Platform Engineer: VMware & AWS (Onsite, Federal)

System One; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

System One is seeking a Platform Engineer to design, deploy, and manage hybrid on-premises VMware vSphere environments and AWS GovCloud for a federal contract. This role requires U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance; it is 100% onsite in Washington, DC.

You will build IaC with Terraform and GitLab CI/CD, oversee Kubernetes clusters (VKS/EKS), and align with NIST 800-53 and FISMA controls while modernizing workloads and ensuring security and reliability.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years’ experience with enterprise ESXi servers and VMware server software.
• Experience designing and supporting large VMware installations.
• Expert knowledge of ESXi, VLANs, and hybrid cloud implementations.
• Hands-on with Aria Automation/Orchestrator/Operations.
• Proficient in Terraform and GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with AWS GovCloud and Kubernetes fleets (VKS/EKS).
• Strong scripting with PowerShell/PowerCLI.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain hybrid infra spanning on-prem data centers and AWS GovCloud.
• Administer and optimize VMware vSphere clusters for enterprise workloads.
• Manage Kubernetes fleets across VKS and AWS EKS.
• Lead application modernization, migrating workloads between cloud and on‑prem.
• Implement audit logging, monitoring, and observability across hybrid environments.
• Support security engineering, vulnerability management, and compliance.
• Contribute to IaC and automation using Terraform and GitLab CI/CD.
• Collaborate with agile teams using Jira; ensure NIST 800-53 and FISMA compliance.

Skills

VMware ESXi

vSphere administration

Kubernetes (VKS/EKS)

Terraform

GitLab CI/CD

PowerCLI/PowerShell

AWS GovCloud

Aria Automation

Aria Orchestrator

Aria Operations

NIST 800-53 / FISMA

Security monitoring

Tools

VMware vSphere

Aria Automation

Aria Orchestrator

Aria Operations

Terraform

GitLab CI/CD

Kubernetes

PowerCLI

Jira

Job description

System One is seeking a Platform Engineer to design, deploy, and manage hybrid on-premises VMware vSphere environments and AWS GovCloud for a federal contract. This role requires U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance; it is 100% onsite in Washington, DC.

You will build IaC with Terraform and GitLab CI/CD, oversee Kubernetes clusters (VKS/EKS), and align with NIST 800-53 and FISMA controls while modernizing workloads and ensuring security and reliability.