Senior Virtualization Engineer

IntoneCCM; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 160,000; Part time

Job summary

Intone Inc. in Richmond, VA seeks a Senior Virtualization Engineer to design, deploy, and optimize enterprise VMware vSphere environments. The role collaborates with infrastructure, network, and security teams to ensure scalable and secure virtualization solutions.

The position is a 12-month contract requiring 8+ years of hands-on VMware and Windows Server administration, with strong scripting (PowerCLI, Ansible, Terraform) and documented IT operations experience.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on VMware vSphere and Windows Server administration.
• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or equivalent certification.
• Strong proficiency with ESXi, vCenter, and virtual networking.
• Experience with clustering, HA/DRS, snapshots, templates, and VM lifecycle.
• Knowledge of SAN/NFS/iSCSI/vSAN storage technologies.
• Familiarity with VLANs, trunking, LACP, and network segmentation.
• Automation experience with PowerCLI, Ansible, Terraform.
• Experience with backup and DR for virtual environments.
• Understanding of security best practices and VMware hardening.
• Experience with enterprise server hardware (Dell/ Cisco UCS/ HPE).
• Strong documentation and change-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain VMware vSphere environments across data centers.
• Perform capacity planning, performance tuning, and resource optimization.
• Manage virtual networking and storage configurations.
• Implement high-availability, fault-tolerance, and DR solutions.
• Oversee patching, upgrades, and lifecycle management for VMware components.
• Troubleshoot complex virtualization issues across compute, storage, and networking.
• Create and enforce VM standards, policies, and templates.
• Monitor infrastructure health and security posture.
• Collaborate with systems, network, and security teams on cross-functional projects.
• Document architecture, configurations, procedures, and change management.
• Provide advanced support for production issues and mentor juniors.
• Provision and harden Windows Server and other VMs per standards.
• Configure Active Directory-related server functions and roles.
• Automate server builds and deployments using templates and config management tools.
• Perform OS patching and lifecycle management for Windows servers.
• Maintain backup, recovery, and snapshot strategies.

Skills

VMware vSphere

Windows Server administration

vCenter Server

Virtual networking

VMware clustering/HA/DRS

Storage technologies (SAN/NAS/iSCSI/NV

Networking basics (VLANs, LACP)

Automation scripting (PowerCLI, Ansble

Backup & DR for VMs

VMware hardening & security

Enterprise hardware (Dell/ UCS/ HPE)

Documentation & change management

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

PowerCLI

Ansible

Terraform

Job description

This is a 12-month contract position for a Senior Virtualization Engineer based in Richmond, Virginia. The role centers on designing, deploying, and optimizing enterprise VMware vSphere environments while collaborating across infrastructure, network, and security teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain VMware vSphere environments, including ESXi hosts and vCenter Server.
• Perform capacity planning, performance tuning, and resource optimization across virtual infrastructures.
• Manage virtual networking (vSwitches, distributed switches) and storage configurations (VMFS, NFS, vSAN).
• Implement and maintain high-availability, fault-tolerance, clustering, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Oversee patching, upgrades, and lifecycle management for VMware components and related hardware.
• Troubleshoot complex virtualization issues involving compute, storage, and networking layers.
• Create and enforce VM standards, policies, templates, and provisioning strategies.
• Monitor infrastructure health.
• Ensure security compliance by managing roles, permissions, certificates, and hardening VMware environments.
• Automate administrative tasks when possible.
• Collaborate with systems, network, and security teams on cross-functional infrastructure initiatives.
• Document architecture, configurations, procedures, and change management activities.
• Provide advanced support for production issues and mentor junior team members.
• Provision, configure, and harden Windows Server and other virtual server operating systems according to organizational standards and security best practices.
• Manage Active Directory related server functions, including domain joins, OU placement, Group Policy application, and coordination with identity teams.
• Configure and maintain core Windows Server roles such as DNS, DHCP, file/print services, IIS, RDS, and certificate services depending on environment needs.
• Automate and standardize server builds using templates, unattended installation files, and configuration management tools to ensure consistent deployments.
• Perform OS-level patching, updates, and lifecycle management for Windows virtual servers, ensuring compliance with security and operational policies.
• Implement and maintain backup, recovery, and snapshot strategies for Windows and other servers.

Qualifications

• Required
  • 8+ years of hands-on experience administering VMware vSphere environments and Windows Server operating systems.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a closely related field; equivalent technical certification accepted.
  • Strong proficiency with ESXi, vCenter Server, and virtual networking concepts.
  • Experience with VMware clustering, HA/DRS, snapshots, templates, and VM lifecycle management.
  • Solid understanding of storage technologies such as SAN, NAS, iSCSI, NFS, and/or vSAN.
  • Working knowledge of networking fundamentals as they apply to virtualization: VLANs, trunking, LACP, jumbo frames, and network segmentation.
  • Familiarity with Windows and/or Linux server administration in enterprise environments.
  • Ability to troubleshoot complex issues across compute, storage, and network layers.
  • Experience with Ansible, PowerCLI, Terraform, or similar scripting languages for automation.
  • Working knowledge of backup and disaster recovery solutions for virtual environments.
  • Understanding of security best practices, RBAC, certificates, and VMware hardening guidelines.
  • Hands-on experience administering enterprise server hardware platforms (Dell, Cisco UCS, HPE, etc.).
  • Some data center experience or the willingness to learn.
  • Strong documentation, communication, and change-management skills.
• Preferred
  • 12+ years of hands-on experience administering VMware vSphere environments and Windows Server operating systems.
  • Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a closely