Senior VMware/Nutanix Engineer – DoD‑Cleared

Via Logic LLC; Camp Springs (MD); On-site; USD 131,000 - 237,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos Defense Group seeks a Senior Virtualization Engineer to support the AFNCR IT Services program at Joint Base Andrews. You will manage VMware/Nutanix clusters, ensure high availability, and uphold security controls for DoD networks.

Responsibilities include capacity planning, migrations from legacy platforms, and collaboration with cybersecurity, network, and app teams to deliver robust, compliant solutions. A DoD clearance and strong virtualization experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 12+ years of related experience or Master's with 10+ years.
• Active DoD Security Clearance (Secret or Top Secret).
• 10+ years of infrastructure engineering focused on VMware/Nutanix.
• Current 8140 IAT Level II certificate (CompTIA Security+).
• Active VMware Certified Professional (6.0+) & Nutanix (NCP/NCSE).
• DoD/defense contractor experience with DISA STIGs & NIST SP 800-171.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational support for VMware/Nutanix clusters (AFDW).
• Monitor and maintain high availability, scalability, and performance of VMware/Nutanix infrastructure.
• Lead and train engineers on VMware/Nutanix usage, maintenance, and clustering.
• Patch and upgrade hyper-converged software and hardware (Nutanix/VMware).
• Lead migrations from legacy VMware to Nutanix platform.
• Maintain virtualization docs for configs, security, and procedures.

Skills

VMware/Nutanix

DoD clearance

Communication

Scripting: PowerShell/Python

Education

Bachelor's degree + 12+ yrs exp

Tools

vROPS

Nutanix Prism

Nutanix AHV

vCenter

Windows Server

Linux

Job description

Leidos Defense Group seeks a Senior Virtualization Engineer to support the AFNCR IT Services program at Joint Base Andrews. You will manage VMware/Nutanix clusters, ensure high availability, and uphold security controls for DoD networks.

Responsibilities include capacity planning, migrations from legacy platforms, and collaboration with cybersecurity, network, and app teams to deliver robust, compliant solutions. A DoD clearance and strong virtualization experience are required.