VMware Infrastructure Engineer

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We are looking to Hire a Talented Professional for the below Job opportunity with one of our clients
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Position: VMware Infrastructure Engineer

Location: Crownsville MD - Hybrid in Maryland (Tue/Thu)

Duration: Long Term Contract

Job Description:

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Enterprise Virtualization Management
  • Administer and manage large-scale VMware environments including VMware vSphere and VMware vCenter Server
  • Design configure and maintain ESXi hosts clusters and resource pools
  • Optimize virtual infrastructure performance capacity and scalability
• High Availability & Disaster Recovery
  • Implement high-availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) solutions aligned to RPO/RTO requirements
  • Configure and manage disaster recovery technologies (replication failover failback)
  • Execute DR testing failover scenarios and recovery validation
  • Ensure business continuity across critical applications and infrastructure platforms
• Storage Integration & Optimization
  • Integrate VMware platforms with enterprise storage (SAN/NAS vSAN)
  • Manage storage provisioning replication strategies and performance tuning
  • Collaborate with storage teams supporting NetApp Infinidat or similar platforms
• Core Infrastructure Services
  • Support dependencies including:
    • DNS DHCP IPAM
    • TCP/IP networking and segmentation strategies
  • Ensure alignment of virtual infrastructure with enterprise network architecture
• Security & Compliance
  • Implement security hardening across:
    • Hypervisors (ESXi)
    • Management planes (vCenter admin tools)
    • East-west traffic controls within virtual environments
  • Support vulnerability remediation and compliance requirements (e.g. SOC-driven scans)
  • Maintain adherence to state and enterprise security policies
• Operational Support & Troubleshooting
  • Provide Tier 3 support for production-impacting incidents
  • Perform root cause analysis and implement long-term corrective actions
  • Participate in on-call rotations and after-hours support for critical outages
  • Maintain operational documentation and standard operating procedures
• Change Management & Governance
  • Execute infrastructure changes in accordance with enterprise change management processes
  • Document design decisions configurations and implementation steps
  • Participate in CAB reviews and ensure minimal risk to production systems
  • Support audit requests and regulatory compliance requirements
    
    Education and Years of Experience:
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems Engineering or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 7 years of experience in enterprise infrastructure engineering
• 5 years of hands-on VMware experience (vSphere vCenter ESXi) in large-scale environments

Required Skills & Certifications:

• Deep expertise in:
  • VMware vSphere vCenter and ESXi administration
  • HA/DR architectures (SRM replication backup platforms)
  • Enterprise storage systems (SAN/NAS vSAN replication technologies)
• Strong working knowledge of:
  • DNS DHCP IPAM
  • TCP/IP networking VLANs and segmentation
  • Windows Server and Linux operating systems
• Experience with:
  • Backup and recovery tools (e.g. vRanger Azure Backup or similar)
  • Monitoring and performance tuning tools

Preferred Requirements:

• VMware certifications (VCP VCAP or equivalent)
• Experience supporting state/local government or regulated environments
• Familiarity with:
  • NetApp or enterprise storage platforms
  • Cloud integration (AWS Azure hybrid environments)
• ITIL or comparable operational framework certification

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