VMWARE Infrastructure Engineer

• Enterprise Virtualization Management
• • Administer and manage large-scale VMware environments, including VMware vSphere and VMware vCenter Server
  • Design, configure, and maintain ESXi hosts, clusters, and resource pools
  • Optimize virtual infrastructure performance, capacity, and scalability
     
• High Availability & Disaster Recovery
• • Implement high-availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) solutions aligned to RPO/RTO requirements
  • Configure and manage disaster recovery technologies (replication, failover, failback)
  • Execute DR testing, failover scenarios, and recovery validation
  • Ensure business continuity across critical applications and infrastructure platforms
     
• Storage Integration & Optimization
• • Integrate VMware platforms with enterprise storage (SAN/NAS, vSAN)
  • Manage storage provisioning, replication strategies, and performance tuning
  • Collaborate with storage teams supporting NetApp, Infinidat, or similar platforms
     
• Core Infrastructure Services
• • Support dependencies including:
  • • DNS, DHCP, IPAM
    • TCP/IP networking and segmentation strategies
  • Ensure alignment of virtual infrastructure with enterprise network architecture
     
• Security & Compliance
• • Implement security hardening across:
  • • Hypervisors (ESXi)
    • Management planes (vCenter, admin tools)
    • East-west traffic controls within virtual environments
  • Support vulnerability remediation and compliance requirements (e.g., SOC-driven scans)
  • Maintain adherence to state and enterprise security policies
     
• Operational Support & Troubleshooting
• • Provide Tier 3 support for production-impacting incidents
  • Perform root cause analysis and implement long-term corrective actions
  • Participate in on-call rotations and after-hours support for critical outages
  • Maintain operational documentation and standard operating procedures
     
• Change Management & Governance
• • Execute infrastructure changes in accordance with enterprise change management processes
  • Document design decisions, configurations, and implementation steps
  • Participate in CAB reviews and ensure minimal risk to production systems
  • Support audit requests and regulatory compliance requirements
     

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 7+ years of experience in enterprise infrastructure engineering
• 5+ years of hands-on VMware experience (vSphere, vCenter, ESXi) in large-scale environments

• Deep expertise in:
• • VMware vSphere, vCenter, and ESXi administration
  • HA/DR architectures (SRM, replication, backup platforms)
  • Enterprise storage systems (SAN/NAS, vSAN, replication technologies)
     
• Strong working knowledge of:
• • DNS, DHCP, IPAM
  • TCP/IP networking, VLANs, and segmentation
  • Windows Server and Linux operating systems
     
• Experience with:
• • Backup and recovery tools (e.g., vRanger, Azure Backup or similar)
  • Monitoring and performance tuning tools
     

• VMware certifications (VCP, VCAP, or equivalent)
• Experience supporting state/local government or regulated environments
• Familiarity with:
• • NetApp or enterprise storage platforms
  • Cloud integration (AWS, Azure hybrid environments)
     
• ITIL or comparable operational framework certification

Background Requirements: Must be able to complete a required fingerprint background investigation.