System Administrator Virtualisation

**System Administrator Virtualisation (Virtual Infrastructure)
- **Working Location**:Braine-L’Alleud, Belgium**
- **Security Clearance**: NATO Secret**
- **Language**:High proficiency level in English language

**EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION:
**Essential Qualifications/Experience:
- A graduate degree in Computer and Information Systems Technology or an equivalent level of qualification or professional accreditation by a related engineering Institute
- Current in-depth knowledge and practical work experience of Microsoft Windows operating systems (latest versions) in a large-scale LAN-based client-server environment, using Active Directory Services;
- Current knowledge and recent practical experience of mainstream hypervisors
- Extensive practical experience as a system administrator of Virtual Infrastructure (VMware, Hyper-V);
- Server-side scripting (Microsoft PowerShell and Linux bash shell)
- Sound knowledge of the issues and techniques of information processing and web services
- Experience with data management and storage facilities, including practical analytical experience of IT servers and system architecture implementations
- Good awareness of access security with knowledge of how to implement security policies, with a good understanding and knowledge of systems usability
- Recent experience with server clustering technology, storage systems and backup systems

**Desirable Qualifications/Experience**:

- Master Degree in Engineering or Computer Science and 4 years' experience; or Bachelor Degree in Engineering or Computer Science and 6 years' experience; or Major Certification (VMware VCAP) and 7 years' experience; or no degree/certification and 11 years' experience Detailed knowledge of the MARCOM infrastructure design and service operations
- Professional experience in a production environment for a number of years with VMware NSX 6.3 and newer, VMware vRealize Automation & vRealize Orchestrator 8 and newer and SolarWinds IPAM solution
- Professional experience with VMware vROPS 8.1 and its integration with VMware vRA
- Hands-on experience with data center management including virtualization using VMWare ESXi, blade & rack mount servers
- Good understanding of Active Directory, Windows Server and Linux and SAN and iSCSI storage
- Able to document current design & configuration and to develop/maintain Standard Operation Procedures/Instructions and training guidance
- Prior Systems Engineering Experience is Required
- ITIL Service Operation knowledge
- VMware lifecycle manager experience (highly desirable)
- Windows SCCM installation experience (highly desirable)
- VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP Deploy or Design)

**DUTIES/ROLE**:

- Full life cycle server infrastructure: architecture, design, administration, implementation and support including CPU, memory, disk utilizations/capacity planning and adjusting new requirements as well as monitor and audit system utilization, and performance with focus on VMware virtualization
- Leads enterprise base work initiatives and projects
- Develops enhanced production monitoring and additional capability
- Defines improvements increased system reliability and performance
- Acts as the technical liaison between operations teams, engineers and architects, providing critical operational insight to upcoming implementations and strategies, including validation of ongoing solutions supportability
- Participates in short
- and long term planning efforts with stakeholders and IT groups
- Develops cost/time estimates,
- Documents discussion and agreements
- Works with project managers to coordinate and plan project tasks and resources
- Participates in business requirements meetings as needed
- Communicates events to stakeholders, IT teams, and leadership
- Produces work related documentation and diagrams ensuring that they are maintained periodically within their life cycle
- Provides technical guidance, coaching/mentoring to team members
- Participate/perform in root cause analysis for significant problems and suggests clear recommendations for improvements
- Develops scripted solutions and automation
- Coordinates changes across multiple systems. Schedule, coordinate and lead planned downtimes
- Accurately update comments and status to tickets via ticketing system
- Participate in on-call activities
- May need to travel to other NCIA units in other countries, work in shifts, service-affecting activities and contingency work outside of regular business hours