Senior VMware NSX Virtualization Engineer (Secret)

LaunchTech, LLC; Colorado Springs, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

401(k) with company match

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Mission-driven work

Job summary

LaunchTech, LLC is seeking a Network Virtualization Engineer/Administrator to support the Missile Defense Agency on the IRES contract. The role emphasizes VMware NSX, vSphere, and vSAN, with leadership responsibilities and DoD clearance requirements.

The candidate will troubleshoot, document changes, and coordinate with a cross-functional team of system administrators, network engineers, and cybersecurity professionals to ensure compliant, high-quality operations in a government environment.

Qualifications

• Must have 10+ years of general (full-time) work experience
• Must have 5+ years of directly related experience (Network/Virtualization)
• Must have 1+ years in a management or leadership role
• Must have experience with Internet Protocols, Firewall configuration and troubleshooting
• Must be an effective communicator with writing and presentation skills using PowerPoint and Visio
• Must work collaboratively with a team and independently on large field projects
• Deep understanding of vCF Infrastructure including vSphere, NSX and vSAN
• Must use SDDC Manager to patch, upgrade and maintain systems
• Fundamental understanding of traffic flow through logical routers in NSX
• Configure distributed stateful firewalling, NAT, load balancing and micro-segmentation using NSX
• Experience with storage via VMware vSAN (design, install, upgrade, migrate)
• Migrate VMs/workloads to VMware Cloud Foundation
• Current DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification or higher

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and configure VMware; manage switching and connectivity
• Perform VMware admin activities with minimal supervision
• Provide root-cause analysis for recurring or critical problems
• Collaborate with admins, engineers, and cybersecurity to maintain test environments
• Conduct vulnerability remediation to meet DoD compliance
• Monitor, back up, and upgrade systems for continuous operations
• Document changes in official records and communicate status to the Gov’t customer
• Assist deployment of new virtual machines and NSX components
• Patch, upgrade, and audit virtualization infrastructure using SDDC Manager
• Brief government customers on system status and optimization efforts
• Support large field projects with team and leadership guidance

Skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Root-cause analysis

Documentation

System administration

Troubleshooting

Leadership

Education

IAT Level II certification (DoD)

IT/Engineering degree

VMware certifications (VCTA/VCP-DCV/VCAP-DCV/VCDX)

CCNA/JNCIA

Tools

VMware vSphere

NSX

vSAN

SDDC Manager

PowerShell

Python

Visio

PowerPoint

Job description

LaunchTech, LLC is seeking a Network Virtualization Engineer/Administrator to support the Missile Defense Agency on the IRES contract. The role emphasizes VMware NSX, vSphere, and vSAN, with leadership responsibilities and DoD clearance requirements.

The candidate will troubleshoot, document changes, and coordinate with a cross-functional team of system administrators, network engineers, and cybersecurity professionals to ensure compliant, high-quality operations in a government environment.