Principal Data Center Infrastructure Engineer (VMware Engineer)

Quadrant, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 198,000 - 242,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Job summary

Quadrant, Inc. is seeking a Principal Data Center Infrastructure Engineer based in Washington, DC, offering an annual salary of $220,000. The ideal candidate should possess extensive experience in designing and managing data center infrastructure and be able to obtain U.S. Government security clearance.

This role includes managing enterprise technologies and ensuring high-availability operations while collaborating with cross-functional teams. Education requirements include a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.

Quadrant is an equal opportunity employer providing healthcare benefits to eligible employees.

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Issued Top Secret with SCI security clearance.
• Possess DoD 8140 certification (e.g., Security+, Cloud+, SSCP).
• 8+ years of experience with data center infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Manage and operate servers, storage, networking, and power systems.
• Support high-availability operations by monitoring infrastructure health.
• Design and improve data center infrastructure solutions.

Skills

Top Secret with SCI security clearance

DoD 8140 certification (e.g., Security+, Cloud+)

8+ years of experience in data center infrastructure

Experience with VMware or equivalent technologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

VMware

Data Center Management Tools

Job description

Principal Data Center Infrastructure Engineer (VMware Engineer)

Washington DC

Annual Salary: $220,000

Requirements

• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Issued Top Secret with SCI security clearance.
• Possess DoD 8140 certification aligned to the 451 System Administrator work role, such as Security+, Cloud+, SSCP, CASP+, or CISSP.
• 8+ years of direct experience designing, implementing, and managing geographically dispersed data center infrastructure in enterprise or mission-critical environments.
• Demonstrated experience ensuring the reliability, scalability, and efficiency of data center operations, including servers, storage, networking, power, and environmental resource requirements.
• Hands‑on experience administering virtualized data center platforms, including VMware or equivalent enterprise virtualization technologies.
• Operational experience managing compute, storage, and network infrastructure, including capacity planning, performance optimization, and lifecycle management.
• Hands‑on experience supporting high‑availability data center operations, including monitoring, fault isolation, and incident response.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related engineering field is required; relevant experience may substitute where appropriate.
• Ability to contribute immediately with minimal ramp‑up in a mission‑critical operational environment.
• Required technical certifications: VMware VCP‑DCV or equivalent data center platform certification and Security+.

Responsibilities

• Use enterprise data center technologies to manage and operate servers, storage, networking, and power systems supporting mission‑critical environments within the federal government.
• Support and sustain high‑availability operations by monitoring infrastructure health, responding to incidents, and troubleshooting complex hardware and facility issues.
• Design, implement, and improve data center infrastructure solutions that increase reliability, performance, and resiliency.
• Participate actively in Agile execution, planning, and technical discussions, contributing immediately with hands‑on expertise.
• Identify risks, constraints, and capacity concerns, and communicate them clearly along with mitigation strategies and recommendations.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to ensure infrastructure changes are executed safely and with minimal operational impact.
• Apply best practices for security, availability, and operational excellence in secure, high‑visibility environments.
• Establish and maintain a high level of customer trust and confidence through disciplined execution, ownership, and technical excellence.

Quadrant is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a protected veteran, or status as an individual with a disability.

Healthcare benefits are offered to all eligible employees according to compliance mandated by the Affordable Care Act.