273 – Senior Virtualization/Storage Engineer

Defense Engineering Inc.; Fort Belvoir (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Defense Engineering Inc. seeks a Senior Virtualization/Storage Engineer to deploy and maintain VMware ESXi hosts, vCenter, and VDI components across sites. You will design scalable storage architectures and develop roadmaps aligned to mission growth, ensuring security per DISA STIG.

Mentoring junior admins and documenting architecture will be part of your responsibilities. The role requires a Bachelor’s with 8 years (or Master’s with 6) of relevant experience, and the ability to obtain TS/SCI

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required with 8 years of related experience, or Master’s with 6 years.
• Ability to obtain/maintain TS/SCI clearance; Secret/Top Secret considered.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and maintain VMware ESXi hosts and vCenter Server across multiple sites.
• Design scalable storage architectures for on-premises and cloud environments.
• Develop engineering roadmaps aligned to mission requirements and capacity growth.
• Configure Omnissa VDI components including brokers, gateways, and load balancing.
• Lead hardening efforts to meet DISA STIG and DoD security requirements.
• Provide performance tuning and optimization for VDI environments.
• Maintain and patch virtual infrastructure to ensure security and reliability.
• Troubleshoot VMware virtualization issues and mentor junior staff.
• Document virtualization architecture, processes, and procedures.
• Evaluate emerging VMware and storage solutions to optimize performance.
• Support projects to enhance security, efficiency, or capability of the virtualized environment.

Job description

273 – Senior Virtualization/Storage Engineer

Candidates must demonstrate a high degree of problem-solving ability in a complex environment and be able to communicate effectively, both to the customer and to team members.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deploy and maintain VMware ESXi hosts, vCenter Server, and virtual machines across multiple physical sites.
• Design and engineer scalable enterprise storage architectures supporting performance, resiliency, high availability, and mission growth requirements across on-premises and cloud environments.
• Develop logical and physical storage architectures, reference designs, and engineering roadmaps aligned to customer mission requirements and future capacity demands.
• Configure and manage core Omnissa VDI components including connection brokers, gateways, profile management, and load balancing.
• Ensure system compliance with DISA STIG and DoD security requirements by leading critical hardening efforts.
• Provide performance tuning, troubleshooting, and optimization of VDI environments.
• Perform regular maintenance, updates, and patches to ensure the security and reliability of the virtual infrastructure.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to VMware virtualization technologies, including performance bottlenecks, connectivity problems, and virtual machine management.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to junior administrators and team members to foster a deeper understanding of virtualization technologies and their role within our infrastructure.
• Develop and maintain documentation related to virtualization architecture, processes, and procedures.
• Evaluate and recommend emerging VMware and storage solutions to continuously optimize system performance and efficiency.
• Support projects to enhance the security, efficiency, or capability of the virtualized environment.
• Work with vendors and third-party providers for troubleshooting and issue resolution.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of prior relevant experience or Master’s Degree with 6 years of prior relevant experience. Additional technical experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• Clearance: TS/SCI (I will look at STRONG candidates with a Secret or Top Secret clearance. However, the candidate must understand that