designing and configuring virtualized environments leveraging VMware.
* Must have experienced maintaining Windows and UNIX servers in a multisite VMware ESXi environment.
* Proficient with Group Policy and ACAS Nessus software.
* Experience STIGing VMware environments, working in ESXi environments and setting up High Availability, vSphere, vCenter, and vMotion.
* Experience patching and performing root cause analysis.
* Candidate must be a US citizen with clearance eligibility

Desired Experience/Skills:

* Recent DoD Experience

Benefits: Full-time employees (permanent or contract employees who are employed for a term greater than 6 months) are eligible for benefits including time-off benefits, such as vacations and holidays, and insurance and other plan benefits.

Location: Herndon, VA

Bay State Computers, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for this position regardless of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, sex, citizenship, ethnicity, veteran status, marital status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.