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Senior Virtualization Engineer

Andrews, MD, US • Posted 2 days ago • Updated 6 hours ago

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Skills

Information Technology
High Availability
Scalability
Root Cause Analysis
Cluster Analysis
Computer Hardware
Migration
Virtual Machines
Documentation
Auditing
Design Review
Change Control
Customer Care and Billing
SAN
Reporting
Cyber Security
Regulatory Compliance
Security Clearance
FOCUS
Security+
VMware Certified Professional
NCP
DoD
Virtualization
VMware
Prism
Microsoft Operating Systems
Microsoft Windows Server
Linux
Management
STIG
NIST SP 800 Series
Communication
Collaboration
Ansible
Terraform
Scripting
Python
Windows PowerShell
Computer Networking
Switches
VLAN
Firewall
Network
SIPRNet
Virtual Desktop
VDI
Adobe AIR
JBA

Information Technology
High Availability
Scalability
Root Cause Analysis
Cluster Analysis
Computer Hardware
Migration
Virtual Machines
Documentation
Auditing
Design Review
Change Control
Customer Care and Billing
SAN
Reporting
Cyber Security
Regulatory Compliance
Security Clearance
FOCUS
Security+
VMware Certified Professional
NCP
DoD
Virtualization
VMware
Prism
Microsoft Operating Systems
Microsoft Windows Server
Linux
Management
STIG
NIST SP 800 Series
Communication
Collaboration
Ansible
Terraform
Scripting
Python
Windows PowerShell
Computer Networking
Switches
VLAN
Firewall
Network
SIPRNet
Virtual Desktop
VDI
Adobe AIR
JBA

Summary

Company Description

Job Description

Our Partner company, Vexterra Group, is seeking a Senior Virtualization Engineer.

Responsibilities: Design, implement, and maintain complex information technology systems. To include designing the basic computing infrastructure to accomplish key tasks, establishing networking rules for cybersecurity, and troubleshooting network errors or other technical issues. Lead the development of technical solutions, from refining customer requirements through design, build, test, and deployment. Document and communicate technical solutions and results of analyses leading to recommended courses of action.

Primary duties:

Provide operational support for VMware/Nutanix clusters Air Force District of Washington (AFDW). This include designing, deploying, configuring, and maintaining VMware/Nutanix clusters.Monitor system metrics to ensure high availability, scalability, and peak performance of the. VMware/Nutanix infrastructure.
Perform troubleshooting and root cause analysis for complex technical issues.
Provides SME level support for VMware & Nutanix infrastructures and trains other engineers on its use, maintenance, and cluster analysis.
Maintain patches and upgrades to all hyper-converged software, applications, and the underlying hardware from Nutanix and VMware.
Lead and support projects involving the migration of virtual machines and applications from legacy platforms (e.g., VMware) to the Nutanix platform.
Develop and maintain comprehensive virtualization documentation for system configurations, security plans, and operational procedures to support compliance audits and ensure system integrity.
Participate in weekly Internal Design Review (IDR)/ Change Control Board (CCB).
Collaborate with other engineers to monitor and maintain physical hosts, storage, network, and security infrastructure, reporting issues and outages as necessary to management.
Utilize VMware Aria Operations (FKA vRealize Operations Manager (vROPS)) to monitor vCenter environment and determine future virtualization capacity.
Work closely with cybersecurity personnel, network engineers, and application owners to deliver secure, robust, and efficient solutions; Ensure compliance with DoD mandates, including DISA STIGs and NIST SP 800-171.
Support rotational on-call.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 12+ years of related experience or a Master's degree and 10+ years of experience, additional years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree.
Must possess an active DoD Security Clearance (Secret or Top Secret).
10+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering with a strong focus on VMware and/or Nutanix environments.Requires a current 8140 IAT Level II
(Intermediate or Advanced) certificate (CompTIA Security+).
Active VMware Certified Professional (6.0 or higher) & Active Nutanix Certified
Professional (NCP) or Nutanix Certified Systems Engineer (NCSE).
Verifiable experience working within a DoD or defense contractor environment, with a strong understanding of its unique operational and security demands.
Deep knowledge of virtualization technologies, including VMware and Nutanix.
Strong expertise in Nutanix AOS, AHV, Prism, and Flow.
Proficiency in managing Windows Server and Linux environments.Hands-on experience implementing and managing systems compliant with DISA STIGs and NIST SP 800-171.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with infrastructure automation tools such as Ansible or Terraform, and
scripting languages like Python or PowerShell.Strong understanding of networking
fundamentals, including switching, VLANs, firewalls, and micro-segmentation.
Experience working in air-gapped or classified network environments (e.g., SIPRNet)
is highly desirable.
Experience Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) with Omnissa.
Knowledge of Air Force, Pentagon, and/or AFNCR.Experience working at the
Pentagon, Joint Base Andrews (JBA), and Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.

Dice Id: 10271861
Position Id: e509a7df20158c255dde068b04c1174a
Posted 2 days ago

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