Senior Systems Engineer, Research Infra & Lab Platforms

Dell Technologies Inc.; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Direct lab access

Training & certifications

Collaborative culture

Job summary

Dell Technologies Inc. is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to design, automate, and manage advanced lab infra for government research.

You will bridge bare-metal, hypervisors, and containers, delivering secure, scalable compute environments for researchers on on-site facilities in Chantilly, VA. Responsibilities include deploying hybrid Linux/Windows labs, managing Proxmox, VMware ESXi, KVM, and Hyper-V, and scripting in Bash, Python, and PowerShell to automate tasks.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in systems engineering, administration, or DevOps for enterprise labs.
• Proficiency in Linux and Windows administration.
• Experience with virtualization platforms and container workloads.
• Ability to write Bash, Python, or PowerShell scripts.
• Strong AD/LDAP, DNS, DHCP, and network knowledge.
• Capable of root-cause analysis in complex infra.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and support hybrid Linux and Windows lab compute environments.
• Manage enterprise hypervisors and create lightweight micro-environments with containers.
• Automate configurations and deployment workflows with scripts.
• Maintain identity services, DNS/DHCP, and directory integrations.
• Implement baselines, backups, hardening, and monitoring for uptime.
• Collaborate with researchers to rapidly deliver tailored lab compute environments.

Skills

Linux admin

Windows admin

Virtualization

Scripting

Directory services

Networking basics

Problem solving

Tools

Proxmox

VMware ESXi

KVM

Hyper-V

Docker

Podman

LXC

Ansible

Terraform

SaltStack

SQL Server

PostgreSQL

ServiceNow

Jira

Job description

Dell Technologies Inc. is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to design, automate, and manage advanced lab infra for government research.

You will bridge bare-metal, hypervisors, and containers, delivering secure, scalable compute environments for researchers on on-site facilities in Chantilly, VA. Responsibilities include deploying hybrid Linux/Windows labs, managing Proxmox, VMware ESXi, KVM, and Hyper-V, and scripting in Bash, Python, and PowerShell to automate tasks.