Hyperconverged Infrastructure Engineer

Koniag Government Services•Washington, DC

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Koniag Technology Solutions, a Koniag Government Services company, is seeking an experienced, customer-oriented Hyperconverged Infrastructure Engineer to support an enterprise data center environment hosting more than 3,000 virtual machines. The role designs, implements, and maintains VMware-based infrastructure and hyperconverged storage systems, providing operational support across the data lifecycle while meeting performance, security, and compliance standards. The position is onsite in Washington, DC, and requires the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance or suitability determination. This is for a future new business opportunity. The engineer will monitor and support hyperconverged platforms such as Dell EMC VxRail and administer VMware vSAN environments. The role also involves capacity planning, performance analysis, compliance reporting, infrastructure upgrades and migrations, documentation, and participation in incident response and root cause analysis. Koniag Government Services is an Alaska Native-owned corporation supporting federal government agencies through enterprise solutions, professional services, and operational management.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
5–10 years of hands-on experience in enterprise infrastructure engineering.
Expert knowledge of VMware virtualization technologies.
Experience with hyperconverged infrastructure systems such as Dell EMC VxRail.
Expert knowledge of VMware vSAN.
Strong technical expertise designing, implementing, and maintaining VMware-based infrastructure at enterprise scale.
Advanced troubleshooting skills for storage-level issues in hyperconverged and virtualized environments.
Experience managing data lifecycle processes, including backup, retention, recall, recovery, and deletion.
Strong understanding of capacity planning, performance optimization, and infrastructure reporting.
Knowledge of compliance and security requirements applicable to enterprise data center operations.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a large-scale, mission-critical IT environment.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to document technical processes and configurations clearly.
Ability to obtain and maintain the required security clearance or suitability determination.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting federal government or large enterprise data center environments.
VMware certifications such as VMware Certified Professional (VCP) – Data Center Virtualization or VCP – Desktop and Mobility.
Dell EMC or VxRail-specific certifications.
Familiarity with scripting or automation tools such as PowerShell or Python for infrastructure management.
Experience with disaster recovery planning and business continuity in a virtualized environment.
Knowledge of networking and storage protocols relevant to hyperconverged infrastructure, such as iSCSI, NFS, and Fibre Channel.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain VMware-based infrastructure and related storage, and troubleshoot storage-level problems.
Provide operational support for distributed data systems throughout the data lifecycle, including planning, device and component preparation, solution testing, data placement, backup retention, recall, recovery, and deletion.
Monitor and maintain hyperconverged infrastructure platforms, such as Dell EMC VxRail, to support performance, availability, and reliability.
Administer and troubleshoot VMware vSAN environments, resolving storage and performance issues.
Perform capacity planning and performance analysis to identify and address infrastructure growth needs.
Ensure infrastructure operations meet compliance obligations, security requirements, and organizational policies.
Generate and maintain reports on system performance, capacity, and compliance status.
Collaborate with cross-functional IT teams on infrastructure upgrades, migrations, and sustainment activities.
Document system configurations, standard operating procedures, and troubleshooting guides.
Participate in incident response and root cause analysis for infrastructure outages or performance degradation.