SME Systems Engineer

Bridge Core (BCore); Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Dental/Vision

401(k)

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Bridge Core (BCore) in Herndon, VA seeks an SME Systems Engineer with TS/SCI + Poly to design and deliver mission-critical IT solutions. You will architect infrastructure, virtualization, and distributed systems, and implement DR/failover, with strong virtualization and cloud migration experience across data centers.

The role emphasizes VMware, vCenter/ESXi, NSX, vSAN, and AWS proficiency, along with advanced networking and security awareness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an IT-related field and extensive IT experience.
• Expertise with VMware products and virtualization technologies.
• Experience with cloud migration and DR/failover environments.
• Strong background in infrastructure architecture for distributed systems.

Skills

Infrastructure architecture

Distributed systems

Networking

Cloud migration

Automation/operations

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

VMware vSphere

VMware vCenter

Aria Suite

NSX

vSAN

AWS

VMware 7

Job description

Overview

SME Systems EngineerHerndon, VATS/SCI with Poly

At Bcore, our strength comes from how we deliver impact to the mission. Whether it’s architecting critical IT solutions, producing actionable intelligence, or developing cutting edge technology, we succeed because of the expertise, collaboration, and agility of our teams. Our Mission Services division combines enterprise IT, cloud solutions, DevSecOps, systems engineering, software development, and operational support. Bcore accelerates decisive advantage for warfighters and intelligence professionals by fusing human insight, rapid-fire engineering, precision-measured outcomes, and relentless grit into mission-ready solutions.

Do you want to join a team that is building tailored technical solutions to modernize our government’s mission and our client’s business? Do you have a desire to change how people work? Are you interested in helping to protect our nation’s cyber interests? Join our growing team supporting customer missions as a SME Systems Engineer in Herndon, Virginia.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• This position requires a minimum of a bachelor's degree and at least 16 years of overall IT experience.
• Ability to install and configure vCenter server
• Experience with ESXi cluster servers
• Strong technical knowledge of VMWare products: vSphere, vCenter, &/or Aria Suite
• Experience implementing NSX, SRM &/or vSAN in DR or failover operational environments
• 3+ years experience in infrastructure architecture and design complex distributed systems environments, including failover techniques, recovery/rollback, and application partitioning.
• Experience monitoring the health of VMs operating in various data centers
• Understanding of network & storage architectures, including peripheral interfaces (SCSI, RAID, Ethernet) and multi-processor designs (SMP)
• Experience virtualizing enterprise applications
• Experience with AWS
• Experience with VMWare 7
• Strong networking expertise
• Experience with cloud migration
• Experience with (automation/operations) integration across IT infrastructure

What you can expect from us

• The expected salary range within the Washington, DC metropolitan area is: $190,000 - 220,000. Final compensation is unique to each individual and will be determined based on factors such as experience, education, geographic location, and contractual requirements. This is not a guarantee.
• Benefits include Health/Dental/Vision, 401(k), Paid Time Off, STD/LTD/Life Insurance/Voluntary Life Insurance, Stipends, Referral Bonuses, and more.

BCore is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.