Senior Enterprise Engineer — Secret-Cleared VMware & UCS

Agile Defense; Sumter (SC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Agile Defense is seeking a Sr. Enterprise Engineer to provide engineering support for enterprise networks, systems, and infrastructure in support of the U.S. Air Force at Shaw AFB.

You will apply expertise in VMware vSphere, Active Directory, Exchange, and Cisco UCS to deliver mission-critical services. The role requires DoD 8140 DCWF 651 certification, CCNA or MCSE, and US citizenship with a SECRET clearance.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or equivalent with 4+ years IT domain knowledge OR Bachelor's with 8+ years IT domain knowledge.
• DoD 8140 DCWF 651, Advanced Level certification required.
• CCNA or MCSE or equivalent certification required.
• U.S. citizens with at least an active Secret clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Direct host patching, maintenance, and major version upgrades across multi-cluster ESXi and vCenter environments.
• Fine-tune VMware DRS rules, HA admission controls to maximize compute density and efficiency.
• Design and govern vSphere Distributed Switch (vDS) and VLAN tagging integrity.
• Architect and audit dedicated, non-routed Layer 2 storage fabrics (SAN, iSCSI, NFS).
• Verify Jumbo Frame MTU settings across VMkernel interfaces and switches.
• Maintain UCS server profile templates to eliminate configuration drift.
• Enforce zero-trust identity baselines and DISA STIG compliance across enterprise forests.
• Establish engineering documentation standards and perform root-cause analysis.
• Deliver executive briefings on platform health and modernization initiatives.

Skills

VMware vSphere

Active Directory

Exchange

Cisco UCS

Kubernetes

Azure

AWS

Citrix

VMware Horizon

Education

Master of Computer Science or related area

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related area

Job description

Agile Defense is seeking a Sr. Enterprise Engineer to provide engineering support for enterprise networks, systems, and infrastructure in support of the U.S. Air Force at Shaw AFB.

You will apply expertise in VMware vSphere, Active Directory, Exchange, and Cisco UCS to deliver mission-critical services. The role requires DoD 8140 DCWF 651 certification, CCNA or MCSE, and US citizenship with a SECRET clearance.