Senior VMware & NSX Network Virtualization Engineer

LaunchTech; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision

401(k) with company match

PTO

Mission-driven work

And more

Job summary

LaunchTech is seeking a Network Virtualization Engineer/Administrator to support MDA on the IRES contract. You will work on VMware, NSX, vSphere, and vSAN in a DoD environment, collaborating across admins, engineers, and cybersecurity staff.

The role requires strong communication skills, DoD clearance readiness, and the ability to manage complex virtualization projects with limited supervision. Expect occasional travel and schedule flexibility.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of general full-time IT work experience.
• 5+ years directly related networking/virtualization experience.
• 1+ year in a leadership role.
• Experience with DNS/HTTP/SMTP/SSL; firewall config; diverse networks.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot VMware and networking, perform configuration and optimization.
• Perform root-cause analysis for critical problems.
• Collaborate with system admins, network engineers, and cybersecurity staff.
• Conduct vulnerability remediation to meet DoD security expectations.
• Monitor systems, back up and restore, and conduct upgrades.
• Document changes and actions for audit trails.
• Advise Government on status, optimization and design baselines.

Skills

VMware

NSX

vSphere

vSAN

SDDC Manager

PowerShell

Python

Leadership

Education

B.S. in IT or Engineering

DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification

CCNA or JNCIA certification

Tools

VXLAN

Juniper Apstra

VMware Aria

RHEL Ansible

SDDC Manager

Job description

LaunchTech is seeking a Network Virtualization Engineer/Administrator to support MDA on the IRES contract. You will work on VMware, NSX, vSphere, and vSAN in a DoD environment, collaborating across admins, engineers, and cybersecurity staff.

The role requires strong communication skills, DoD clearance readiness, and the ability to manage complex virtualization projects with limited supervision. Expect occasional travel and schedule flexibility.