Sr. VMWare Platform Engineer - Washington D.C.
2 weeks ago
Job description
Sr. VMWare Platform Engineer / Virtualization EngineerOverview:
The VMware Platform Engineer is responsible for the installation, configuration, operating and hardening enterprise virtualization and hyper-converged infrastructure environments. This role supports mission-critical workloads by managing VMware platforms, storage systems, and integrated networking components, while ensuring compliance with security standards and operational best practices. The engineer works closely with application, security, and network teams to maintain platform stability and support ongoing modernization and automation efforts.
Key Responsibilities:
VMware Platform Management
- Install, configure, and support VMware vSphere (8.x) environments, including ESXi hosts and vCenter.
- Administer and maintain NSX-T and/or NSX-V for virtual networking and security services.
- Manage vSAN clusters, including performance monitoring, fault domain configuration, and lifecycle management.
- Perform upgrades, patches, and break/fix troubleshooting across the VMware stack.
- Operate and support hyper-converged platforms, with preference for DellEMC VxRail and PowerFlex clusters.
- Conduct capacity planning, health monitoring, and performance analysis.
- Execute firmware, BIOS, and component upgrades in coordination with change management processes.
- Troubleshoot hardware and software issues impacting cluster availability or performance.
- Administer block and file storage solutions (Dell/EMC preferred).
- Perform LUN provisioning, masking, zoning coordination, and file system administration.
- Support backup, replication, and data protection activities in alignment with enterprise standards.
- Monitor storage utilization and performance trends to support future growth planning.
- Configure and maintain top-of-rack (ToR) switches supporting virtualization and storage traffic.
- Manage VLANs, trunking, and IP routing required for virtualized environments.
- Collaborate with network teams to ensure proper integration of virtual and physical networking components.
- Troubleshoot connectivity, latency, and throughput issues affecting platform services.
- Develop and maintain infrastructure automation using Ansible (preferred).
- Automate provisioning, patching, configuration drift remediation, and compliance checks.
- Support infrastructure-as-code and repeatable deployment patterns where applicable.
- Improve operational efficiency through scripting and workflow optimization.
- Apply DISA STIGs and vendor-specific hardening guides to hardware and software components.
- Support vulnerability scanning, remediation, and audit activities.
- Ensure platforms meet security, compliance, and accreditation requirements.
- Coordinate with cybersecurity teams on risk mitigation and incident response.
- Produce and maintain run books, standard operating procedures, and knowledge base articles.
- Create and update change control records and technical documentation.
- Partner with application, security, and network teams to resolve incidents and deliver infrastructure projects.
- Provide technical input for platform design, upgrades, and lifecycle planning.
- Strong hands-on experience administering VMware vSphere environments in production.
- Experience with NSX-T and/or NSX-V virtual networking.
- Practical knowledge of hyper-converged infrastructure operations.
- Experience managing enterprise storage platforms and supporting virtualized workloads.
- Working knowledge of Layer 2/Layer 3 networking concepts in data center environments.
- Experience applying security hardening standards and supporting vulnerability remediation.
- Ability to troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues across compute, storage, and network domains.
- Experience with DellEMC VxRail and/or PowerFlex.
- Experience using Ansible for infrastructure automation.
- Familiarity with DISA STIG implementation in regulated environments.
- Experience supporting environments with formal change management and compliance requirements.
- Relevant certifications (VMware, DellEMC, or infrastructure/security related).
- Enterprise data center and/or hybrid infrastructure environment.
- Collaboration with cross-functional technical teams.
- Participation in maintenance windows, on-call rotations, and planned upgrade activities as required.
Similar jobs
We're looking for innovative professionals who thrive in mission-critical environments and are passionate about shaping the future of air traffic management. · This is your chance to make an impact on one of the world's most vital transportation infrastructures, working alongside ...
1 month ago
Dice is seeking Devops and IT Security Engineer Premium III Platform Engineer with advance Terraform skills. · We need an IaC developer. · ...
