Data Center Lead

This Position is Subject to Contract Award

OBXtek is currently seeking a Data Center Lead for a contract to support the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center.The Data Center Lead position will serve as the lead of the Data Center Operations, which includes the responsibilities of proper configuration and support of domain system servers, SAN, backup systems, identity management, security of the datacenter. The duties include planning, installation, maintenance during or after-work hours, troubleshooting, and managing all servers and applications. The duties will include assessment of customer needs and implementation of improved configurations for customer needs.

• Educational requirements include BA/BS from an accredited college or university with a minimum of 5+ years experience or substitute with AA/AS with 7+ years experience.
• Require anyone of the following IAT Level II (CySA+, Security+, CND, or SSCP) Certification and CE/OS Certification.
• Specialized experience requirements include 7 years of progressive experience in serving as a system administrator.
• Experience leading a team
• Experience maintaining a high availability datacenter
• Experience with Amazon, Microsoft, or Google cloud services.
• Experience with VMware vSphere platform.
• Extensive experience in both application development/sustainment as well as operational support for large, highly scalable applications

Headquartered in McLean, Virginia and founded in 2009, OBXtek is a growing leader in the government contracting field. Our mission is Our People…Our Reputation. Our people are trained professionals who enhance our customers’ knowledge and innovation using technology, collaboration, and education.

We offer a robust suite of benefits including comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans, Flexible Spending Accounts, matching 401K, paid time off, tuition reimbursement program and much more.

OBXtek pairs lessons learned across disciplines with best practices and industry standard quality practices such as CMMI-Dev Level III, ITIL, 6Sigma, PMI, and ISO. Our rapid growth has been recognized by INC500, the Washington Business Journal, and Washington Technology magazine.

OBXtek is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, gender identity, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other classification protected by federal, state or local law.