VMWare Engineer

Role Summary

The VMware Systems Administrator will support, maintain, and optimize enterprise virtualized infrastructure in a complex technical environment. This role is responsible for VMware vSphere technologies, including ESXi hosts, vCenter Server, clusters, resource pools, storage, and virtual networking. The position focuses on infrastructure stability, security, performance, capacity, and availability while collaborating with cross-functional technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain VMware vSphere environments, including ESXi hosts, vCenter Server, clusters, and resource pools.
• Monitor and optimize virtual machine performance, capacity, and resource allocation.
• Provision, configure, clone, snapshot, and manage virtual machines throughout their lifecycle.
• Manage and troubleshoot VMware infrastructure, including vCenter and ESXi.
• Support SAN/NAS storage connectivity, LUN provisioning, and datastore management.
• Maintain VMware HA, DRS, vMotion, and other availability features.
• Apply patches, updates, and firmware upgrades to VMware hosts and supporting hardware.
• Troubleshoot virtualization issues across compute, storage, and networking environments.
• Collaborate with Windows and Linux administrators to support virtualized workloads.
• Maintain technical documentation, procedures, and infrastructure diagrams.
• Provide Tier 2/3 support and participate in on-call rotations as needed.

Qualifications

• Relevant education, training, certifications, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of IT experience, including hands-on VMware administration experience.
• 3–5 years of experience administering VMware vSphere environments.
• DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification or higher, such as Security+ CE, CISSP, or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge of VMware ESXi, vCenter Server, clusters, HA, DRS, and vMotion.
• Experience with virtual networking, including vSwitches, distributed switches, VLANs, and NIC teaming.
• Familiarity with SAN/NAS storage, LUN provisioning, and datastore management.
• Ability to troubleshoot performance issues across compute, storage, and networking layers.
• Experience administering Windows or Linux servers in virtualized environments.
• Strong understanding of virtualization best practices, resource management, and capacity planning.
• Strong communication, documentation, problem-solving, and teamwork skills.

Publishing Pay Range: $130,000.00 - $180,000.00 USD Annually

This position is based in office and requires employee to work on-site.