Senior Virtualization Engineer

Leidos•Camp Springs, MD

1d•$131,300 - $237,350•Onsite

About The Position

Leidos is seeking a talented Senior Virtualization Engineer to join their team on the AFNCR IT Services program at Joint Base Andrews. The role involves providing support services for information systems for Headquarters Air Force (HAF), Air Force District of Washington (AFDW), Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), Joint Chiefs of Staff, and other Air Force activities within the AFNCR. The environment is fast-paced and challenging, supporting critical operations at locations including the Pentagon, Joint Base Andrews, and Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling. This position is within the Leidos Digital Moderization team, offering opportunities for growth and development.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 12+ years of related experience or a Master's degree and 10+ years of experience; additional years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree.
Must possess an active DoD Security Clearance (Secret or Top Secret).
10+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering with a strong focus on VMware and/or Nutanix environments.
Requires a current 8140 IAT Level II (Intermediate or Advanced) certificate (CompTIA Security+).
Active VMware Certified Professional (6.0 or higher) & Active Nutanix Certified Professional (NCP) or Nutanix Certified Systems Engineer (NCSE).
Verifiable experience working within a DoD or defense contractor environment, with a strong understanding of its unique operational and security demands.
Deep knowledge of virtualization technologies, including VMware and Nutanix.
Strong expertise in Nutanix AOS, AHV, Prism, and Flow.
Proficiency in managing Windows Server and Linux environments.
Hands-on experience implementing and managing systems compliant with DISA STIGs and NIST SP 800-171.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.

Nice To Haves

Experience with infrastructure automation tools such as Ansible or Terraform, and scripting languages like Python or PowerShell.
Strong understanding of networking fundamentals, including switching, VLANs, firewalls, and micro-segmentation.
Experience working in air-gapped or classified network environments (e.g., SIPRNet) is highly desirable.
Experience with Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) with Omnissa.
Knowledge of Air Force, Pentagon, and/or AFNCR.
Experience working at the Pentagon, Joint Base Andrews (JBA), and Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB).

Responsibilities

Provide operational support for VMware/Nutanix clusters Air Force District of Washington (AFDW), including designing, deploying, configuring, and maintaining these clusters.
Monitor system metrics to ensure high availability, scalability, and peak performance of the VMware/Nutanix infrastructure, performing troubleshooting and root cause analysis for complex technical issues.
Provide SME level support for VMware & Nutanix infrastructures and train other engineers on its use, maintenance, and cluster analysis.
Maintain patches and upgrades to all hyper-converged software, applications, and the underlying hardware from Nutanix and VMware.
Lead and support projects involving the migration of virtual machines and applications from legacy platforms (e.g., VMware) to the Nutanix platform.
Develop and maintain comprehensive virtualization documentation for system configurations, security plans, and operational procedures to support compliance audits and ensure system integrity.
Participate in weekly Internal Design Review (IDR)/ Change Control Board (CCB).
Collaborate with other engineers to monitor and maintain physical hosts, storage, network, and security infrastructure, reporting issues and outages as necessary to management.
Utilize VMware Aria Operations (FKA vRealize Operations Manager (vROPS)) to monitor vCenter environment and determine future virtualization capacity.
Work closely with cybersecurity personnel, network engineers, and application owners to deliver secure, robust, and efficient solutions, ensuring compliance with DoD mandates, including DISA STIGs and NIST SP 800-171.
Support on-call rotational duties.