Senior VMware Administrator
Trident Systems, Fairfax, VA, United States
Position Title:
Senior VMware Administrator
Requisition ID:
1744
Position Location:
Fairfax, VA
Position Reports To:
Engineering Technical Lead
Supervises Others:
No
Trident has built a reputation as a trusted provider of aerospace and defense electronics & processing systems including digital RF & Optical command and control solutions and atmospheric & airborne sensors. Our three operating units: Space Electronic Systems (SES), Integrated C4ISR Systems (ICS) and Optical Precision Systems (OPS), develop within the agile framework which enables us to produce proven, purpose-built systems that solve our customers' mission critical challenges across space, air, land, and sea.
Trident's Integrated C4ISR Systems (ICS) specializes in products and services which improve the safety and survivability of our armed forces. We develop solutions for a wide range of demanding missions and environments, including tactical communications systems for multi-national interoperability, autonomous predictive maintenance and logistics solutions, and scalable, responsive, all-domain surveillance systems. Trident's integrated systems support the protection of the National Capital Region and various military installations both domestic and abroad. We can deliver innovative, high-performance solutions that meet our customers' evolving requirements by integrating our specialized knowledge in electronic systems with appropriately scaled development methodologies.
Position Summary
This position will be part of a team supporting an aerial surveillance system for a Department of Defense customer. The candidate must know VMware product suites and be responsible for architecting, securing, and optimizing virtualized infrastructure while overseeing enterprise-grade Linux systems. This role requires deep VMware expertise, strong cross-domain infrastructure knowledge, and the ability to drive complex initiatives from design through implementation and long-term operations.
Duties and Responsibilities
Architect, deploy, and maintain VMware vSphere, ESXi clusters, vCenter, and virtual networking at scale
Ensure VMware applications and ESXi hosts remain current with operating system (OS) versions and patches as released
Test and install hardware, firmware, and security patches on all server and storage technologies as released
Systems Administration Daily Checks list and perform appropriate corrective action as needed
Apply STIGs, security updates, and hotfixes as made available
Diagnose and repair system problems, utilizing tool sets available and working closely with other internal groups and vendor support. Perform upgrade of VM Tools on all VMs within one week of update availability
Monitor and record weekly system metrics to include CPU, memory, network, and storage utilization to enable leadership to make informed decisions on the welfare of the virtualization infrastructure
Assess and ensure compliance of the virtual infrastructure security posture and ensure compliance with DISA STIGs
Develop and maintain documentation, which includes System Architecture Guides and Diagrams for all systems and hardware configurations adhering to organizational templates and policies
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field and a minimum of 7 years of VMware and system administration experience (or 10+ total years in lieu of a degree)
Must have a Security+ Certification
Must be proficient in Linux
Two years of experience administrating VMware-based virtualization infrastructures covering vCenter and standalone ESXi environments version 6.7 and later
Two years of experience installing, configuring, and integrating servers associated with a VMware virtual infrastructure
Two years of experience performing backups, troubleshooting, and problem resolution for servers associated with a VMware virtual infrastructure
Two years of experience building highly available server clusters in a vSphere environment
Two years of experience maintaining VM templates for use on rapid deployment of virtual machines
Two years of recent experience implementing security posture and ensuring compliance with industry best practices, DA regulations, and STIGs
Experience Designing, implementing, and maintaining automation for deployment
Demonstrated interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with customers
Excellent written communications skills to produce detailed and accurate technical documentation
Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance
Preferred Qualifications
VMware certifications: VCP-DCV, VCAP, or VCIX
Familiarity with configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet)
Experience with monitoring/observability platforms (SolarWinds, Prometheus, etc.)
Background in security hardening, compliance frameworks, or zero-trust environments
Ability to lead technical discussions and influence architectural decisions
Strong ownership mindset with a focus on reliability, scalability, and long-term maintainability
Excellent problem-solving skills, especially under pressure
Benefits
Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits including but not limited to:
Health benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Basic life with AD&D
Short term disability
Long term disability
Ancillary (Voluntary life with AD&D, accident, critical illness, hospital, and pet)
Spending accounts (HSA, FSA, and DCFSA)
Paid time off
Holidays
401(k) (including automatic company contribution)
Tuition reimbursement
Leaves (Parental, pregnancy, and military)
Potential annual bonus
Trident Systems reserves the right to change or assign other duties to this position.
Trident Systems is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact
recruiting@tridsys.com
.
