Senior Systems Engineer: Research Lab Infra & Automation

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

Benefits offered by this job

Cutting-edge lab access

Technical growth opportunities

Collaborative culture

Job summary

Dell Technologies is seeking a Systems Engineer for Research Infrastructure & Lab Platforms supporting government customers. This on-site role in Chantilly, VA requires an active TS/SCI clearance and local candidates only.

You will design, automate, and evolve high-density virtualization platforms, isolated test environments, and containerized pipelines across Linux and Windows, enabling researchers to access secure compute environments rapidly.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on Systems Engineering/Administration/DevOps in enterprise or lab environments.
• Expertise administering Linux and Windows, with security-conscious designs.
• Experience building/operating hypervisors and container workloads (Docker/Podman/LXC).
• Ability to script in Bash, Python, or PowerShell to automate tasks.
• Strong understanding of Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and network concepts.
• Ability to resolve ambiguous requirements and perform root-cause analysis.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and support hybrid Linux/Windows lab environments across bare metal, hypervisors, and containers.
• Manage virtualization platforms (Proxmox, VMware ESXi, KVM, Hyper-V) and lightweight micro-environments (Docker/Podman/LXC).
• Develop automation scripts to streamline configuration, patching, and deployment workflows.
• Administer core services (AD/LDAP, DNS, DHCP) and integrate enterprise networks.
• Implement baselines, backup/DR, and monitoring to ensure high uptime and security.
• Collaborate with researchers and engineers to deliver tailored lab compute environments.

Skills

Linux administration

Windows administration

Scripting

Automation

Networking basics

Troubleshooting

Tools

Proxmox

VMware ESXi

KVM

Hyper-V

Docker

Podman

LXC

Job description

Dell Technologies is seeking a Systems Engineer for Research Infrastructure & Lab Platforms supporting government customers. This on-site role in Chantilly, VA requires an active TS/SCI clearance and local candidates only.

You will design, automate, and evolve high-density virtualization platforms, isolated test environments, and containerized pipelines across Linux and Windows, enabling researchers to access secure compute environments rapidly.