Virtualization Engineer

This is a remote position.

Join alongside an Information Technology (IT) Systems Engineering team supporting the Department of the Air Force (DAF) Enterprise Information Technology as a Service (EITaaS).  Your will be responsible for building, improving, and maintaining the virtual implementation of a new Tenable architecture for the DAF.  As the ACAS Virtualization Engineer, you will work with the ACAS Solution Architect, Chief Architect, and Chief Engineer to develop the ACAS Solution; reporting to the ACAS Project Manager. 

Responsibilities

·       Develop, improve, and maintain the Tenable ACAS Solution with a focus in the following technology areas: Azure Cloud, Red Hat Linux, Tenable Software Solutions for ACAS, Scripting (Python, PowerShell, other languages as necessary), Kubernetes Solutions, and other virtualization technologies (as required)

·       Aid in the development of the Project Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) in conjunction with the ACAS Engineering Lead for Virtualization Tasks

·       Identify technical continuous improvement and project execution efficiencies

·       Develop and implement improvements to existing processes and practices

·       Conduct investigation to understand root cause of issues and problems

·       Develop topology and flow diagrams with team technical staff

·       Develop, and brief, solution presentation material to internal, program, Engineering teams

·       Develops automation scripts and code efficiencies

·       Perform, and maintain, the virtual environment across a hybrid of Azure and on-prem (VMWare) technologies focused on, but not limited to: IaaS, Kubernetes, Serverless Computing, Script development, metrics gathering, and dashboard reporting.

Annual Performance Objectives

·       Passed all Department of the Air Force internal Gate Reviews without rejection

·       Ability to white-board the solution ad-hoc with the project team without the need to reference existing solution materials

·       Implement identified process improvement per quarter

Requirements

Qualifications (minimum)

·       Ability to obtain a SECRET security clearance through a National Background Check.

·       7 Years of Experience with ACAS Solutions; Tenable preferred with a minimum of 5 years of direct experience

·       3 Years of Experience deploying, automating, and hardening Red Hat Linux Operating Systems

·       1 years of experience supporting the Department of Defense

·       English speaker with experience briefing internal project team members and DAF stakeholders

Education

·       BA/BS with 7 years of professional experience, or 11 years of experience without a degree

·       One of the following Certifications

o   CISSP or equivalent DoD 8140 Certification Compliance as a Tenable Solution Architect.

Travel

·       Travel up to 25% of the year

o   Quarterly to Chantilly, VA and surrounding area

o   Quarterly to Boston, MA and surrounding area

o   Quarterly to Semi-Annual ad-hoc trips to DAF Installations for solution briefings

Work Location

·       Remote