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VMware Engineer
Remote - 75% travel in the US
Active Secret Clearance Required
Employment Options: 1099 Contract to Hire (No Third Parties)
Contract Duration: 6-12 Months
Responsibilities
Our client is looking for multiple VMware Engineers to join their team! In this role, you will travel to various Army bases in the U.S. to deploy and optimize VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) environments. You will work onsite alongside a specialized team of Architects and Staff Consultants, ensuring successful implementation, configuration, and troubleshooting of VCF infrastructure environments.
- Travel to assigned Army bases throughout the U.S. to provide onsite VCF deployment and support
- Analyze the customer’s existing infrastructure and collaborate with team members to develop an optimal deployment strategy
- Install, configure, and maintain VMware, ensuring stability and performance
- Troubleshoot and resolve network, storage, and virtualization issues within VCF environments
- Document processes and solutions clearly for both internal teams and customers
- Communicate effectively with stakeholders, providing timely status updates and recommendations
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree with 4+ years of relevant work experience or 7+ years of equivalent relevant work experience in lieu of a degree
- Proven experience with VMware v6, 7, and 8
- Hands-on experience deploying and optimizing VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)
- Strong networking knowledge and experience configuring and maintaining network environments
- NSX, VSAN, Vsphere experience
- Hands on engineer/ability to talk through technical requirements
- Ability to effectively troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure-related issues
- Excellent problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail
- Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in an onsite team environment
- Ability to travel up to 75% nationally
Education/Certification Requirements
- A bachelor's degree with 4+ years of relevant work experience or 7+ years of equivalent relevant work experience in lieu of a degree
- Security + or other relevant IAT II certification
- VCF certification (VMWare, VCF 5.2, VCF 9.0 certifications desired) (Must have within 60 days of starting)
Clearance Requirements
- Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and will need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; an active Secret clearance is required