2 weeks ago
We are seeking a highly skilled Platform Engineer to help build automate and maintain our scalable secure and resilient cloud infrastructure. · Automate provisioning scaling and management of infrastructure using Terraform ensuring security compliance and reusability of component ...
1 week ago
We are looking for a Platform Engineer who has expertise in Azure, AKS and Terraform. · Terraform ...
2 weeks ago
We're looking for innovative professionals who thrive in mission-critical environments and are passionate about shaping the future of air traffic management. · This is your chance to make an impact on one of the world's most vital transportation infrastructures, working alongside ...
1 month ago
The Senior Platform Engineer will be responsible for designing, building, and optimizing cloud infrastructure solutions on Microsoft Azure. · Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent work experience). · 7+ years ...
3 weeks ago
This is a long-term contract onsite in Reston VA. Lead the design deployment and operational support of enterprise micro-segmentation strategies using Illumio Adaptive Security Platform across hybrid environments.Lead the design deployment configuration and optimization of Illumi ...
1 month ago
This is a long-term contract onsite in Reston VA, Southeast DC or College Park MD. · Lead the design deployment and operational support of enterprise micro-segmentation strategies using Illumio Adaptive Security Platform ASP across hybrid environments. · Architect and implement Z ...
3 weeks ago
Looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to support a large U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) program. · ...
1 month ago
Design deploy and manage scalable secure infrastructure on Azure using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code best practices. · Build operate and optimize AKS/Kubernetes clusters to support containerized and cloud-native applications. ...
3 weeks ago
We're looking for innovative professionals who thrive in mission-critical environments and are passionate about shaping the future of air traffic management. · ...
1 month ago
We are seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to support a large init responsible for enforcing federal antitrust laws and promoting fair competition in the marketplace. · Lead the design and implementation of scalable, reliable, and secure cloud-based platform solutions using Azure ...
1 week ago
This position is for a Platform Engineer for a technical development program supporting the Sponsor's IdAM/ICAM programs located on a secure network. · The Platform Engineer will design, develop, and implement reliable, robust, and resilient systems used by software development t ...
3 weeks ago
The company is seeking a Jira Platform Engineer to manage and integrate Jira SaaS in Atlassian Gov Cloud (AGC) with client systems. · The role requires technical expertise and strategic understanding of Agile, DevSecOps, and enterprise integrations. · ...
1 month ago
+Blu Omega LLC seeks a Databricks Platform Engineer to support a Federal client onsite in Atlanta, GA or DC Metro. · +Own Databricks Account Console and multi-workspace administration. · Implement enterprise identity and access capabilities. · Architect Unity Catalog governance. ...
4 days ago
We are seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to join our team in the DC area. This role will involve designing and implementing scalable cloud infrastructure solutions on Microsoft Azure. · ...
3 weeks ago
We are seeking a Platform Engineer to support DevSecOps platform infrastructure and operations for mission-critical government systems. · We provide a culture where our employees are challenged to meet their career goals and aspirations, while still obtaining a work/life balance. ...
1 month ago
We are seeking a seasoned Endace Implementation & Sustainment Engineer to architect, deploy, integrate, and operate Endace packet capture, monitoring, and network recording platforms across a large, · distributed enterprise.The ideal candidate has deep experience in network foren ...
2 weeks ago
The Senior Platform Engineer will be responsible for designing cloud infrastructure solutions on Microsoft Azure. The role involves ensuring the platform is scalable and secure while collaborating with cross-functional teams. Key responsibilities include leading design and implem ...
3 weeks ago
This is a full-time, · remote role for a Senior Platform Engineer. The candidate will play · a critical role in designing, developing, · and optimizing enterprise-level platforms.Analyzing system requirementsTroubleshooting and resolving issuesOversceeing infrastructure developme ...
1 week ago
We're hiring a staff-level contributor who will own two core workstreams: Modern analytics dashboarding—updating and migrating our Qlik app(s) ensuring exclusive data sourcing from Databricks repos and making it straightforward to add new organizations to the dashboards; and User ...
1 month ago