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Sr Virtualization Admin - Military Veterans

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Responsibilities for this Position

Position Title: Sr Virtualization Admin

Date: Oct 2, 2024

Location: Savannah, GA, US

Company: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation

Sr Virtualization Admin in GAC Savannah

Unique Skills:

Sr Level VMWARE Skills.

Education and Experience Requirements

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or technology related field preferred. 7 years experience providing Sr. Virtualization Server administration support and Sr. server configuration support.

Position Purpose:

Provide Sr. Virtualization Server Engineer support on VMWare v5.5 or v6.x and work with the Virtualization Administration team to build and resolve server issues in a virtualized environment.

Job Description

Principle Duties and Responsibilities:

Essential Functions:

  • Install Virtualization server OS and applications, daily system maintenance, applications integration, upgrades on Virtualization systems in a VMware virtualized environment .


  • Will work closely with network, application, and middleware teams to support Virtualization based product installations, customizations, and deployments.


  • Perform Active Directory Services administration and management to include design, cleanup and routine maintenance and configuration.


  • Develop or lead oversight of update, documentation and management of Virtual environment across the organization .


  • Oversee operations and maintenance of VMWare ( and virtual storage allocation to all system), and supported software systems.


  • Create administrator and service accounts, maintain system documentation, tune system performance, and install enterprise wide software .


  • Monitor policies and standards for allocation related to the use of computing resources .


  • Provide Virtualization support including software updates and upgrades, high availability, backup and recovery readiness, performance management and capacity planning for the Virtualization environment.


  • Collects and assesses information from the user community in software and hardware problem resolution.


  • Define, Track metrics and key performance indicators to raise the bar in team performance and customer service.


  • Reduce errors working with the other Virtualization administrators through process improvement and root cause analysis.


  • Keeps up to date with current trends and be prepared to help make recommendations.


  • Produces support documentation on demand and periodically with the Manager of Infrastructure Services and others. Perform other duties as assigned.


  • Help tune performance and ensure high availability of server infrastructure .


  • Assist developing and maintaining configuration management solutions .


  • Assist developing test automation frameworks in collaboration with rest of the Linux/ Unix team .


  • Utilizes performance tools to help teams make the most out of the available infrastructure .


  • Drive to meet or exceed organizational goals for quality, cost per contact, customer satisfaction, first contact resolution and service availability.


  • Perform other duties as assigned.

    Other Requirements:
  • At least one of the following industry certifications preferred: MCSA/MCSE/MCTIP-SA or VMware VCP and similar certifications preferred.


  • Hands on experience with VMware ESX, ESXi/vSphere, vCenter, vMotion, DRS, and additional virtualization technologies and concepts.


  • Strong knowledge of Wintel, Blade Compute systems (Active Directory desirable).


  • Experience with Virtualized monitoring and maintenance.


  • Proven Virtualization systems administration expert skills in a mission support environment.


  • In depth experience and knowledge of Active Directory, Hyper-V, VMware, IIS, MS SQL, WSUS and AD Group Policy.


  • Good knowledge of network communications fundamentals, Virtual Storage Systems (EMC highly desired), backup/restores.


  • A credit history check from a national credit bureau will be conducted for all candidates for this position including new hires and current employees seeking promotion or transfer.

    Additional Information

    Requisition Number: 222881

    Category: Information Systems

    Percentage of Travel: Up to 25%

    Shift: First

    Employment Type: Full-time

    Posting End Date: 11/01/2024

    Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

    Gulfstream does not provide work visa sponsorship for this position, unless the applicant is a currently sponsored Gulfstream employee.

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    General Dynamics

    General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company.

    Our portfolio spans the realm of the world's most technologically advanced business jets, wheeled combat vehicles, command and control systems and nuclear submarines. We offer these through our five business groups: Aerospace, Combat Systems, Information Technology, Mission Systems and Marine Systems.

    General Dynamics employs thousands of people across the globe, with locations in more than 45 countries. We rely on the skills of our employees and their knowledge of customer requirements to deliver best-in-class products and services.

    Who We Are Looking For 

    General Dynamics is seeking military veterans and military spouses across the country who bring a deeply rooted skillset that includes team-oriented approaches to problem-solving, demonstrations of leadership and an overall commitment to the mission of the organization.  We recognize the knowledge and skills gained during your military experience are invaluable to the success of a team. We’re proud of the thousands of veterans and military professionals who have chosen to apply their leadership, teamwork and problem-solving skills to a career at General Dynamics and to continue supporting the mission of those serving today.

    Should I Apply?

    At General Dynamics, our employees are the heart of our company. We rely on their dedication to excellence and their intimate knowledge of customer requirements to meet the needs of customers around the globe, day in and day out. Our employees' unique blend of skill, innovation and agility drives our continued success, and we take our responsibility to them seriously. If you are a military veteran or military spouse ready to advance your career, view our available career opportunities to the right for more information and to apply today!

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