Principal Data Center Infrastructure Engineer (VMware Engineer)

Quadrant Inc

Washington, DC

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
SKILLS
Agile Programming Methodologies, Best Practices, CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professional, Capacity and Performance Management, Cloud Computing, Communication Skills, CompTIA Security+, Computer Science, Cross-Functional, Data Administration, Data Management, DoD Directive 8140, DoD Directive 8570, Federal Government, Hardware Virtualization, Health Plan, High Availability, Identify Issues, Incident Response, Information Technology & Information Systems, Network Administration/Management, Network Operations Center, Performance Management, Performance Tuning/Optimization, Risk Analysis, SSCP - Systems Security Certified Practitioner, Spatial Data, Systems Administration/Management, VMWare, VMWare Certifications, VMWare Certified Professional (VCP), Virtualization
LOCATION
Washington, DC
POSTED
Today

Principal Data Center Infrastructure Engineer (VMware Engineer)
Washington DC
Annual Salary: $220,000


MUST:
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Issued Top Secret with SCI security clearance.
Possess DoD 8140 certification aligned to the 451 System Administrator work role, such as Security+, Cloud+, SSCP, CASP+, or CISSP.
8+ years of direct experience designing, implementing, and managing geographically dispersed data center infrastructure in enterprise or mission-critical environments.
Demonstrated experience ensuring the reliability, scalability, and efficiency of data center operations, including servers, storage, networking, power, and environmental resource requirements.
Hands-on experience administering virtualized data center platforms, including VMware or equivalent enterprise virtualization technologies.
Operational experience managing compute, storage, and network infrastructure, including capacity planning, performance optimization, and lifecycle management.
Hands-on experience supporting high-availability data center operations, including monitoring, fault isolation, and incident response.
Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related engineering field is required. Relevant experience may substitute where appropriate.
Ability to contribute immediately with minimal ramp-up in a mission-critical operational environment.
Required technical certifications include VMware VCP-DCV or equivalent data center platform certification and Security+.
Sec + required
VCP-DCV (Required)

DUTIES:
Use enterprise data center technologies to manage and operate servers, storage, networking, and power systems supporting mission-critical environments within the federal government.
Support and sustain high-availability operations by monitoring infrastructure health, responding to incidents, and troubleshooting complex hardware and facility issues.
Design, implement, and improve data center infrastructure solutions that increase reliability, performance, and resiliency.
Participate actively in Agile execution, planning, and technical discussions, contributing immediately with hands-on expertise.
Identify risks, constraints, and capacity concerns, and communicate them clearly along with mitigation strategies and recommendations.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure infrastructure changes are executed safely and with minimal operational impact.
Apply best practices for security, availability, and operational excellence in secure, high-visibility environments.
Establish and maintain a high level of customer trust and confidence through disciplined execution, ownership, and technical excellence.

Quadrant is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a protected veteran, or status as an individual with a disability. Healthcare benefits are offered to all eligible employees according to compliance mandated by the Affordable Care Act.

About the Company

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Quadrant Inc

Quadrant is a full-life cycle staff augmentation agency providing a proven "rapid fire" approach in responding to the needs of our clients. Quadrant offers a comprehensive suite of staffing solutions for organizations in the Healthcare, Medical, Dental, Information Technology, HR and Government contract sectors.

Our clients have come to include some of the largest and most recognized brand named companies in the Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD metropolitan regions. Quadrant is a DOD TOP Secret cleared facility and holds a Maryland Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Virginia SWaM certification. Quadrant's clients are rapidly hiring a mix of healthcare, medical, dental, information technology, recruiting and HR professionals.

Quadrant is recognized as the largest Healthcare Staffing agency in the Washington DC area. We support every major healthcare system and thousands of area healthcare practices. Our healthcare division focuses on all clinical and nonclinical staff with the exception of physicians. Our database boasts hundreds of thousands of local screened healthcare professionals; the largest in the area. Our resources enable us to respond to our clients requests quickly, generally within 24 hours of request on mainstream orders.

Our Information Technology clients support a broad mix of commercial and federal government agencies. Our clients include government contractors who support projects with federal agencies such as U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Institutes of Health(NIH), U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, FDA, FBI, USPTO, DHS, DHHS, DOD, DOJ, DOE, DISA, and USPS. In addition to our federal portfolio, Quadrant also supports a range of commercial clients focusing in software, telecom, mobile, web and healthcare development.

Whether you are a job seeker or a company with open positions to fill we will bridge the talent gap. Contact any of our seasoned professional recruiters or account managers and we will walk you through our proven staffing methodology. We offer a consultative approach to both potential employee and employer. We seek the right match, at the right time, every time.

COMPANY SIZE
500 to 999 employees
INDUSTRY
Healthcare Services
FOUNDED
2017
WEBSITE
http://www.quadrantinc.com/