DoD VMware Virtualization Engineer & Automation

Zaden Technologies, Inc.; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Zaden Technologies, Inc. is seeking an experienced VMware administrator to support a Defense Health Agency program in Chantilly, VA.

You will operate and optimize a VMware vSphere estate (>2,000 VMs across two DoD enclaves), consolidate workloads, and automate with Terraform, Ansible, and PowerShell to keep environments compliant and ready for test events. The role requires 3+ years of enterprise VMware experience, Linux/Windows administration, and DoD credentialing readiness.

Qualifications

• 3+ years administering VMware vSphere in an enterprise environment.
• Scripting/automation with Terraform, Ansible, PowerCLI or PowerShell.
• Linux and Windows server administration.
• U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain the DHA-designated privileged access.
• DoD 8140 qualification for privileged infrastructure, or ability to earn within six months.

Responsibilities

• Operate and manage VMware vSphere clusters, vCenter, ESXi hosts and vSAN storage.
• Right-size VMs and consolidate workloads across hosts.
• Build and maintain VM templates and automation with Terraform, Packer and Ansible in GitLab CI.
• Patch hosts and VMs and keep systems STIG-compliant.
• Troubleshoot performance and capacity, support test-event setup.

Skills

VMware vSphere administration

Automation scripting

Linux administration

Windows administration

U.S. citizenship

DoD 8140 readiness

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

PowerCLI/PowerShell

GitLab CI

Job description

Zaden Technologies, Inc. is seeking an experienced VMware administrator to support a Defense Health Agency program in Chantilly, VA.

You will operate and optimize a VMware vSphere estate (>2,000 VMs across two DoD enclaves), consolidate workloads, and automate with Terraform, Ansible, and PowerShell to keep environments compliant and ready for test events. The role requires 3+ years of enterprise VMware experience, Linux/Windows administration, and DoD credentialing readiness.