Engagement Type
Contract
Short Description
OA/ETSO - Virtualization Engineer Please only submit candidates who currently live in Pennsylvania.
1 day in the office per week to start and 4 days telework with an increase a possibility
Full time - 40 hrs per week
Complete Description
Position Summary:
The Virtualization Engineer is responsible for the architecture,
implementation, optimization, and lifecycle management of the enterprise VMware
virtualization environment. This role serves as a subject matter expert across
the full VMware ecosystem, ensuring high availability, performance, security,
and scalability of virtualized compute, storage, and networking platforms. The
ideal candidate has extensive handson experience with VMware s core
infrastructure products and demonstrates strong leadership, analytical, and
problemsolving capabilities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design,
deploy, and maintain VMware vSphere clusters, ESXi hosts, and related core
virtualization infrastructure.
- Manage
and optimize vCenter Server operations, templates, host profiles, and
distributed configurations.
- Implement
and support VMware vSAN, including storage policy design, troubleshooting,
performance optimization, and capacity planning.
- Architect
and maintain VMware NSXT networking and security components, including
microsegmentation.
- Administer
VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) and integrated components, ensuring
alignment with enterprise architecture standards.
- Manage
lifecycle operations using VMware Lifecycle Manager (vLCM), including
upgrades, patching, and compliance management.
- Implement
automation and orchestration using tools such as VMware Aria (vRealize)
Automation, Orchestrator, and PowerCLI.
- Monitor
system performance, conduct rootcause analysis, and implement corrective
actions to ensure optimal environment stability.
- Maintain
security compliance across virtualized environments, including access
controls, hardening, and auditing.
- Collaborate
with storage, networking, security, and application teams to deliver
integrated solutions.
- Develop
and maintain architectural documentation, standard operating procedures,
and disaster recovery runbooks.
- Provide
mentorship to junior engineers and participate in oncall support
rotations.
Required Qualifications:
- Extensive
handson experience with VMware vSphere, ESXi, and vCenter in largescale
enterprise environments.
- Strong
expertise in one or more advanced VMware components such as vSAN, NSXT,
VCF, or VMware Aria Suite.
- Proficiency
with PowerShell/PowerCLI automation.
- Deep
understanding of enterprise compute, storage, and network architectures.
- Experience
with capacity planning, performance tuning, and lifecycle management.
- Strong
analytical, communication, and documentation skills.
- Ability
to manage complex projects and work independently with minimal
supervision.
Required/Desired Skills
| Skill | Required/Desired | Amount | of Experience |
| Extensive hands on experience with VMware vSphere, ESXi, and vCenter in large scale enterprise environments. | Required | | |
| Strong expertise in one or more advanced VMware components such as vSAN, NSX T, VCF, or VMware Aria Suite. | Required | | |
| Proficiency with PowerShell / PowerCLI automation. | Required | | |
| Deep understanding of enterprise compute, storage, and network architectures. | Required | | |
| Experience with capacity planning, performance tuning, and lifecycle management. | Required | | |
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