Senior Enterprise Virtualization Engineer

VMGTS; Washington (District of Columbia); Presencial; USD 120.000 - 180.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Vanguard Management Solutions in Washington, DC is seeking a Senior Enterprise Virtualization Engineer with 10+ years of experience to architect, optimize, and maintain VMware and Microsoft Azure environments. The role collaborates with security, networking, and IT teams to deliver secure, scalable infrastructure.

You will lead on-prem, cloud, and hybrid deployments, implement automation with PowerShell and ESXCLI, and provide Tier 3 support while guiding migrations and upgrades.

Formación

• 10 years of overall related experience supporting VMware and Microsoft Azure environments.
• Senior-level hands-on VMware and Azure engineering and administration skills, including infrastructure as a service and platform as a service.
• Ability to architect, engineer, optimize, maintain, and administer virtual infrastructure independently and as part of a team.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft and VMware technologies across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.
• Strong PowerShell scripting and VMware ESXCLI automation skills.
• Experience with Azure Site Recovery, Microsoft Entra ID, and Azure Monitor, including Log Analytics.
• Experience configuring advanced VMware services and settings.
• Strong technical documentation, troubleshooting, and customer communication skills.
• Limited substitution of Hyper-V and AWS experience may be considered for portions of the VMware and Azure experience requirements.
• Relevant VMware certification, including previously earned VMware Certified Professional credentials.
• Relevant Microsoft role-based certifications; previously earned MCSE credentials are also valued.
• ITIL training or certification.
• Experience supporting secure enterprise environments; an active security clearance is preferred.
• Customer-facing experience at all organizational levels.
• IT service management experience, particularly with BMC Helix ITSM or Remedy environments.
• Experience with Microsoft 365 and Exchange.

Responsabilidades

• Architect, deploy, and maintain on-premises VMware vSphere environments and Microsoft Azure infrastructure using vendor best practices.
• Perform technical planning, systems integration, verification and validation, and cost, risk, supportability, and effectiveness analyses.
• Engineer virtual machines, platform services, tools, and related infrastructure for on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.
• Administer clustered VMware environments and associated Azure components, settings, and services.
• Troubleshoot connectivity, management, performance, and availability issues, including critical outages.
• Recommend improvements to virtual infrastructure reliability and performance.
• Provide Tier 3 virtualization support to the IT service desk.
• Support infrastructure migrations and upgrades, including platform upgrades, on-premises-to-cloud and cloud-to-cloud migrations, and related operating system and database changes.
• Document platform processes, procedures, and architecture in a shared document repository.
• Collaborate with other technical teams and communicate clearly with clients, peers, and leadership.

Conocimientos

VMware vSphere

Microsoft Azure

PowerShell scripting

VMware ESXCLI automation

Hybrid cloud architectures

Troubleshooting & performance

Educación

Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical discipline

Equivalent documented experience

Herramientas

VMware ESXi

Azure Monitor

Azure Site Recovery

Entra ID / Azure AD

Descripción del empleo

Location On-site at a client location in Washington, DC

Employment Full-Time

Clearance Public Trust Eligibility Required

Compensation Discussed during the hiring process

The opportunity

Vanguard Management Solutions is seeking a Senior Enterprise Virtualization Engineer with 10 years of related experience to engineer, optimize, administer, and maintain VMware and Microsoft Azure environments. This role supports enterprise infrastructure and works closely with security, networking, desktop support, and other IT teams.

Responsibilities

• Architect, deploy, and maintain on-premises VMware vSphere environments and Microsoft Azure infrastructure using vendor best practices.
• Perform technical planning, systems integration, verification and validation, and cost, risk, supportability, and effectiveness analyses.
• Engineer virtual machines, platform services, tools, and related infrastructure for on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.
• Administer clustered VMware environments and associated Azure components, settings, and services.
• Troubleshoot connectivity, management, performance, and availability issues, including critical outages.
• Recommend improvements to virtual infrastructure reliability and performance.
• Provide Tier 3 virtualization support to the IT service desk.
• Support infrastructure migrations and upgrades, including platform upgrades, on-premises-to-cloud and cloud-to-cloud migrations, and related operating system and database changes.
• Document platform processes, procedures, and architecture in a shared document repository.
• Collaborate with other technical teams and communicate clearly with clients, peers, and leadership.

Qualifications

Required

Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical discipline, or sufficient documented equivalent experience.

10 years of overall related experience supporting VMware and Microsoft Azure environments.

Senior-level hands-on VMware and Azure engineering and administration skills, including infrastructure as a service and platform as a service.

Ability to architect, engineer, optimize, maintain, and administer virtual infrastructure independently and as part of a team.

Working knowledge of Microsoft and VMware technologies across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.

Strong PowerShell scripting and VMware ESXCLI automation skills.

Experience with Azure Site Recovery, Microsoft Entra ID, and Azure Monitor, including Log Analytics.

Experience configuring advanced VMware services and settings.

Strong technical documentation, troubleshooting, and customer communication skills.

Limited substitution of Hyper-V and AWS experience may be considered for portions of the VMware and Azure experience requirements.

Relevant VMware certification, including previously earned VMware Certified Professional credentials.

Relevant Microsoft role-based certifications; previously earned MCSE credentials are also valued.

ITIL training or certification.

Experience supporting secure enterprise environments; an active security clearance is preferred.

Customer-facing experience at all organizational levels.

IT service management experience, particularly with BMC Helix ITSM or Remedy environments.

Experience with Microsoft 365 and Exchange.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Vanguard Management Solutions is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other protected characteristic. We are proud to be a Minority-Owned Small Business.

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