Senior Virtualization Engineer - VMware/Nutanix (DoD)

KaylaTek, Inc.; Morningside (MD); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) with company matching

Paid Time Off

11 Paid Holidays

EAP

Professional Development Program

Military Leave Support

Referral bonuses

Job summary

KaylaTek, Inc. is seeking a Senior Virtualization Engineer to support VMware and Nutanix clusters for the Air Force District of Washington at Joint Base Andrews, MD.

You will architect, deploy, optimize, and maintain secure virtualization platforms within a DoD setting, guiding projects and mentoring engineers. Ideal candidates have extensive VMware/Nutanix experience, DoD cybersecurity familiarity (DISA STIGs/NIST SP 800-171), and strong collaboration skills to work with cross-functional teams

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 12+ years of related experience; or a master’s with 10+ years.
• Active DoD security clearance, Secret or Top Secret.
• 10+ years of infrastructure engineering with VMware/Nutanix focus.
• Current DoD 8140 IAT Level II certification (e.g., Security+).
• Active VMware Certified Professional VC
• Active Nutanix Certified Professional (NCP) or NCSE.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational support for VMware and Nutanix clusters for DoD environment.
• Design, deploy, configure, and maintain virtualization infrastructure.
• Mentor engineers on platform use, maintenance, and cluster analysis.
• Maintain patches/upgrades for hyper-converged software and hardware.
• Lead migration projects to Nutanix and document configurations and security plans.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, networking, and app owners to ensure compliant solutions.
• Participate in IDR and CCB meetings and support on-call rotation.

Skills

VMware

Nutanix

Windows Server

Linux

vROPS

PowerShell

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

vROPS

Ansible

Job description

KaylaTek, Inc. is seeking a Senior Virtualization Engineer to support VMware and Nutanix clusters for the Air Force District of Washington at Joint Base Andrews, MD.

You will architect, deploy, optimize, and maintain secure virtualization platforms within a DoD setting, guiding projects and mentoring engineers. Ideal candidates have extensive VMware/Nutanix experience, DoD cybersecurity familiarity (DISA STIGs/NIST SP 800-171), and strong collaboration skills to work with cross-functional teams