Virtualization Systems Engineer

MANTECH; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

MANTECH in Chantilly, VA seeks a motivated VMware Virtualization Systems Engineer to support enterprise-grade virtualization and end-user computing solutions across the Sponsor's environment. The role focuses on VMware vCenter/ESXi, Horizon View, and UAG, ensuring performance, security, and reliability.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in information systems or systems engineering, hands-on experience with vSphere, Horizon View, and UAG, and the ability to document architectures and operations

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressively responsible experience in Information Systems or systems engineering.
• Experience building, deploying, and upgrading VMware vSphere (vCenter and ESXi).
• Experience engineering and managing virtual desktop infrastructure using Horizon View.
• Experience installing, configuring, and maintaining UAG for secure authentication.
• Experience patching and troubleshooting physical hardware, especially HPE ProLiant/Synergy servers.
• Experience documenting complex infrastructure, VMs, vMotion, and distributed workloads.

Responsibilities

• Build, configure, monitor, upgrade, and troubleshoot environments using VMware vCenter and ESXi hosts (8.0).
• Create and manage virtual desktop environments with Horizon View Server (8.0).
• Monitor desktop health and Horizon View interactions with vCenter.
• Deploy and troubleshoot VMware Unified Access Gateway with Horizon View Server.
• Manage HPE ProLiant/Synergy hardware, BIOS, patches, and upgrades.
• Administer Windows Server OS (2019/2022) and Windows 11 on VMs and physical hosts.
• Maintain baselines and CM items using HPE iLO for out-of-band management.

Skills

VMware expertise

Horizon View

UAG (Unified Access Gateway)

Windows Server

Documentation

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Tools

VMware vCenter

ESXi

Horizon View Server

UAG

HPE iLO

Job description

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented VMware Virtualization Systems Engineer to join our team in Chantilly, VA.

This role supports the engineering, administration, and modernization of the Sponsor's virtualization infrastructure. You will leverage your technical expertise to maintain enterprise-grade infrastructure virtualization and end-user computing solutions deployed across the environment.

Responsibilities

• Build, configure, monitor, upgrade, and troubleshoot environments using the VMware vCenter server running VMware ESXi hosts for versions 8.0.
• Create, configure, and manage virtual desktop environments by building, deploying, and maintaining desktop pools within Omnissa Horizon View Server version 8.0.
• Monitor desktop health, troubleshoot pool issues, and manage how the Horizon View Server interacts with the vCenter Server.
• Build, deploy, configure, and troubleshoot the VMware Unified Access Gateway (UAG) in conjunction with the Horizon View Server.
• Load hypervisor software, configure the BIOS, patch, upgrade, and troubleshoot HPE hardware, specifically ProLiant DL360 G10, G11, and Synergy Servers.
• Administrate and engineer Microsoft Windows Server OS (Versions 2019 and 2022) and Workstation OS (Windows 11) on both virtual and physical hosts.
• Maintain system baselines and hardware configuration management items using HPE iLO for out-of-band management of physical servers.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED with 7+ years of progressively responsible experience in Information Systems and/or systems engineering.
• Significant technical experience building, deploying, and upgrading VMware vSphere (vCenter Server and ESXi hypervisor hosts).
• Demonstrated experience engineering and managing virtual desktop infrastructure using Omnissa Horizon View Server and desktop pools.
• Experience installing, configuring, and maintaining the VMware Unified Access Gateway (UAG) for secure authentication.
• Experience inventorying, patching, upgrading, and troubleshooting physical hardware, specifically HPE ProLiant and Synergy Servers.
• Experience creating and maintaining complex infrastructure documentation for virtual machines, live migration (vMotion), and distributed workloads.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP certification) or relevant VMware certifications.
• Understanding of storage arrays and networking that integrates with VMware virtual infrastructure.
• Experience operating and monitoring environments using VMware Aria Operations.
• Technical proficiency or familiarity with Linux operating systems.
• Self-starter with excellent people skills - able to work across teams to troubleshoot infrastructure and drive virtualization solutions throughout an organization.

Clearance Requirements

• An active TS/SCI with Polygraph is required for this position.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
• Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, and physical server hardware.
• Frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering technical presentations. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.