Pay Transparency: The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
Senior VMware Administrator
Requisition ID:
1744
Position Location:
Fairfax, VA
Position Reports To:
Engineering Technical Lead
Supervises Others:
No
Trident has built a reputation as a trusted provider of aerospace and defense electronics & processing systems including digital RF & Optical command and control solutions and atmospheric & airborne sensors. Our three operating units: Space Electronic Systems (SES), Integrated C4ISR Systems (ICS) and Optical Precision Systems (OPS), develop within the agile framework which enables us to produce proven, purpose-built systems that solve our customers' mission critical challenges across space, air, land, and sea.
Trident's Integrated C4ISR Systems (ICS) specializes in products and services which improve the safety and survivability of our armed forces. We develop solutions for a wide range of demanding missions and environments, including tactical communications systems for multi-national interoperability, autonomous predictive maintenance and logistics solutions, and scalable, responsive, all-domain surveillance systems. Trident's integrated systems support the protection of the National Capital Region and various military installations both domestic and abroad. We can deliver innovative, high-performance solutions that meet our customers' evolving requirements by integrating our specialized knowledge in electronic systems with appropriately scaled development methodologies.
Position Summary
This position will be part of a team supporting an aerial surveillance system for a Department of Defense customer. The candidate must know VMware product suites and be responsible for architecting, securing, and optimizing virtualized infrastructure while overseeing enterprise-grade Linux systems. This role requires deep VMware expertise, strong cross-domain infrastructure knowledge, and the ability to drive complex initiatives from design through implementation and long-term operations.
Duties and Responsibilities
Architect, deploy, and maintain VMware vSphere, ESXi clusters, vCenter, and virtual networking at scale
Ensure VMware applications and ESXi hosts remain current with operating system (OS) versions and patches as released
Test and install hardware, firmware, and security patches on all server and storage technologies as released
Systems Administration Daily Checks list and perform appropriate corrective action as needed
Apply STIGs, security updates, and hotfixes as made available
Diagnose and repair system problems, utilizing tool sets available and working closely with other internal groups and vendor support. Perform upgrade of VM Tools on all VMs within one week of update availability
Monitor and record weekly system metrics to include CPU, memory, network, and storage utilization to enable leadership to make informed decisions on the welfare of the virtualization infrastructure
Assess and ensure compliance of the virtual infrastructure security posture and ensure compliance with DISA STIGs
Develop and maintain documentation, which includes System Architecture Guides and Diagrams for all systems and hardware configurations adhering to organizational templates and policies
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field and a minimum of 7 years of VMware and system administration experience (or 10+ total years in lieu of a degree)
Must have a Security+ Certification
Must be proficient in Linux
Two years of experience administrating VMware-based virtualization infrastructures covering vCenter and standalone ESXi environments version 6.7 and later
Two years of experience installing, configuring, and integrating servers associated with a VMware virtual infrastructure
Two years of experience performing backups, troubleshooting, and problem resolution for servers associated with a VMware virtual infrastructure
Two years of experience building highly available server clusters in a vSphere environment
Two years of experience maintaining VM templates for use on rapid deployment of virtual machines
Two years of recent experience implementing security posture and ensuring compliance with industry best practices, DA regulations, and STIGs
Experience Designing, implementing, and maintaining automation for deployment
Demonstrated interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with customers
Excellent written communications skills to produce detailed and accurate technical documentation
Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance
Preferred Qualifications
VMware certifications: VCP-DCV, VCAP, or VCIX
Familiarity with configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet)
Experience with monitoring/observability platforms (SolarWinds, Prometheus, etc.)
Background in security hardening, compliance frameworks, or zero-trust environments
Ability to lead technical discussions and influence architectural decisions
Strong ownership mindset with a focus on reliability, scalability, and long-term maintainability
Excellent problem-solving skills, especially under pressure
Benefits
Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits including but not limited to:
Health benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Basic life with AD&D
Short term disability
Long term disability
Ancillary (Voluntary life with AD&D, accident, critical illness, hospital, and pet)
Spending accounts (HSA, FSA, and DCFSA)
Paid time off
Holidays
401(k) (including automatic company contribution)
Tuition reimbursement
Leaves (Parental, pregnancy, and military)
Potential annual bonus
Trident Systems reserves the right to change or assign other duties to this position.
Trident Systems is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact
recruiting@tridsys.com
.
Pay Transparency: The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)