Senior Virtualization & Cloud Engineer

SES Corporation; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

AD&D

STD

LTD

Company paid Life Insurance

401k with employer contribution

Paid Time Off

Pet Insurance

Job summary

SES Corporation seeks a Virtualization Administrator II to manage and maintain the agency's virtualized IT infrastructure across on‑prem and cloud environments, ensuring stability, performance, and security. The role covers hypervisor operations, CSP workloads, and IaC integration into CI/CD pipelines.

The candidate should lead upgrades and migrations, implement backup and disaster recovery, mentor junior staff, and drive automation across VMware, AWS, and Azure platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5-7 yrs leading virtualization administration.
• Demonstrated experience in leading the management of VMware, Hyper-V, or similar technologies
• Automating IT administration and server provisioning through tools such as Azure DevOps, Azure Automation, Azure CLI, PowerShell, VMWare PowerCLI, and Terraforms.
• Integrating infrastructure tool APIs to enable the deployment of Infrastructure as Code integrated with CI/CD deployment pipelines

Responsibilities

• Designing, building, implementing, and troubleshooting information systems hosted on VMware, AWS, and Azure
• Providing technical support for existing and emerging virtualization technologies and assisting with planning and execution of related technology projects and initiatives
• Overseeing the installation, configuration, and maintenance of virtual machines (VMs), virtual infrastructure, and physical infrastructure (including rack mounting and hardware configuration)
• Monitoring the performance of virtual environments and optimizing resource allocation to ensure efficient operation
• Diagnosing and resolving issues related to virtualization, including VM performance, connectivity, and security
• Implementing and managing backup and disaster recovery solutions for virtual environmentsEnsuring the security of virtual environments by applying patches, updates, and mandatory/recommended security configurations
• Maintaining detailed documentation of virtualization configurations, procedures, and policies
• Working closely with other IT teams to support virtualization needs and integrate virtual solutions with other systems
• Implementing and managing backup and disaster recovery solutions to ensure data integrity and availability

Skills

Team leadership

Problem solving

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or equivalent experience

Tools

Azure DevOps

Azure CLI

PowerShell

VMware PowerCLI

Terraform

AWS

Job description

SES Corporation seeks a Virtualization Administrator II to manage and maintain the agency's virtualized IT infrastructure across on‑prem and cloud environments, ensuring stability, performance, and security. The role covers hypervisor operations, CSP workloads, and IaC integration into CI/CD pipelines.

The candidate should lead upgrades and migrations, implement backup and disaster recovery, mentor junior staff, and drive automation across VMware, AWS, and Azure platforms.