Data Center Engineer (Infrastructure/Cloud)- 3269242

Computer Technologies Consultants (CTC, Inc.) is seeking a Data Center Engineer (Infrastructure/Cloud) to review current infrastructures, architectures, designs, and operations to identify potential improvements on a US Navy Enterprise Networks program in Annapolis Junction, MD.

With offices in Washington DC and San Diego, CA, CTC is a leading technology company providing lifecycle IT, data analytics, cloud managed hosting services, agile software development, DevOps, Test Automation, Cyber Security, and infrastructure solutions. Additionally, we provide Professional Talent Acquisition Services as we proudly support the unique needs of U.S. Defense, Intelligence, and Federal Civilian agencies as well as Fortune 1000 companies.

Why Should You Be Interested ?

• Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits
• Certified Small Business with room for growth
• Long term and stable contract

Position Title : Data Center Engineer (Infrastructure/Cloud)

Position Location : This position is onsite in Annapolis Junction, MD.

Daily Responsibilities :

• Design, deliver, and optimize Infrastructure Services to improve security, availability, performance, and resource utilization in the data centers

• Review current infrastructures, architectures, designs, and operations to identify potential improvements

• Analyze, refine, and document the requirements for transition from legacy hardware into modern data center infrastructure environment

• Design and build host & tenant environment with security hardened configuration for infrastructure services and design ongoing maintenance practices and procedures for infrastructure hosted service patching and updates
• Design virtual Infrastructure services to maximize available capacity of physical compute, storage, and network hardware resources
• Document security, configuration, and performance benchmarks of Infrastructure Services
• Design production infrastructure services that support highly available, private cloud, active-active data center operations, within the constraints of the environment
• Design practices, procedures, Automation and Orchestration to provision, de-provision, and entitle Compute, Storage, and Network resources
• Identify infrastructure security-relevant actions, tests, and key performance indicators for Information Dashboard and Reporting
• Design Service Catalog Items for Infrastructure Services for business and IT technical services
• Provides advanced technical support in the research, experimentation, business analysis and use of systems technology including architecture, integration capabilities and database management.
• Develops the end-to-end vision and the logical design that translates into physical databases, and how the data will flow through the successive stages involved.
• Knowledgeable and practices a wider range of data administration skills, often in a Business Process Reengineering context.
• Participates in strategic data planning, including development and implementation of DA policies, standards, and procedures.
• Understands data from the perspective of data processing and in the context of different life-cycle phases.
• Activities may include data quality engineering, metadata consolidation and integration, metamodel development and maintenance, repository management, data warehouse design and data mining, data security administration, and formulation of enterprise-specific data metrics.

Qualifications :

• Experience in Infrastructure/Datacenter engineering and integration for both physical and virtual infrastructure hosting one or more Operating Systems: Windows, Linux, Solaris, UNIX, and/or AIX systems.
• Experience in VMware vCloud Enterprise Suite and hybrid cloud with multiple classified Government clouds.
• Must have a current DoD 8570.1-M IAT Level III certification.

Desired:

• Professional-level Linux, VMware, Network, Storage, or Cloud certifications desired.
• ITIL Foundations certification desired.

Required Clearance :

• Must possess an active TS/SCI clearance.

Pay Information

Pay Rate: $90/hr +

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Benefits/Perks

• 401(k) matching
• Accident and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Employee Assistance Plan
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance (Term and Universal Life w/Long Term Care benefits)
• Paid time off (Vacation, Sick leave, and 11 Federal Holidays)
• Professional development assistance/Tuition reimbursement Program
• Profit Sharing Retirement Program
• Vision insurance

Computer Technologies Consultants, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer that provides employment opportunities for all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, age, mental or sensory differing abilities, protected veteran status, sex, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Computer Technologies Consultants, Inc. is devoted to diversity, equity, and inclusion.