Senior Data Center Migration Architect — Onsite (Top Secret/SCI)

GovCIO; Hampton (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

GovCIO is seeking a Data Center Architect to lead modernization efforts at Joint Base Langley‑Eustis in Hampton, VA. This on‑site role requires deep expertise in data center infrastructure, virtualization, storage, networking, and cloud integration, with a Top Secret/SCI clearance.

You will design end‑to‑end migration strategies, assess environments, develop target‑state architectures, and collaborate with infrastructure, security, and application teams to ensure secure, scalable, and compliant

Qualifications

• Clearance required: Top Secret/SCI.
• Deep expertise in data center infrastructure, including compute, storage, and networking.
• Strong understanding of virtualization platforms (VMware, Hyper‑V, KVM).
• Proficiency in designing and executing large‑scale data center migrations.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms and hybrid/cloud‑adjacent architectures.
• Experience with storage architectures (SAN, NAS, object storage).
• Advanced networking knowledge, including routing, switching, firewalls, and load balancing.
• Familiarity with backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Strong understanding of security frameworks, compliance requirements, and risk mitigation.
• Ability to develop architectural standards, frameworks, and documentation.
• Experience with automation and orchestration tools (PowerShell, Ansible).
• Proficiency in dependency mapping, workload analysis, and capacity planning.
• DoD 8140 IAT Level II certification (Security+ CE, CCNA‑Security, CySA+, CND).

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end data center migrations, including on-prem to on-prem and hybrid/cloud-adjacent moves.
• Assess environments to create migration roadmaps and execution plans.
• Architect target-state designs aligned with security and compliance.
• Coordinate with infra, network, storage, security, and applications teams.
• Establish standards and frameworks for ongoing operations and scalability.
• Lead decisions across virtualization, storage, networking, backup, and DR.
• Oversee cutover planning, validation, and post-migration optimization.
• Identify risks to performance, availability, and data security.
• Create architecture diagrams, runbooks, and handoff materials.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to teams.

Skills

Clearance: Top Secret/SCI

Data center infrastructure

Virtualization platforms (VMware/Hyper

Large-scale data center migrations

Cloud/hybrid architectures

Storage architectures (SAN/NAS/object)

Networking (routing/switching/firewall

Backup and DR strategies

Security frameworks & compliance

Architectural standards & documen

Dependency mapping & capacity planning

DoD 8140 IAT Level II certification (S

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

PowerShell

Ansible

Job description

GovCIO is seeking a Data Center Architect to lead modernization efforts at Joint Base Langley‑Eustis in Hampton, VA. This on‑site role requires deep expertise in data center infrastructure, virtualization, storage, networking, and cloud integration, with a Top Secret/SCI clearance.

You will design end‑to‑end migration strategies, assess environments, develop target‑state architectures, and collaborate with infrastructure, security, and application teams to ensure secure, scalable, and compliant