Senior VM Systems Engineer – Onsite & Cloud Focus

M9 Solutions; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 60,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

M9 Solutions in Washington, DC is seeking a VM Senior Systems Engineer to support a federal government contract onsite. An active Public Trust clearance is required.

The role focuses on uptime, performance, and capacity planning, with SME responsibility in Kubernetes, VMware, and network security. You will collaborate across Enterprise Operations, Cybersecurity, and cloud teams to deliver dependable infrastructure.

Qualifications

• US Citizenship is required.
• Active Public Trust clearance required.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience (+5 years) in CS/Engineering/IT.
• In-depth knowledge of Dell Blade switches and firewall management.
• Experience with VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) and Aria Operations.
• Experience with IaC using Ansible.

Responsibilities

• Review events and refine automation to improve uptime and performance.
• Serve as SME on Kubernetes, server hosting, virtual networking, security, and scripting.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Operations, Cybersecurity, networking, cloud teams, and partners.
• Identify and report vulnerability/risk in House Virtual Server and Container hosting.
• Assist in developing quality control checks for uptime and operations.
• Help develop operational metrics for uptime and performance.
• Maintain knowledge of network switching and firewall management.
• Troubleshoot complex issues and coordinate sessions with staff and vendors.

Skills

US Citizenship

Active Public Trust clearance

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/IS

VMware Cloud Foundation

VMware Aria Operations

Kubernetes

Infrastructure as Code (Ansible)

Networking and Firewall management

Dell Blade servers

VMware vCenter/vSphere

Windows/Linux servers

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering/Information Systems/Information Technology or related

Tools

VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)

VMware Aria Operations

Ansible

Kubernetes

Dell Blade servers

vCenter/vSphere

Workspace ONE/Horizon VDI

Networking hardware

Job description

M9 Solutions in Washington, DC is seeking a VM Senior Systems Engineer to support a federal government contract onsite. An active Public Trust clearance is required.

The role focuses on uptime, performance, and capacity planning, with SME responsibility in Kubernetes, VMware, and network security. You will collaborate across Enterprise Operations, Cybersecurity, and cloud teams to deliver dependable infrastructure.