Senior System Engineer (VMware)

TISTA Science and Technology Corporation

12d•$85,730 - $101,500•Remote

About The Position

Are you a Senior System Engineer who would like to have a positive impact for millions of people? If so, we may have an opportunity for you! TISTA associates enjoy above Industry Healthcare Benefits, Remote Working Options, Paid Time Off, Training/Certification opportunities, Healthcare Savings Account & Flexible Savings Account, Paid Life Insurance, Short-term & Long-term Disability, 401K Match, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program, Paid Holidays, Military Leave, and much more! A Senior VMware vSphere Administrator is responsible for architecting, deploying, securing, and optimizing enterprise virtualization environments. This role supports mission-critical systems, ensures high availability, and leads modernization initiatives across VMware, storage, compute, and hybrid-cloud integrations.

Requirements

10+ years of experience administering VMware vSphere environments in enterprise settings.
Strong expertise with ESXi, vCenter, DRS/HA, vMotion, VMFS, and virtual networking concepts.
Experience with VMware Updates Manager/Lifecycle Manager.
Experience with Ansible, OpenShift Virtualization, and Kubernetes
Skilled in scripting/automation with PowerCLI or PowerShell.
Strong understanding of SAN, NAS, iSCSI, and storage architecture.
Experience with Windows and/or Linux server administration.
Knowledge of security hardening standards (STIGs, CIS benchmarks, or equivalents).
Ability to lead complex projects and work independently in a senior/SME role.
Excellent communication and documentation abilities.
Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and architecture planning skills.
Ability to collaborate across teams and lead senior-level technical discussions.

Nice To Haves

VMware certifications (VCP-DCV, VCAP, or VCIX).
Experience with Aria Automation Orchestration
Experience in hybrid cloud environments (AWS, Azure, VMware Cloud).
Experience with Ansible, Terraform, or CI/CD automation pipelines
Background in enterprise backup tools (Veeam, Commvault, Rubrik, etc.).

Responsibilities

Design, deploy, and maintain VMware vSphere environments, including ESXi hosts, vCenter Server, clusters, and virtual networking.
Lead capacity planning, performance tuning, and lifecycle management for VMware infrastructure.
Implement and manage VMware technologies such as VMware Aria Suite/vSphere Foundation (as applicable)
Ensure platform reliability through proactive monitoring, patching, upgrades, and configuration hardening.
Develop and maintain automation workflows using PowerCLI, PowerShell, or similar tooling.
Support disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity strategies using SRM or related solutions.
Integrate virtualization platforms with storage arrays, backup systems, and enterprise security controls.
Troubleshoot complex virtualization, compute, and storage issues across multi-site environments.
Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and architecture guidance to engineering and operations teams.
Produce documentation, diagrams, SOPs, and change-controlled configuration updates.