Senior VMware Architect - vSphere 8 & DoD Consolidation

Zaden Technologies, Inc.; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Zaden Technologies, Inc. is seeking a seasoned VMware infrastructure engineer for a Defense Health Agency program in Chantilly, VA. You will own the architecture and health of a large vSphere estate, drive consolidation, and lead automation efforts using Terraform, Packer, and Ansible in GitLab CI.

Success requires 10+ years with VMware, a VCP-DCV or higher, and DoD 8140 readiness. You will collaborate with platform engineers and cyber teams to maintain compliance and secure operations.

Qualifications

• 10+ years designing and operating VMware vSphere in large environments (1,000+ VMs).
• VMware certification at professional level (VCP-DCV or higher) or equivalent experience.
• Experience leading host consolidation, hardware refresh or data center migration.
• Hands-on automation with Terraform, Ansible or PowerCLI.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain DHA privileged access.
• DoD 8140 qualification or ability to earn within six months.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and operation of vSphere 8 clusters, vCenter, vSAN and NSX across two enclaves.
• Plan and run a consolidation and right-sizing program: dormant VM disposition, memory and CPU right-sizing, and fewer active hosts.
• Plan the path from vSphere 8 to VMware Cloud Foundation 9.
• Automate VM builds and configuration with Terraform, Packer and Ansible in GitLab CI.
• Keep hosts and VMs patched and STIG-compliant, and support RMF evidence for authorizations.
• Lead infrastructure change control and serve as technical lead for the operations team.

Skills

VMware vSphere expert

VCP-DCV or higher

Host consolidation

Terraform/Ansible/PowerCLI

DoD 8140 readiness

US citizenship for DHA access

Active Secret clearance (nice to have)

VCAP/VCDX/VCF experience

Air-gapped/classified env

Health IT/test-lab env experience

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

PowerCLI

Job description

Zaden Technologies, Inc. is seeking a seasoned VMware infrastructure engineer for a Defense Health Agency program in Chantilly, VA. You will own the architecture and health of a large vSphere estate, drive consolidation, and lead automation efforts using Terraform, Packer, and Ansible in GitLab CI.

Success requires 10+ years with VMware, a VCP-DCV or higher, and DoD 8140 readiness. You will collaborate with platform engineers and cyber teams to maintain compliance and secure operations.