Senior VMware & Nutanix Virtualization Engineer

KaylaTek®; Westphalia (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Health Savings Account

401(k) with company matching

Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

Paid Time Off

11 Paid Holidays

Professional Development Program

EAP

Military Leave Support

Referral bonuses

Job summary

KaylaTek is seeking a Senior Virtualization Engineer to support VMware and Nutanix clusters for the Air Force District of Washington at Joint Base Andrews, MD. You will lead virtualization initiatives, ensure security compliance, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to deliver reliable, scalable infrastructure.

The role requires DoD experience, active security clearance, and hands-on expertise with vROPS, DISA STIGs, and NIST SP 800‑171 in a classified environment.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of infrastructure engineering experience focused on VMware/Nutanix.
• DoD security clearance at least Secret/Top Secret and hands-on DoD environment familiarity.
• Strong virtualization knowledge and ability to architect, deploy, and maintain secure hyper‑converged environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational support for VMware and Nutanix clusters for AFDW at JB Andrews.
• Design, deploy, configure, and maintain virtualization infrastructure; monitor performance and troubleshoot complex issues.
• Mentor engineers on platform use, maintenance, and capacity planning.

Skills

VMware & Nutanix expertise

Security clearance

DoD compliance awareness

Mentoring / leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

VMware

Nutanix

vROPS

DISA STIGs

NIST SP 800-171

Windows Server

Linux

Python / PowerShell

Job description

KaylaTek is seeking a Senior Virtualization Engineer to support VMware and Nutanix clusters for the Air Force District of Washington at Joint Base Andrews, MD. You will lead virtualization initiatives, ensure security compliance, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to deliver reliable, scalable infrastructure.

The role requires DoD experience, active security clearance, and hands-on expertise with vROPS, DISA STIGs, and NIST SP 800‑171 in a classified environment.