Sr Network/Systems Engineer Data Center

Socket.dev; Hampton (VA); On-site; USD 230,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

GovCIO is seeking a seasoned Data Center Architect/Engineer to lead planning, design, and execution of large-scale data center migrations in a fully onsite setting in Hampton, VA. This role focuses on reducing risk and downtime while ensuring security, scalability, and performance across on‑premises and cloud-adjacent architectures.

The successful candidate will collaborate with infrastructure, network, storage, security, and applications teams to develop migration roadmaps, standards, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with 12+ years of experience.
• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance.
• Deep expertise in data center infrastructure, virtualization, and cloud.
• Proficient in large-scale data center migrations.
• Knowledge of DoD networks and security standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, design, and execution of large-scale data center migrations.
• Create migration roadmaps and execution plans.
• Coordinate with infrastructure, network, storage, security, and apps teams.
• Produce architecture diagrams, runbooks, and handoff materials.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship.

Skills

Data center infra

Virtualization

Migrations

Cloud / Hybrid

Storage

Networking

Security & Compliance

Automation

Capacity planning

DoD 8140 IAT II

Education

Bachelor's Degree in relevant field

Tools

PowerShell

Ansible

Job description

GovCIO is currently hiring forData Center Engineer tosupport a moderinization effort. This position is located inHampton, VA and will bea fully onsite position.

Responsibilities

We are looking for a seasoned Data Center Architect to lead the planning, design, and execution of large-scale data center migration projects. This role is responsible for creating migration strategies that reduce risk and downtime while ensuring strong scalability, performance, and security. The ideal candidate has deep expertise across data center infrastructure, virtualization, storage, networking, and cloud integration, and thrives in fast-paced, transformation-focused environments.

• Design and lead end-to-end data center migration strategies, including on-premises to on-premises transitions, data center consolidations, and hybrid or cloud-adjacent migrations.
• Assess current data center environments, dependencies, and risks to create detailed migration roadmaps and execution plans.
• Architect target-state data center designs that align with business objectives, security standards, and compliance requirements.
• Collaborate closely with infrastructure, network, storage, security, and application teams to coordinate and execute migration activities.
• Establish standards, best practices, and architectural frameworks to support ongoing data center operations and future scalability.
• Lead technical decision-making across virtualization platforms, storage solutions, networking architectures, backup strategies, and disaster recovery planning.
• Oversee migration execution, including cutover planning, validation activities, and post-migration optimization.
• Identify and mitigate performance, availability, data integrity, and security risks throughout the migration lifecycle.
• Produce comprehensive documentation such as architecture diagrams, runbooks, migration plans, and operational handoff materials.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to engineering and operations teams.
• Investigates the technical capabilities of company services and competing equipment and/or solutions.
• Stays abreast of developments in hardware and software.
• Generates quantifiable requirements based on customer description, system planning and design, and ensures requirements comply through formal verification methods.
• Translates high level product development strategies into network and system requirement specifications and works with other engineering disciplines to develop lower-level detailed implementation requirements.
• Establishes and coordinates development of standards, practices, and procedures as related to the network and system development.
• Designs interfaces and brings network and system elements together so they work as a whole.
• Assesses performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures.
• Provides customer liaison and support for business development activities and to understand and shape requirements.
• Coordinates the planning, design, and installation of equipment, using knowledge of engineering and programming as well as sophisticated instruments and computers.
• Participates in system conceptual design and documentation of the design concepts.
• Designs, creates, and builds network services, equipment and devices.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience

Bachelor’s Degree with 12+ yrs experience

• Clearance Required: Top Secret/SCI

Required Skills:

• Deep expertise in data center infrastructure, including compute, storage, and networking
• Strong understanding of virtualization platforms (VMware, Hyper-V, KVM, etc.)
• Proficiency in designing and executing large-scale data center migrations
• Knowledge of cloud platforms and hybrid/cloud-adjacent architectures
• Experience with storage architectures (SAN, NAS, object storage)
• Advanced networking knowledge, including routing, switching, firewalls, and load balancing
• Familiarity with backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies
• Strong understanding of security frameworks, compliance requirements, and risk mitigation
• Ability to develop architectural standards, frameworks, and documentation
• Experience with automation and orchestration tools (PowerShell, Ansible, etc.)
• Proficiency in dependency mapping, workload analysis, and capacity planning
• DoD 8140 IAT Level II certification (Security+ CE,CCNA-Security,CySA+,CND)

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and troubleshooting skills
• Excellent communication and cross-team collaboration skills
• Ability to lead technical teams and provide mentorship
• Experience with DOD Networks (NIPR, SIPR, JWICS)
• Experience working in fast-paced, transformation-driven environments

Posted Salary Range

USD $230,000.00 - USD $240,000.00 /Yr.