Senior Systems Engineer: Research Lab Infra/Virtualization

Dell; Manassas (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Dell is seeking a Systems Engineer to build and operate research infrastructure and lab platforms for a government customer in Chantilly, VA. The role focuses on high-density virtualization, secure compute environments, and rapid provisioning for researchers.

You will bridge bare-metal systems, hypervisors, and container orchestration to enable secure, scalable access. You will design, automate, and maintain hybrid Linux and Windows labs, manage enterprise hypervisors, and implement scripting to

Qualifications

• 8 years of hands-on experience in Systems Engineering, Systems Administration, or DevOps roles supporting enterprise or engineering lab environments.
• Dual-OS proficiency: demonstrated expertise administering, securing, and troubleshooting Windows and Linux environments.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain hybrid Linux and Windows lab compute environments across bare metal, hypervisors, and containers.
• Orchestrate virtualization and compute platforms using Proxmox, VMware ESXi, KVM, or Hyper-V; build lightweight micro-environments with Docker, Podman, and LXC.
• Develop automation scripts in Bash, Python, and PowerShell to reduce manual configuration and accelerate deployments.
• Collaborate with researchers and engineering teams to translate requirements into scalable lab compute environments.

Skills

Linux administration

Windows administration

Scripting

Container orchestration

Tools

Proxmox

VMware ESXi

KVM

Hyper-V

Docker

Podman

LXC

Active Directory

Job description

Dell is seeking a Systems Engineer to build and operate research infrastructure and lab platforms for a government customer in Chantilly, VA. The role focuses on high-density virtualization, secure compute environments, and rapid provisioning for researchers.

You will bridge bare-metal systems, hypervisors, and container orchestration to enable secure, scalable access. You will design, automate, and maintain hybrid Linux and Windows labs, manage enterprise hypervisors, and implement scripting to