Senior Virtualization & Dell Storage Engineer – DoD VM

Seneca Resources; La Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Seneca Resources is seeking a Sr. Virtualization & Storage Engineer for an onsite role in San Diego, CA, under a NIWC PAC contract. This senior position focuses on designing, optimizing, and sustaining enterprise virtualization and storage platforms to support mission-critical DoD systems.

The role requires deep VMware ESXi experience, Dell storage expertise, and strong DoD cybersecurity compliance knowledge, with duties spanning engineering, automation, and architecture documentation.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of senior-level experience in virtualization and storage.
• Experience operating within DoD cybersecurity frameworks (RMF, STIG).
• Experience with VMware vSphere/ESXi and vCenter administration.
• Familiarity with Xen and Dell enterprise storage platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize virtualization and storage platforms for mission-critical systems.
• Manage VMware ESXi clusters, resource pools, and high availability configurations.
• Handle host lifecycle management, patching, and upgrades.
• Troubleshoot performance across compute, storage, and network layers.
• Design resilient virtualization architectures for classified workloads.
• Support automation and DevSecOps workflows with scripting.

Skills

VMware vSphere/ESXi

vCenter administration

Xen

DoD RMF/STIG compliance

DoD/classified environment experience

Scripting (PowerShell/PowerCLI/Python)

Enterprise storage systems

Education

IAM II certification (CASP+, CAP, CISM, GLSLC, CISSP)

Tools

Dell PowerStore/Unity/PowerMax

Job description

Seneca Resources is seeking a Sr. Virtualization & Storage Engineer for an onsite role in San Diego, CA, under a NIWC PAC contract. This senior position focuses on designing, optimizing, and sustaining enterprise virtualization and storage platforms to support mission-critical DoD systems.

The role requires deep VMware ESXi experience, Dell storage expertise, and strong DoD cybersecurity compliance knowledge, with duties spanning engineering, automation, and architecture documentation.