Sr. Data Center Infrastructure Engineer II (6384)

As a Data Center Infrastructure Engineer youll design and sustain mission-critical data center environments with the goal to make an impact across the federal government. Our team is responsible for delivering secure high-availability infrastructure operations and youll contribute hands-on expertise that strengthens reliability resilience and the organizations ability to support critical missions.

We know that you cant have great technology services without amazing people. At MetroStar we are obsessed with our people and have led a two-decade legacy of building the best and brightest teams. Because we know our future relies on our deep understanding and relentless focus on our people we live by our mission: A passion for our people. Value for our customers.

If you think you can see yourself delivering our mission and pursuing our goals with us then check out the job description below!

What youll do:

• Use enterprise data center technologies to manage and operate servers storage networking and power systems supporting mission-critical environments within the federal government.
• Support and sustain high-availability operations by monitoring infrastructure health responding to incidents and troubleshooting complex hardware and facility issues.
• Design implement and improve data center infrastructure solutions that increase reliability performance and resiliency.
• Participate actively in Agile execution planning and technical discussions contributing immediately with hands-on expertise.
• Identify risks constraints and capacity concerns and communicate them clearly along with mitigation strategies and recommendations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure infrastructure changes are executed safely and with minimal operational impact.
• Apply best practices for security availability and operational excellence in secure high-visibility environments.
• Establish and maintain a high level of customer trust and confidence through disciplined execution ownership and technical excellence.

What youll need to succeed:

• Active Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility required.
• Possess DoD 8140 certification aligned to the 451 System Administrator work role such as Security Cloud SSCP CASP or CISSP.
• 8 years of direct experience designing implementing and managing geographically dispersed data center infrastructure in enterprise or mission-critical environments.
• Demonstrated experience ensuring the reliability scalability and efficiency of data center operations including servers storage networking power and environmental resource requirements.
• Hands-on experience administering virtualized data center platforms including VMware or equivalent enterprise virtualization technologies.
• Operational experience managing compute storage and network infrastructure including capacity planning performance optimization and lifecycle management.
• Hands-on experience supporting high-availability data center operations including monitoring fault isolation and incident response.
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology or a related engineering field is required. Relevant experience may substitute where appropriate.
• Ability to contribute immediately with minimal ramp-up in a mission-critical operational environment.
• Required technical certifications include VMware VCP-DCV or equivalent data center platform certification and Security.

SALARY RANGE: $170000 - $230000

The salary range for this position is determined based on qualifications skills and relevant experience. The final salary offered will be determined based on several factors including:

• The candidates professional background and relevant work experience
• The specific responsibilities of the role and organizational needs
• Internal equity and alignment with current team compensation
• This role is also eligible for additional compensation subject to the terms and policies of MetroStar which may include:
• Performance-based bonuses
• Company-paid training and/or certifications
• Referral bonuses