# Windows / KVM Virtualization Systems Engineer

**Company**: GDIT
**Work arrangement**: remote
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $100,300 - $135,700
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

GDIT has an immediate opportunity for a Virtualization Systems Engineer with extensive experience in Kernel-based Virtual Machines (KVM). In this role, you will be an active member of the HIGLAS-HOM Windows Virtualization Team, act as the subject matter expert for KVM, and perform installations, upgrades, monitoring, maintenance, troubleshooting, patching, securing, and repair of Windows servers in a VMware environment. The right candidate will work well with a team, exhibit excellent customer service skills at all times, and be self-motivated seeking ways to improve the environment.

GDIT is supporting Hosting, Operations and Maintenance (HOM) services for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Healthcare Integrated General Ledger Accounting System (HIGLAS) program. On this program, GDIT is responsible for providing proactive and predictive Operational management and engineering support of the HIGLAS enterprise environment.

Responsibilities:

- Provide technical knowledge in the areas of system installation, troubleshooting, and problem resolution.

- Set up administrator and service accounts, maintain system documentation, and install system-wide software.

- Perform system updates, implement changes in multiple environments from test or development to production.

- Monitor infrastructure, systems operations, and critical application services 24/7; provide information and statistics relevant to system limits on capacity, data storage, system utilization, etc.; respond to critical outages and restore services within agreed-upon service levels.

- Support Virtualization technology using KVM, VMware vSphere, vCenter, VCF Operations, etc.

- Monitoring and administration of Operating system and its components (Disks, mount points, Packages, Users, etc.)

Requirements:

- BA/BS in a Computer Science or related technical discipline or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications, or training, or work experience.

- 5+ years of experience in Kernel-based Virtual Machines (KVM)

- 5+ years of experience in VMWare and Windows Engineering.

- Experience developing and interpreting detailed installation instructions and supporting documentation to effect system design deployments.

- Experience with Windows Server 2022 and later, Active Directory, SCCM, SCOM, and Group Policy management.

- Knowledge in managing enterprise server hardware, including firmware upgrades, administration through lights-out management, network configuration, and SAN.

Benefits:

- Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home, with core work hours Monday – Friday 9:00 AM ET – 3:00 PM ET

- 401K with company match

- Comprehensive health and wellness packages

- Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career

- Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications

- Cutting-edge technology you can learn from

- Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

- Challenging work that makes a real impact on the world around you

- Remote work

## Skills

### Required
- Active Directory
- Kernel-Based Virtual Machine (KVM)
- Microsoft Windows Server
- VMware Cloud Foundation

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