Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Design and optimize the on-premises private cloud architecture, including network layouts, server hardware, power distribution, and cooling systems to ensure maximum efficiency and reliability.

Architect, implement, and maintain the enterprise virtualization (e.g., VMware vSphere) and containerization platforms, ensuring their scalability, security, and performance.

Design and manage enterprise storage solutions (SAN/NAS), focusing on performance, data protection, and lifecycle management.

Conduct comprehensive capacity baseline surveys across the entire data center infrastructure---including rack space, power, cooling, compute, storage, and network; planning reports to forecast growth, identify constraints, and ensure resource availability aligns with business continuity objectives.

Lead the architecture and strategy for enterprise monitoring, leveraging tools like SolarWinds to ensure proactive detection of performance degradation and service outages.

Design and manage the enterprise load-balancing and Application Delivery Controller (ADC) infrastructure, utilizing F5 BIG-IP to ensure high availability and optimal traffic distribution.

Architect and lead the Continuity of Operations & Disaster Recovery (COOP/DR) strategy for all private cloud services, ensuring solutions are designed, tested, and maintained to meet mission RTO/RPO requirements.

Develop, maintain, and own the Systems Engineering Management Plan (SEMP) for the data center, defining the standardized engineering framework and governing the process for deviations and non-conforming systems.

Implement and manage infrastructure automation using tools like Ansible and Terraform to streamline private cloud provisioning and configuration management.

Collaborate with Cloud, DevSecOps, application, and security teams to provide a resilient and compliant on-premises hosting environment.

Serve as the highest tier of escalation for troubleshooting complex infrastructure issues across the entire private cloud stack.

Conduct site surveys for hardware and software viability for on-prem and remote portable operating data centers (PODs)

Education, Certification & Experience Requirements

Education Required:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Certification Required (Must have and maintain all the following)

CompTIA Security+ CE or other DoD 8570 IAT Level II compliant certification

One or more professional-level data center certifications such as VMware Certified Professional - Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV), Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Data Center, or equivalent.

Preferred Certifications:

TOGAF 9 Certification (or similar Enterprise Architecture certification) is highly desired

Experience Required:

10+ years of hands-on experience in data center systems administration, engineering, or architecture.

Deep expertise in designing and managing enterprise-scale VMware vSphere environments.

Extensive experience with enterprise storage arrays (e.g., Cohesity, Dell EMC, Pure) and SAN/NAS protocols.

Hands-on experience with data center networking and software-defined networking (SDN).

Prior experience in a DoD or government data center environment is strongly preferred.

Active Secret Clearance required.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Knowledge:

Expert-level knowledge of data center infrastructure including virtualization, compute, storage, and networking.

Deep understanding of physical data center design principles (power, cooling, rack density).

Strong knowledge of scripting languages (PowerShell, Python) and automation tools (Ansible).

Experience with utilizing Project Management methodology within JIRA.

Skills:

Infrastructure Design: The ability to design robust, scalable, and highly available on-premises infrastructure solutions.

Performance Tuning: Advanced skills in diagnosing and resolving performance bottlenecks across the compute, storage, and network stack.

Automation & Scripting: Ability to automate routine infrastructure deployment and management tasks.

Abilities:

Problem Solving: Ability to meticulously troubleshoot and resolve complex, large-scale infrastructure incidents.

Documentation: Ability to produce clear and detailed architectural diagrams and process documentation.

Collaboration: Ability to work effectively with other architects and engineering teams to deliver integrated solutions.

Command Cyber Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. Command Cyber Solutions does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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