Senior Virtualization Architect (VMware vSphere)

Zaden Tech • Chantilly, VA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This position supports a new Defense Health Agency program, and the start date will align with the program start. You'll own the architecture and day-to-day health of a VMware vSphere estate of more than 2,000 virtual machines across two disconnected DoD enclaves in Chantilly, VA. You'll lead a host consolidation and refresh that moves the environment onto fewer, denser hosts in a smaller footprint, without disrupting the test events the program depends on. You'll work alongside platform engineers who build environments as code and a cyber team that keeps every system authorized.

Requirements

• 10 or more years designing and operating VMware vSphere, including environments of 1,000 or more VMs
• A professional-level VMware certification (VCP-DCV or higher) or equivalent experience
• Experience leading a host consolidation, hardware refresh or data center migration
• Hands-on automation with Terraform, Ansible or PowerCLI
• U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain the investigation DHA designates for privileged access
• DoD 8140 qualification for a privileged infrastructure role, or the ability to earn it within six months

Nice To Haves

• An active Secret clearance or higher
• VCAP, VCDX or VMware Cloud Foundation experience
• Air-gapped or classified environment experience
• Experience supporting health IT or test-lab environments

Responsibilities

• Lead design and operation of vSphere 8 clusters, vCenter, vSAN and NSX across two enclaves
• Plan and run a consolidation and right-sizing program: dormant VM disposition, memory and CPU right-sizing, and fewer active hosts
• Plan the path from vSphere 8 to VMware Cloud Foundation 9
• Automate VM builds and configuration with Terraform, Packer and Ansible in GitLab CI
• Keep hosts and VMs patched and STIG-compliant, and support RMF evidence for authorizations
• Lead infrastructure change control and serve as technical lead for the operations team

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed