Virtualization Administrator

Encode, Inc

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Montgomery County, VA, us on site Until 8/21/2026 First posted March 22, 2025 Last posted March 22, 2025
Job description

Here at Encode we strive to ensure that both professional AND personal satisfaction go hand in hand. We enhance professional satisfaction by constantly improving team member skills with ongoing education, conferences, and early adoption of automation tools. We want everyone to be the best they can be. We build personal satisfaction by embracing remote work days, casual attire, bagel Tuesdays, team building events at local establishments and in-office cornhole competitions.

The Virtualization Administrator will work with the existing Virtualization team to manage, maintain, deploy, troubleshoot and support the physical and virtual servers for numerous customer environments.

  • Assist with implementing new system hardware and software, and provide input for developing local operating procedures and policies as needed
  • Environment monitoring, reacting to time critical situations
  • Five (5) to seven (7) years hands-on experience supporting various vSphere components (vCenter, ESXi, VUM, VUMDS, etc...), and networking concepts (VLANs, routing, etc)
  • Familiarity with server virtualization technologies and SAN/storage concepts (LUNs, HBAs, logical volumes, NFS, iSCSI, etc.
  • In depth experience with server chassis technologies (HP c7000, Cisco UCS)
  • Security hardening experience
  • Working knowledge of OS security best practices and configuring/managing/updating large groups of servers.
  • Experience creating/maintaining high quality, detailed documentation
  • Active Secret clearance
  • CompTIA Security+ and VCP 5/6/7
  • Bachelor's degree or higher

Preferred:

  • Scripting – PowerShell, BASH, python, etc.
  • Clustering Concepts – WFC, Oracle RAC
  • Experience with DoD Security Technical Implementation Guidelines
  • In depth OS knowledge - Windows X, Windows Server 20XX, RHEL/OEL X

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

About this role

Summary

Manage, support, and troubleshoot physical and virtual servers in diverse environments.

Job title

Virtualization Administrator

Experience level

5-7 years

Industry

it services

Location requirements

Montgomery County, VA, US; remote work allowed

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

vSphereVLANsSANsecurity hardeningPowerShell

Preferred skills

scriptingclusteringDoD securityWindowsLinux

Specializations

virtualizationnetworkingsecuritySANservers
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Montgomery County, VA, USA

On-site Place

Montgomery County, VA, USA

Remote Place