Virtualization Engineer

Intone Networks Inc; Richmond (VA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Intone Networks Inc. seeks a Senior Virtualization Engineer to support and advance the Virginia Judiciaries’ enterprise virtualization environment. The role emphasizes reliability, performance, and security across VMware-based infrastructure.

The position is a hybrid telework role with 3+ onsite days. You will design, deploy, and maintain VMware environments, handle capacity planning, patching, DR, and security hardening, while mentoring junior engineers and collaborating with Systems, Network,

Qualifications

• 8+ years hands-on VMware vSphere and Windows Server experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT or related field.
• Strong proficiency with ESXi, vCenter Server, and virtual networking concepts.
• Experience with VMware clustering, HA/DRS, snapshots, templates, and VM lifecycle management.
• Automation experience with Ansible, PowerCLI, Terraform.
• Security fundamentals and VMware hardening knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain VMware vSphere environments (ESXi, vCenter).
• Perform capacity planning, performance tuning, and resource optimization.
• Manage virtual networking and storage configurations (vSAN/NFS/VMFS).
• Implement high availability, fault tolerance, clustering, and DR solutions.
• Oversee patching, upgrades, and lifecycle management for VMware components.
• Troubleshoot virtualization issues across compute, storage, and network layers.
• Create VM standards, policies, templates, and provisioning strategies.
• Ensure security by managing RBAC, certificates, and hardening guidelines.
• Automate administrative tasks and document architecture and changes.
• Mentor junior team members and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Skills

VMware vSphere

Windows Server

Virtual networking

Storage concepts

Automation scripting

RBAC security

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Technology

Tools

vSphere/vCenter

VMware HA/DRS

vSAN

ESXi

PowerCLI

Terraform

Ansible

GitOps pipelines

Job description

This position is designated as a hybrid telework role. The contingent worker will average 3+ days a week onsite .

Client is seeking a highly skilled Senior Virtualization Engineer to support and advance the Virginia Judiciaries enterprise virtualization environment. This contingent worker position will play a key role in ensuring the reliability, performance, and security of critical systems and infrastructure. The selected candidate will report to the Manager of the Systems and Operations Management team and will collaborate closely with technical staff to design, implement, and maintain virtualization solutions that meet organizational needs.

In addition to other occasional tasks, the candidate’s key responsibilities will be the following:

• · Design, deploy, and maintain VMware vSphere environments, including ESXi hosts and vCenter Server.
• · Perform capacity planning, performance tuning, and resource optimization across virtual infrastructures.
• · Manage virtual networking (vSwitches, distributed switches) and storage configurations (VMFS, NFS, vSAN).
• · Implement and maintain high?availability, fault?tolerance, clustering, and disaster recovery solutions.
• · Oversee patching, upgrades, and lifecycle management for VMware components and related hardware.
• · Troubleshoot complex virtualization issues involving compute, storage, and networking layers.
• · Create and enforce VM standards, policies, templates, and provisioning strategies.
• · Ensure security compliance by managing roles, permissions, certificates, and hardening VMware environments.
• · Automate administrative tasks when possible.
• · Collaborate with systems, network, and security teams on cross?functional infrastructure initiatives.
• · Document architecture, configurations, procedures, and change management activities.
• · Provide advanced support for production issues and mentor junior team members.

Minimum qualifications are the essential, non-negotiable requirements a candidate must meet to be considered for the position.

equivalent technical certification accepted.

• · 8+ years of hands?on experience administering VMware vSphere environments and Windows Server operating systems.
• · Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a closely related field;
• · Strong proficiency with ESXi, vCenter Server, and virtual networking concepts.
• · Experience with VMware clustering, HA/DRS, snapshots, templates, and VM lifecycle management.
• · Solid understanding of storage technologies such as SAN, NAS, iSCSI, NFS, and/or vSAN.
• · Working knowledge of networking fundamentals as they apply to virtualization: VLANs, trunking, LACP, jumbo frames, and network segmentation.
• · Familiarity with Windows and/or Linux server administration in enterprise environments.
• · Ability to troubleshoot complex issues across compute, storage, and network layers.
• · Experience with Ansible, PowerCLI, Terraform or similar scripting languages for automation.
• · Working knowledge of backup and disaster recovery solutions for virtual environments.
• · An Understanding of security best practices, RBAC, certificates, and VMware hardening guidelines. Hands?on experience administering enterprise server hardware platforms (Dell, Cisco UCS, HPE, etc.).
• · Some data center experience or the willingness to learn.
• · Strong documentation, communication, and change-management skills.

Preferred qualifications are desirable but non-mandatory job skills, experience, or education that make an applicant an ideal candidate, helping them stand out among other applicants who meet the minimum qualifications.

• · 12+ years of hands?on experience administering VMware vSphere environments and Windows Server operating systems.
• · Master’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a closely related field.
• · Deep hands?on experience designing, scaling, and optimizing enterprise VMware environments.
• · Strong understanding of virtual networking (vDS, VLANs, LACP) and storage performance concepts.
• · Background in infrastructure architecture, capacity planning, and performance engineering.
• · Demonstrated ability to lead infrastructure projects and mentor other engineers.
• · Experience implementing infrastructure automation pipelines, such as GitOps workflows, CI/CD?driven configuration deployments, or infrastructure?as?code standards across teams.
• · VMware Certified Professional (VCP) or equivalent real?world experience.
• · Hands on experience administering Linux operating systems (RHEL, SUSE, Alma, etc.).
• · Vendor certifications beyond VCP, such as VCIX / VCAP, MCSA/MCSE, RHCSA/RHCE, or storage?focused certifications that enhance cross?domain expertise.
• · Experience with other virtualization technologies and platforms (OpenShift, Hyper-V, ProxMox, etc.).
• · Experience with out?of?band management technologies like iDRAC, iLO, CIMC, XClarity, etc.
• · 2+ years data center experience.
• · Provision, configure, and harden Windows Server and other virtual server operating systems according to organizational standards and security best practices.
• · Manage Active Directory related server functions, including domain joins, OU placement, Group Policy application, and coordination with identity teams.
• · Configure and maintain core Windows Server roles such as DNS, DHCP, file/print services, IIS, RDS, and certificate services depending on environment needs.
• · Automate and standardize server builds using templates, unattended installation files, and configuration management tools to ensure consistent deployments.
• · Perform OS?level patching, updates, and lifecycle management for Windows virtual servers, ensuring compliance with security and operational policies.
• · Implement and maintain backup, recovery, and snapshot strategies for Windows and other servers.