Senior Virtualization & Storage Architect

Lockheed Martin; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 107,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Flexible work arrangements

401(k) match

Paid time off

Job summary

Lockheed Martin seeks an experienced Virtual Infrastructure & Storage Engineer to design, deploy, and maintain integrated virtualization and storage platforms for mission operations. You will bridge compute and storage, ensuring VMs, containers, and data services are highly available and scalable across on‑prem data centers.

Responsibilities include architecting VMware vSphere stacks and SAN/NAS fabrics, provisioning and optimizing storage, and automating VM/volume lifecycle management while

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience designing, deploying, and managing virtualized server environments (VMware vSphere, or Microsoft Hyper‑V)
• 3+ years of hands‑on administration of enterprise storage systems (NAS, SAN, or DAS) in mission-critical environments
• Hands‑on experience with hypervisor clustering, resource allocation, and high‑availability/DR implementation
• Familiarity with infrastructure automation and scripting for VM management (Python, Ansible)
• Understanding of backup, recovery, and patching procedures for virtualized platforms
• Proficient in storage networking protocols and experienced with volume management across multi-vendor platforms (NetApp, HPE, etc.)
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot storage performance, connectivity, and data integrity issues; strong understanding of data protection fundamentals (snapshots, replication, backup integration)
• Active Secret clearance is required

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain virtualization and storage platforms for mission-critical workloads.
• Architect and manage VMware vSphere and storage fabrics (SAN, NAS).
• Automate VM and volume lifecycle management; implement infra code where applicable.
• Troubleshoot cross‑platform issues spanning compute, networking, and storage; ensure high availability.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to align configurations with security baselines and audit requirements.

Skills

VMware vSphere expertise

Hyper-V familiarity

Automation scripting

Storage troubleshooting

Backup and DR

Security baselines

Secret clearance

Tools

VMware vSphere

NetApp

HPE

Ansible

Python

Kubernetes

Job description

Lockheed Martin seeks an experienced Virtual Infrastructure & Storage Engineer to design, deploy, and maintain integrated virtualization and storage platforms for mission operations. You will bridge compute and storage, ensuring VMs, containers, and data services are highly available and scalable across on‑prem data centers.

Responsibilities include architecting VMware vSphere stacks and SAN/NAS fabrics, provisioning and optimizing storage, and automating VM/volume lifecycle management while