Seneca Holdings

Virtualization Systems Engineer – Active Top Secret Clearance Required

Seneca Holdings

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Washington, D.C. • District of Columbia, Washington • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $120,000 - $140,000 per year

Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

Tech Stack

CloudCyber SecurityVMware

About the role

  • Design and architect secure VMware vSphere environments leveraging converged and hyperconverged platforms (e.g., VxRail)
  • Deploy, operate, and maintain virtual infrastructure and network virtualization (NSX-T)
  • Manage and monitor performance, capacity, and availability using VMware Aria Operations (formerly vRealize), vCenter alerts, and third-party tools
  • Maintain compliance with DoD STIGs and Zero Trust principles across all virtual platforms
  • Implement and manage VM lifecycle, including provisioning, backups, replication, and decommissioning
  • Ensure environment observability and health with proactive alerting and trend analysis
  • Lead root cause analysis for incidents and develop preventive measures
  • Document and maintain logical and physical diagrams, SOPs, and system baselines
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams (network, security, cloud) to deliver integrated solutions
  • Manage infrastructure patching, hardening, and firmware updates in coordination with cybersecurity requirements
  • Develop future-state roadmaps for virtualization modernization, including automation and cloud integration
  • Support on-call rotation for 24/7 mission-critical operations

Requirements

  • 5–7 years of hands-on experience with VMware vSphere 7.x or 8.x, including vCenter, ESXi, and vSAN
  • Strong understanding of Dell Power EDGE and Cisco M220, including HCI architecture, deployment, and troubleshooting
  • Experience with VM monitoring platforms (e.g., Aria Operations, SolarWinds, Zabbix, Dynatrace, or similar)
  • Strong grasp of P2V migrations, snapshot and backup strategies, and disaster recovery planning
  • Familiarity with DoD STIGs and infrastructure hardening practices
  • Experience in large-scale datacenter operations and virtualization performance tuning
  • Active DoD Top Secret clearance (or Secret with ability to upgrade)
  • Working knowledge of Layer 2/3 networking (Cisco), VLANs, vSwitches, and NSX
Benefits
  • medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • life
  • disability
  • voluntary benefit programs (critical illness, hospital, and accident)
  • health savings and flexible spending accounts
  • retirement 401K plan
  • paid leave programs

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
VMware vSphere 7.xvCenterESXivSANNSX-TVM lifecycle managementP2V migrationsdisaster recovery planninginfrastructure hardeningvirtualization performance tuning
Soft skills
leadershipcollaborationproblem-solvingcommunicationdocumentation
Certifications
DoD Top Secret clearanceDoD Secret clearance