System Virtualization Engineer

Corps Solutions•Quantico, VA

16h•Onsite

About The Position

The System Virtualization Engineer reports to the MSTP Project Manager and receives work direction derivatives from the Communications and Information Systems Lead. This role involves monitoring and maintaining virtual infrastructure, performing lifecycle upgrades, migrations, and remediation of technical issues. The engineer will provide Level 1-3 engineering, support, and solution installation across various locations, including data center, deployed facilities, and tactical network locations, as well as disaster recovery operations. Key responsibilities include serving as the Point of Contact (POC) for system health, performance, and capacity, driving service standardization, automation improvement, and participating in an on-call rotation. The role requires configuring, installing, operating, and maintaining Dell and Cisco server platforms and VMware environments, utilizing Veeam Availability Suite for backup and replication, and ensuring compliance with DISA STIGs. Expertise in hypervisor management, paravirtualization, and VCF components is essential. The engineer will also design, operate, and troubleshoot SAN systems and server infrastructures, and administer disaster recovery strategies. Daily administration and maintenance of physical and virtual servers, directory services, storage systems, client management, security configurations, and system updates are also part of the role.

Requirements

IAT Level II: Baseline Certification - IAW DoD 8140.01 required (CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, SSCP)
A minimum of one valid Computing Environment (CE)/Operating System (OS) Certificate (i.e. MS Windows Server 2012 R2 Cert, MS Windows 10 cert, a VMware 6.0 Cert)
At least 3 years in IA technology or a related area.
Must possess and maintain training and certifications sufficient to be granted privileged access to Marine Corps information technology (IT) and information systems (IS)
At least five years of experience in IT, which should include successful experience as an enterprise team member or lead.
Systems: Windows Server 2012 R2 and 2016, Windows 10 Client enterprise environments, Microsoft Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), SQL Server; VMware.
Proficient in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Project, and SharePoint.
Strong communication and presentation skills.
Able to read, write, and communicate effectively in English.
Able to design and write clear communications and present training programs.
Excellent organizational, planning, problem-solving, prioritization, interpersonal skills, and able to instinctively adapt, plan, inform and influence.
Qualification as an authorized company driver is required.
All authorized company drivers must have a valid driver’s license, current automobile insurance, and a driving record that is acceptable to the company’s auto insurance provider.

Nice To Haves

Preferred level of certifications and experience include: MCSE: Core Infrastructure, MCSA: Windows Server 2016
Certification and expert knowledge experience support Windows and Linux virtualization in VMware technologies, ESXi on VMware vSphere v6.7/v6.5/v6.0/v5.5, vCenter, and MS PowerShell automation
MEF level operational military experience in communications with prior experience at the field grade level (0602, 0603, 0699) or equivalent.

Responsibilities

Monitor and maintain virtual infrastructure, performing lifecycle upgrades, migrations, and remediation of technical issues.
Provide Level 1-3 engineering, support, and solution installation across data center, deployed facilities, and tactical network locations, including disaster recovery operations.
Serve as POC for system health, performance, and capacity, including in feature deployment, drive service standardization, automation improvement, and on-call rotation participation.
Configure, install, operate, and maintain Dell and Cisco server platforms and VMware environments (vCenter, vSphere, ESXi 5.5–6.5, vSAN, SRM, Virtual Volumes, Unity Sync).
Utilize Veeam Availability Suite, Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam Availability Orchestrator, Veeam ONE, Veeam Management Pack (MP), and Veeam Agents.
Ensure full compliance with DISA STIGs and remediate findings across server, network, and virtualization environments.
Apply virtualization expertise—including hypervisor management, paravirtualization, and VCF components (SDDC Manager, vSphere, vSAN, NSX for vSphere).
Design, operate, and troubleshoot SAN systems and classified/unclassified server infrastructures (blade chassis, storage arrays, rack hardware, Windows/Linux servers) and support VMware data migration and platform management.
Plan, design, integrate, and administer disaster recovery strategies to ensure continuity of operations for MSTP environments.
Conduct daily administration and maintenance of physical and virtual servers, directory services, storage systems, client management, security configurations, and system updates.