**Description**

This position is in support of the Department of State (DOS) as a part of the Vanguard 2.2.1 contract. The candidate will be responsible for the development and maintenance of Virtualization solutions utilizing VMWare, NetAPP Storage, and Microsoft Windows Active Directory for the purposes of hosting PKI systems. The preferred candidate must possess demonstratable skills in designing and implementing such a solution. Additionally, the preferred candidate will be expected to research, analyze, evaluate, and develop a strategy and solution to meet Zero Trust Architecture framework, including the introduction of enforcing least-privilege access, ensuring continuous authentication, automating governance of the Active Directory (AD) environments, and implementing just-in-time (JIT) provisioning.

This role currently requires at least 4 days/week in the office, but is subject to change with at the customer's request.

**Description of Duties:**
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