Provide technical leadership for enterprise virtualization infrastructure
Design, implement, and maintain highly available, secure virtualization platforms
Develop long-term modernization roadmaps
Lead architectural reviews and ensure alignment with DoD reference architectures
Oversee capacity planning, performance optimization, and lifecycle refresh strategies
Lead administration of enterprise virtualization environments
Architect and manage virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solutions
Review and approve configuration changes, patching strategies, and upgrades
Lead root cause analysis for critical outages or performance degradation
Ensure compliance with DoD cybersecurity policies
Support ATO processes and audit readiness activities
Implement secure configuration baselines and hardening procedures
Oversee day-to-day virtualization operations
Implement backup, disaster recovery, and continuity of operations (COOP) capabilities
Develop standard operating procedures (SOPs) and technical documentation

Active Top Secret clearance (SCI eligibility strongly preferred)
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field (Master’s preferred)
15+ years of progressive experience in systems engineering or virtualization
Deep expertise in VMware vSphere, ESXi, vCenter
VDI solutions (Horizon or equivalent)
Storage integration (SAN/NAS, iSCSI, Fibre Channel)
Virtual networking (vSwitches, distributed switches, NSX preferred)
High availability (HA), DRS, clustering, and failover architectures
Experience supporting classified DoD environments.
Strong understanding of RMF and ATO processes
DISA STIGs
Zero Trust principles
Backup and disaster recovery solutions

Virtualization Systems Engineer – SME

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