Senior Systems Engineering Manager — VMware & Containers

Kids for the Future; Gainesville (VA); Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision coverage

Retirement savings options

Paid time off

Job summary

NexTech Solutions seeks a Sr. Systems Engineer Manager to lead and develop a team of systems engineers.

You will design, implement, and support integrated software/hardware solutions across virtualized, containerized, and consumer systems, while overseeing planning, performance management, and risk mitigation. The role requires 10+ years in systems engineering, VMware NSX-T and Horizon/VDI experience, and strong leadership with security-focused responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education & experience.
• 10+ years of experience in systems engineering including virtual network analysis, design & installation.
• 8+ years designing, installing and implementing IT systems.
• 7+ years of hands-on VMware (v7+) experience.
• 3+ years in Horizon/VDI.
• Proficient in software-defined networking (VMware NSX-T, Rancher).
• Strong problem solving, analytic, and communication skills.
• 2+ years containerization experience (Docker, Kubernetes).
• VMware Certified Professional certification strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk analyses.
• Develops, deploys and supports customized VMware and containerized solutions.
• Creates and maintains as-built system drawings (flowcharts, Visio diagrams).
• Interprets and implements security baseline configurations for all system components.
• Designs and implements system security and data assurance.
• Analyzes user requirements to automate or improve existing systems.
• Troubleshoots technical issues and develops solutions.
• Identifies system integrity issues across the full system life cycle.
• Conducts technical training and product briefings with customers.
• Supports operational and maintenance phase for as-built systems.
• Participates in special projects as required.

Skills

Systems engineering

VMware NSX-T

Horizon/VDI

Docker

Kubernetes

VMware v7+

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline

Tools

VMware

Visio

Job description

NexTech Solutions seeks a Sr. Systems Engineer Manager to lead and develop a team of systems engineers.

You will design, implement, and support integrated software/hardware solutions across virtualized, containerized, and consumer systems, while overseeing planning, performance management, and risk mitigation. The role requires 10+ years in systems engineering, VMware NSX-T and Horizon/VDI experience, and strong leadership with security-focused responsibilities.