This position supports a new Defense Health Agency program, and the start date will align with the program start.
You'll own the architecture and day-to-day health of a VMware vSphere estate of more than 2,000 virtual machines across two disconnected DoD enclaves in Chantilly, VA. You'll lead a host consolidation and refresh that moves the environment onto fewer, denser hosts in a smaller footprint, without disrupting the test events the program depends on. You'll work alongside platform engineers who build environments as code and a cyber team that keeps every system authorized.
What you'll do:
- Lead design and operation of vSphere 8 clusters, vCenter, vSAN and NSX across two enclaves
- Plan and run a consolidation and right-sizing program: dormant VM disposition, memory and CPU right-sizing, and fewer active hosts
- Plan the path from vSphere 8 to VMware Cloud Foundation 9
- Automate VM builds and configuration with Terraform, Packer and Ansible in GitLab CI
- Keep hosts and VMs patched and STIG-compliant, and support RMF evidence for authorizations
- Lead infrastructure change control and serve as technical lead for the operations team
Must have:
- 10 or more years designing and operating VMware vSphere, including environments of 1,000 or more VMs
- A professional-level VMware certification (VCP-DCV or higher) or equivalent experience
- Experience leading a host consolidation, hardware refresh or data center migration
- Hands-on automation with Terraform, Ansible or PowerCLI
- U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain the investigation DHA designates for privileged access
- DoD 8140 qualification for a privileged infrastructure role, or the ability to earn it within six months
Nice to have:
- An active Secret clearance or higher
- VCAP, VCDX or VMware Cloud Foundation experience
- Air-gapped or classified environment experience
- Experience supporting health IT or test-lab environments