Senior VMware Engineer

Innosoft Corporation; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

50% Health Insurance Paid by Innosoft

Paid Vacation

401K Match

STD LTD

AD&D paid by Innosoft

Job summary

Innosoft Corporation in Columbia, SC is seeking an experienced IT contractor to design, implement, and support VMware solutions for the SC Department of Revenue. You will collaborate with application and infrastructure teams, create deployment docs, and establish support procedures.

This role involves monitoring, disaster recovery, and 24/7 on-call rotation with a focus on VMware ESX administration and enterprise environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in information tech or CS.
• 13+ years of IT experience.
• 6+ years of state government experience.
• VCP certification required; 5+ years VMware experience.
• 8+ years with enterprise environments with SAN and VMware.
• 8+ years VMware ESX administration.
• Capacity planning based on technical analysis.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and recommend technical solutions.
• Develop workaround solutions as appropriate.
• Perform equipment and software upgrades.
• Install, configure, test, monitor, and maintain system and application hardware and software.
• Diagnose and resolve problems and escalate complex issues as needed.
• Maintain familiarity with current computer and network products.
• Adhere to information security guidelines.

Skills

VMware ESX administration

Enterprise IT environments

Capacity planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in information technology systems / computer science

Tools

PowerShell

SAN storage

Job description

Columbia, United States | Posted on 10/26/2026

Hybrid.3 Days Onsite and 2 Days Remote per Week (8:00 AM to 5:00 PM)

Candidatemust be a CURRENT SC resident. No relocation allowed.

Contract Duration

12 Months

Interview Type

Onsite

The candidate will have to be on an InnosoftW2.

At least 6 months of valid workauthorization

Tentative Start Date

12/02/2026

Deadline

11/01/2026

Project Overview

This specific Statement of Work is for a contractorthat demonstrates an expert knowledge of designing, implementing, and supportof agency VMWare solutions. This individual will need to work with variousapplication and infrastructure groups to understand requirements for each areaof the organization. Design documentation will need to be produced documentingfinal deployment details along with support procedures as needed.

General duties include effectively researching andproviding guidance leading to solutions with our strategic directioninitiatives that include but is not limited to monitoring system infrastructureand security; assist in supporting disaster recovery/failover scenarios.

This position at the South Carolina Department ofRevenue is one of multiple that will form a team of highly experienced ITprofessionals with time sensitive challenging projects. This contractor will bean expert in some or all of the fields of networking, virtual environments,security, encryption, network automation, Microsoft server, and networkingenvironments. The intent of this work order is to provide implementation andmaintenance support on the network and networked systems at the SC Departmentof Revenue.

Under general supervision, the contractor willserve as an engineer reporting directly to a functional manager. Contractorwill be a team member that ensures the stability and integrity of data, andserver services through monitoring, maintenance, support, and optimization ofall server infrastructure. This individual has 24/7 on-call responsibilitiesshared with the group.

Duties/Responsibilities:

Non-Technical

• Effectivelyinteract and communicate with peer to Director-level IT professionals.
• Providefeedback to team regarding product issues, enhancements and new features.
• Must haveinitiative, drive and be a self-starter.
• Ability toask pertinent questions of others.
• Proactivelyseek to identify, communicate and implement process related improvements.
• Effectivelymanage multiple tasks and activities concurrently and able to provide periodicstatus updates to key stakeholders.
• Collaborateextensively with peers and management to resolve client issues while activelycontributing to a growing knowledge network that improves the effectiveness ofour team and the information available to our clients.
• Prioritizenumerous issues of varying severity, and effectively manage the resolution ofall issues within accepted service levels. This includes ownership of the dataentered into the Helpdesk system and appropriately updating both client andappropriate employees of status of all issues on a timely basis.
• Good customerskills, be attentive to detail, and responsive to customer tickets.

Technical

• Troubleshootand recommend technical solutions.
• Developworkaround solutions as appropriate.
• Performequipment and software upgrades.
• Install,configure, test, monitor, and maintain system and application hardware, andsoftware.
• Diagnose andresolve problems related to hardware and software; and escalat complex issuesto other groups or vendors for resolution.
• Maintainfamiliarity with current computer and network products.
• Adhere tocorporate information security guidelines and promote information security among coworkers.
• Performsother duties and special projects as assigned.

Requirements

Education and Certifications:

• A Bachelor'sdegree in information technology systems, computer science, or related field

Required Skills:

• 13+ Years ofExperience in IT
• 6+ Years ofState Government Experience
• VCPcertification required, 5+ years equivalent experience in VMware.
• 8+ Years ofExperience with Enterprise environments with known issues on both the SAN andVMware front.
• 8+ Years ofExperience with VMware ESX administration.
• Capacityplanning based on technical analysis research.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience inthese areas would be a plus: NIST, PCI, Pub 1075 environment, PowerShell, andChange Management.
• Hands-ontechnical knowledge of network and server operating systems.
• Workingtechnical knowledge of current network hardware, protocols, and Internetstandards, including, TCP/IP, DNS, and DHCP.
• Advancedknowledge in Windows Server 2012, 2016, and 2019

Additional Skills:

• Highlyself-motivated, a team player and attention to detail.
• Stronginterpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
• Able toeffectively prioritize tasks in a high-pressure environment.

Standard Employee Benefits.

• 50% Health Insurance Paid by Innosoft
• Paid Vacation
• 401K Match
• STD LTD
• AD&D paid by Innosoft