VCF Platform Engineer 1

HDR, Inc.; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 83,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Employee ownership / ownership culture

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

HDR, Inc. is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Operations Engineer to support VMware vSphere, SDDC Manager, and VCF tasks in a production environment. The role emphasizes on-site work with 24/7 coverage and on-call readiness, ensuring stability and efficient incident response.

Qualified candidates have 3+ years in virtualization and infrastructure automation (PowerCLI, Python, or Ansible) and a solid understanding of compute, storage, and networking in data centers. HDR, Inc.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in infrastructure operations or virtualization.
• Hands-on VMware vSphere administration and ESXi host/cluster management.
• Solid Linux and Windows Server administration knowledge.
• Experience with automation tools (PowerCLI, Python or Ansible).
• Familiarity with datacenter concepts: compute, storage, networking, patching, monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Perform day-to-day operational support for the VCF private cloud platform.
• Administer SDDC Manager, workload domains, and vSphere cluster operations.
• Execute routine platform tasks: host adds/removals, cluster maintenance, certificates, health checks.
• Assist with VCF lifecycle: patches, upgrades, remediation activities.
• Provision infrastructure resources and support deployment of workload domains.
• Monitor platform health, escalation of risks and recurrent issues.
• Participate in incident response as a first responder for infra/platform issues.
• Maintain IAAC templates, standard builds, and golden VM images.
• Cross-train across compute, storage, and networking components.
• Maintain runbooks, docs, and knowledge articles.

Skills

VMware vSphere

vSAN

NSX concepts

Linux administration

Windows Server administration

PowerCLI

Python

Ansible

ESXi hosts management

VMware clustering

Tools

PowerCLI

Python

Ansible

Job description

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?

Watch Our Story: ' https://www.hdrinc.com/our-story'

Perform day-to-day operational support for the VCF private cloud platform under established procedures and guidance.

Support administration of SDDC Manager, workload domains, and vSphere cluster operations.

Execute routine platform tasks such as host adds/removals, cluster maintenance, certificate updates, and health checks.

Assist with VCF lifecycle operations including patching, upgrades, and remediation activities.

Provision infrastructure resources and support deployment of workload domains and virtual machine hosting environments.

Monitor platform health, utilization, and capacity; escalate risks, threshold concerns, and recurring issues to senior engineers or the Platform Manager.

Participate in incident response as a first responder for infrastructure and platform issues.

Support maintenance of infrastructure-as-code templates, standard builds, and golden VM images.

Cross-train across compute, storage, and networking components within VCF.

Maintain operational documentation, runbooks, and support knowledge articles.

Schedule & Presence: This on-site role supports 24/7 operations through real-time collaboration, standard shifts occur within a 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM window, Monday through Friday. Additionally, this position requires scheduled on-call flexibility and the ability to remain reasonably reachable during off-hours for critical business continuity.

Preferred Qualifications

• VMware certification such as VCP-VCF or VCP-DCV.


• Exposure to SDDC Manager operations.


• Familiarity with vSAN and NSX concepts.


• Exposure to enterprise monitoring and alerting platforms.


• Experience supporting standardized virtual server hosting environments.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in infrastructure operations, virtualization, or systems administration.


• Hands-on experience with VMware vSphere administration.


• Experience managing ESXi hosts, clusters, and virtual machines.


• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code concepts and repeatable deployment methods.


• Working knowledge of Linux and Windows Server administration.


• Experience with at least one scripting or automation tool such as PowerCLI, Python, or Ansible.


• Understanding of core datacenter concepts including compute, storage, networking, patching, and monitoring.


• Ability to support operational tasks in a production environment with attention to change control and service stability.

What We Believe

HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other\'s life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.

Our Commitment

As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.

Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.

We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, employee health, performance, and success, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus and tuition reimbursement. The expected compensation range for this position depends upon skills, experience, education and geographical location. (Stated benefits are for full-time regular positions. Temporary and part-time roles eligible for limited benefits.)

Folsom, CA; Denver, CO; Englewood, CO: $91,476 - $130,680

Minneapolis, MN; St. Paul, MN: $87,318 - $124,740

Pennington, NJ: $95,634 - $136,620

Woodcliff Lake, NJ: $103,950 - $148,500

Olympia, WA: $83,160 - $118,800

Primary Location

United States-Nebraska-Omaha

Other Locations

United States-Arizona-Phoenix, United States-Minnesota-St. Paul, United States-Texas-Austin, United States-Missouri-Kansas City, United States-South Carolina-Columbia, United States-Colorado-Denver, United States-Virginia-Vienna, United States-Minnesota-Saint Louis Park, United States-California-Folsom, United States-Oregon-Portland, United States-New Jersey-Pennington, United States-New Jersey-Woodcliff Lake, United States-Florida-Orlando, United States-Pennsylvania-Harrisburg, United States-Oregon-Salem, United States-Texas-Fort Worth, United States-Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh, United States-Texas-San Antonio, United States-Texas-Dallas, United States-New Mexico-Albuquerque, United States-Washington-Olympia, United States-Colorado-Englewood

Industry

IT

Schedule

Full-time

Employee Status

Regular

BusinessClass: Marketing and Admin

Job Posting

May 28, 2026