Clear Creek is seeking a highly skilled and self-driven
Lead Virtualization Systems Engineer (Converged) to support large-scale enterprise datacenters encompassing over 3,000 virtual machines. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, maintaining, and troubleshooting a VMware-based infrastructure and associated storage systems in a government environment. This senior-level position requires deep expertise in virtualization technologies and a strong commitment to supporting mission-critical systems. This position is available in
Washington, D.C. -or- Beltsville, MDResponsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Lead the end-to-end execution of hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) and private cloud deployments (VMware, Nutanix), providing technical directions to systems engineers
- Design, architect, and implement virtual infrastructure (VI) environments
- Maintain all VMware virtual infrastructure environments
- Manage all physical hardware hosting the virtual infrastructure
- Monitor availability and performance of all VI enterprise systems
- Maintain and provide VM backups
- Provide 24/7 Level 3 support to virtual infrastructure issues on a rotating basis
- Participate in design and architecture of data center network infrastructure
- Produce architectural documentation for logical and physical virtual infrastructure environments
- Provide and maintain customer virtual machines
- Work with vendors to provide government solutions to customers' needs
- Harden all infrastructure on the environment to agency standards
- Assist customers in designing and implementing enterprise solutions in a virtual environment
- Collaborate with other teams to provide infrastructure solutions for their needs
- Work independently without supervision and report back to the team of issues that may arise with the infrastructure
- Communicate issues and troubleshooting steps to management
- Manage resource utilization to ensure performance and plan for future growth
- Ability to lift 60lbs, and endure prolonged standing
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: - 7-10 years of demonstrated experience working with VMWare and understanding of the P2V (physical to virtual) process
- Experience with Hyperconverged systems such as Dell EMC VXRail and/or PowerFlex
- Deep knowledge of VMware VCF, ESXi, Nutanix, and storage technologies (vSAN/SDS)
- Expert experience with Linux/Windows operation systems
- Experience with Cisco networking
- Day-to-day data management and operational support for distributed data systems, including the entire lifecycle including planning; device and component preparation; solution testing; data placement; backup retention, recall, recovery; and deletion
- Experience with STIG compliance and implementation, secure virtual environments, capacity planning, performance, and reporting
- Active Top-Secret Clearance
Desired Skills:- Knowledge of/experience with Nutanix or Red Hat Virtualization
- Experience with PowerShell scripting
- Experience with ansible automation
- Hardware networking (Dell, HP, Cisco) experience
Salary at Seneca is based on a variety of factors including but not limited to location, experience, skill set, performance, licensure and certification, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The range of this position in other geographic locations may differ. The projected compensation range for this position is below. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of our total compensation package for employees.
The projected compensation range for this position is:
$125,000-$140,000 USD
