Data Center Infrastructure Engineer

Washington, DC, US • Posted 8 hours ago • Updated 8 hours ago

Full Time

On-site

USD $170,000.00 - 230,000.00 per year

Eliassen Group

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Skills

Communication
SAP BASIS
Computer Hardware
Agile
Collaboration
Operational Excellence
Security Clearance
Scalability
Servers
SAN
VMware
Virtualization
Management
Storage
Network Design
Capacity Management
Performance Tuning
Lifecycle Management
High Availability
Incident Management
Computer Science
Information Technology
Security+
VMware Certified Professional
DoD
Cloud Computing
SSCP
CISSP
Screening
Artificial Intelligence
Recruiting
Taxes
Insurance
Law
Management Consulting
Finance
Regulatory Compliance

Summary

Description:
Hybrid 2-3 days in Washington, DC

The Data Center Infrastructure Engineer will design and sustain mission-critical data center environments for the federal sector. The role will support secure, high-availability operations across servers, storage, networking, and facility systems. The engineer will contribute hands-on expertise to improve reliability, performance, resiliency, and operational excellence in high-visibility environments. The position requires disciplined execution, clear risk communication, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

This is a full-time, permanent opportunity, offering a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. Qualified applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis.

Salary: $170,000 - $230,000/ yr. w2

Responsibilities:
Responsibilities

Use enterprise data center technologies to manage and operate servers, storage, networking, and power systems supporting mission-critical environments.
Support and sustain high-availability operations by monitoring infrastructure health, responding to incidents, and troubleshooting complex hardware and facility issues.
Design, implement, and improve data center infrastructure solutions that increase reliability, performance, and resiliency.
Participate in Agile execution, planning, and technical discussions with hands-on contributions.
Identify risks, constraints, and capacity concerns and communicate mitigation strategies and recommendations.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to execute infrastructure changes safely and with minimal operational impact.
Apply best practices for security, availability, and operational excellence in secure environments.
Establish and maintain customer trust through disciplined execution, ownership, and technical excellence.

Experience Requirements:
Experience Requirements

Active Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility.
DoD 8140 certification aligned to the 451 System Administrator work role, such as Security+, Cloud+, SSCP, CASP+, or CISSP.
8+ years designing, implementing, and managing geographically dispersed data center infrastructure in enterprise or mission-critical environments.
Proven experience ensuring reliability, scalability, and efficiency of data center operations, including servers, storage, networking, power, and environmental resource requirements.
Hands-on administration of virtualized data center platforms, including VMware or equivalent enterprise virtualization technologies.
Operational experience managing compute, storage, and network infrastructure, including capacity planning, performance optimization, and lifecycle management.
Experience supporting high-availability data center operations, including monitoring, fault isolation, and incident response.
Ability to contribute immediately with minimal ramp-up in a mission-critical operational environment.
VMware VCP-DCV or equivalent data center platform certification and Security+.

Education Requirements:
Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related engineering field. Relevant experience may substitute where appropriate.
Security+ certification.
VMware VCP-DCV certification or equivalent data center platform certification.
DoD 8140-aligned certification such as Cloud+, SSCP, CASP+, or CISSP.

Recruitment Transparency Notice

Eliassen Group values transparency in our recruitment practices. Please be advised that Eliassen Group utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of its initial application screening process. You may receive email and SMS notifications from the Eliassen Virtual Recruiting Team (, ) inviting you to complete a brief voice screening as part of your application process. These tools assist our hiring teams in different ways, including but not limited to, assistance in reviewing application materials to help identify candidates whose qualifications most closely match the requirements of the position. All AI-assisted evaluations and responses are reviewed by human recruiters before any hiring decisions are made. The use of AI in our process is intended to support fairness, efficiency, and consistency, and Eliassen Group takes measures to prevent bias or discrimination in connection with its hiring practices. By proceeding, you acknowledge, agree, and consent to Eliassen Group's use of these tools, including AI tools, as part of the application and hiring process.

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.
Please be advised- If anyone reaches out to you about an open position connected with Eliassen Group, please confirm that they have an Eliassen.com email address and never provide personal or financial information to anyone who is not clearly associated with Eliassen Group. If you have any indication of fraudulent activity, please contact .

About Eliassen Group:

Eliassen Group is a leading strategic consulting company for human-powered solutions. For over 30 years, Eliassen has helped thousands of companies reach further and achieve more with their technology solutions, financial, risk & compliance, and advisory solutions, and clinical solutions. With offices from coast to coast and throughout Europe, Eliassen provides a local community presence, balanced with international reach. Eliassen Group strives to positively impact the lives of their employees, clients, consultants, and the communities in which they operate.

Eliassen Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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Company Info

About Eliassen Group

Eliassen Group is a leading strategic consulting company that provides business and IT services for our clients as they seek to transform and execute strategies that will drive exceptional outcomes. Leveraging over 30 years of success, we focus on professional services, talent solutions, and life sciences. Eliassen Group offers local community presence and deep networks. We are committed to positively impacting the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities in which we operate.

Eliassen Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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