Virtualization Engineer
$36,000–$36,000 year
On-siteDistrict of Columbia, United States
Job Summary
Design and maintain enterprise virtualization environments using VMware vSphere, vCenter, ESXi, NSX, and related technologies while architecting hybrid cloud solutions for Azure Government, AWS GovCloud, and private environments. Lead infrastructure modernization and migration projects to optimize compute, storage, networking, and virtualization resources across multiple data centers. Develop automation via PowerCLI, PowerShell, Terraform, or Ansible to ensure high availability, scalability, and operational excellence. Implement disaster recovery, replication, backup, and business continuity solutions, collaborating with network, storage, cybersecurity, and application teams to deliver integrated services. Ensure compliance with Department of State security policies, RMF, and STIGs by producing architecture documentation and engineering designs. Support capacity planning, performance tuning, and lifecycle management for federal enterprise infrastructure.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
- 8+ years of virtualization engineering experience
- Advanced knowledge of VMware virtualization technologies
- Experience with enterprise storage, SAN technologies, backup solutions, and cloud integration
- Experience supporting large-scale federal or government enterprise environments
- Security+ CE or higher certification
- Active security clearance (Secret or Top Secret)
Desired Qualifications
- VMware VCAP or VCDX
- Microsoft Azure Administrator or Solutions Architect
- AWS Solutions Architect
- Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
- VMware Cloud Foundation certifications
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