Hybrid Cloud Virtualization Architect for Government

Acuity, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 165,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Acuity, Inc. is hiring a Virtualization Architect to provide technical leadership for enterprise virtualization across Department of State hosted infrastructure and cloud modernization initiatives.

You will design, implement, optimize, and secure virtual infrastructure across data centers and cloud environments while ensuring high availability and scalability. The role requires hands-on VMware expertise, storage and backup experience, and the ability to lead modernization projects.

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.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain enterprise virtualization environments using VMware vSphere, vCenter, ESXi, NSX, and related technologies.
• Architect hybrid cloud solutions supporting Azure Government, AWS GovCloud, and private cloud environments.
• Lead infrastructure modernization and migration projects.
• Optimize compute, storage, networking, and virtualization resources.
• Develop automation using PowerCLI, PowerShell, Terraform, Ansible, or similar tools.
• Implement disaster recovery, replication, backup, and business continuity solutions.
• Collaborate with network, storage, cybersecurity, and application teams to deliver integrated infrastructure services.
• Ensure compliance with Department of State security policies, RMF, STIGs, and federal cybersecurity requirements.
• Produce architecture documentation, engineering designs, implementation plans, and operational procedures.
• Support capacity planning, performance tuning, and lifecycle management.

Skills

VMware

Cross-team collaboration

Automation scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Tools

PowerCLI

PowerShell

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Acuity, Inc. is hiring a Virtualization Architect to provide technical leadership for enterprise virtualization across Department of State hosted infrastructure and cloud modernization initiatives.

You will design, implement, optimize, and secure virtual infrastructure across data centers and cloud environments while ensuring high availability and scalability. The role requires hands-on VMware expertise, storage and backup experience, and the ability to lead modernization projects.