Onsite Data Center Migration Architect – Top Secret/SCI

GovCIO; Hampton (VA); Hybrid; USD 230,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

GovCIO is seeking a Data Center Engineer in Hampton, VA for a fully onsite role focused on modernization through end-to-end data center migrations. You will design migration strategies, assess environments, and develop target-state architectures aligning with security and compliance requirements.

You will collaborate across infrastructure, network, storage, and security teams, establishing standards and documenting plans.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with 12+ years of experience.
• Clearance Required: Top Secret/SCI.
• Deep expertise in data center infrastructure including compute, storage, and networking.
• Strong virtualization knowledge across VMware, Hyper-V, KVM, etc.
• Experience in large-scale data center migrations and hybrid/cloud-adjacent architectures.
• Security frameworks, compliance requirements, and risk mitigation understanding.

Responsibilities

• Design and lead end-to-end data center migration strategies.
• Assess environments, dependencies and risks to create roadmaps.
• Architect target-state data center designs aligned with security standards.
• Collaborate across teams to coordinate migration activities.
• Establish standards, best practices, and architectural frameworks.
• Lead decision-making across virtualization, storage, networking, and DR.
• Oversee migration execution including cutover planning and validation.
• Identify risks and ensure data integrity and security during migration.
• Produce architecture diagrams, runbooks, and handoff materials.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to teams.
• Investigate capabilities and stay current with developments.

Skills

Data center infrastructure

Virtualization

Migration design

Cloud/hybrid

Storage architectures

Networking

DR/Backup

Security/compliance

Architecture standards

Automation tools

Capacity planning

DoD 8140 IAT II

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

GovCIO is seeking a Data Center Engineer in Hampton, VA for a fully onsite role focused on modernization through end-to-end data center migrations. You will design migration strategies, assess environments, and develop target-state architectures aligning with security and compliance requirements.

You will collaborate across infrastructure, network, storage, and security teams, establishing standards and documenting plans.