Virtualization Platform Engineer

LLNL•Livermore, CA

1d•$175,530 - $222,564•Onsite

About The Position

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is hiring a Virtualization Platform Engineer to design, implement, and manage virtualization infrastructure supporting enterprise applications and services for the NNSA’s business services and programmatic missions. The position is within the Enterprise Infrastructure Services Division of the Computing Directorate and supports the NNSA Program. Full-time on-site presence is required. The role may be filled at either the SES.2 or SES.3 level based on knowledge and related experience; additional responsibilities apply at SES.3. The engineer designs, implements, and supports highly available VMware virtual infrastructures in private cloud environments. The position includes configuring and maintaining VMware clusters and platforms; automating service orchestration, monitoring, configuration management, security, and patch management; and collaborating with customers and technical teams to deliver virtualization solutions. It also supports the full lifecycle of VMware architectures, including risk analysis, capacity planning, architecture and development, quality assurance, documentation, standards enforcement, implementation, upgrades, security compliance, vulnerability remediation, and performance monitoring. Day-to-day operational support spans development, test, production, and disaster recovery environments. At the SES.3 level, the engineer independently manages advanced tasks and competing priorities, applies advanced technical expertise to complex problems, develops automation and cross-platform monitoring tools and procedures, and leads deployment and lifecycle management of cloud management platforms such as VMware Cloud Director/VMware Aria Suite and VMware Cloud Foundation. The position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. The role is a Career Indefinite position open to Lab employees and external candidates. The stated annual salary ranges are $146,340–$185,544 at SES.2 and $175,530–$222,564 at SES.3.

Requirements

Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required for clearance.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business Administration with a concentration in Computer/Management Information Systems, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and related experience.
Comprehensive experience installing, configuring, administering, and supporting VMware platforms, including vCenter, ESXi, vSAN, NSX, Aria, KMS, and storage encryption.
Broad experience managing VMware clusters and resources, including DRS/HA, host and guest configuration, compute, storage, networking, VDS/VSS, VM templates, health monitoring, and performance optimization.
Comprehensive experience designing, migrating, upgrading, and lifecycle-managing VMware environments, including vMotion, Storage vMotion, capacity planning, architecture, patching, and disaster recovery.
Proficient experience automating VMware operations using PowerCLI, PowerShell, Python, Ansible, and Infrastructure as Code approaches for orchestration, configuration management, monitoring, and service delivery.
Broad knowledge and experience implementing VMware security, including authentication, role-based access control, certificates, hardening, vulnerability remediation, and compliance with NIST, DISA, SCAP, and STIG requirements.
Comprehensive knowledge of VMware compute, storage, and network architectures, including SAN, NFS, iSCSI, vSAN, VDS, and VSS, across development, test, production, and disaster recovery environments.
Proficient verbal and written communication skills to collaborate effectively in a team environment and explain, present, and document technical information to management and customers.
At SES.3, advanced knowledge and significant experience architecting and optimizing complex VMware environments, including vCenter, ESXi, vSAN, NSX, Aria, compute, storage, networking, clustering, high availability, disaster recovery, and multi-environment operations.
At SES.3, advanced application and development experience creating automation and Infrastructure as Code solutions with PowerCLI, PowerShell, Python, Ansible, and related tools for provisioning, configuration management, monitoring, patching, upgrades, and lifecycle operations.
At SES.3, advanced knowledge and significant experience applying cybersecurity principles to VMware and supporting operating systems, including identity and access management, certificates, encryption, security baselines, vulnerability remediation, and compliance with NIST, DISA, SCAP, and STIG requirements.

Nice To Haves

Hands-on experience ingesting virtualization logs into Splunk or a similar SIEM environment.
Proven experience working in compliance-driven, secure environments and managing large-scale enterprise COTS application implementations.
Relevant professional certifications or training, such as VMware Certified Professional (VCP) or Red Hat Certified Specialist in Virtualization.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and support highly available VMware virtual infrastructures for enterprise IT service delivery across private cloud environments.
Configure and maintain VMware clusters, including vCenter, ESXi hosts, and vSAN, following standards for scalability, resilience, and security.
Automate and manage service orchestration, monitoring, configuration management, security, and patch management for VMware virtual servers and associated infrastructure.
Collaborate with customers, IT managers, developers, system administrators, database administrators, and security specialists to deliver VMware-based virtualization solutions.
Support the lifecycle management of VMware systems architectures through risk analysis, capacity planning, architecture design, development, quality assurance, documentation, standards enforcement, implementation, upgrades, security compliance, vulnerability remediation, and performance monitoring.
Provide day-to-day maintenance and operational support for multiple VMware virtual infrastructure platforms across development, test, production, and disaster recovery environments.
Configure VMware resources for ongoing and new development and operational requirements, including patching, upgrades, and resource allocation.
Provide technical recommendations and guidance on VMware vSphere configuration and setup within established architecture and security requirements.
At SES.3, independently manage multiple advanced tasks and competing stakeholder priorities, meet deadlines, and effectively leverage team members’ skills.
At SES.3, apply advanced technical expertise to solve complex problems and develop innovative solutions, using sound judgment in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria.
At SES.3, develop and implement tools and procedures supporting advanced automation and cross-platform/environment monitoring.
At SES.3, lead deployment, integration, and lifecycle management of cloud management platforms such as VMware Cloud Director/VMware Aria Suite and VMware Cloud Foundation, including automation, orchestration, monitoring, and ongoing management of private cloud resources.
Perform other duties as assigned.