# Virtualization Engineer

**Company**: Leidos
**Location**: Arlington, VA
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $107,900.00 - $195,050.00
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Aerospace & Defence

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## Description

Leidos is seeking a Virtualization Engineer to support the Compartmented Enterprise Services Office (CESO) Task Order for the GIG Service Management – Operations II (GSM-O II) contract.

This role involves transforming the existing Secure Web Services (SWS) environment into a more mature service offering to meet the DoD and IC community needs. The successful candidate will have at least 10 years of hands-on engineering and testing experience in virtualized on-premise and cloud environments, with expertise in developing and implementing a VMWARE ESXi infrastructure.

**Primary Responsibilities:**

- Provide Tier 3 support to operations virtualization administrators.

- Maintain hardware and software components at vendor-supported levels.

- Maintain expert knowledge of ESXi hosts, clusters, and vSAN.

- Support mission-critical Continuity of Operations (COOP).

- Develop and participate in After Action Reports (AARs).

- Provide expert advice on managing and operating VMWARE clusters in the DISA CESO enterprise architecture.

- Evaluate current technologies and processes to identify gaps.

- Provide requirements and strategies for future cybersecurity operations.

- Participate in meetings with DISA CESO and mission partner working groups.

- Adhere to applicable DOD STIGs, DISA orders, and JSIG policy.

**Qualifications:**

- Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of directly relevant experience, or additional experience in lieu of degree.

- 6+ years of hands-on VMWARE experience in engineering, operations, and maintenance roles.

- Strong knowledge of VMWARE concepts and best practices.

- Experience working in a high op-temp, Top Secret environment.

- Active DOD TS/SCI security clearance.

- Willingness to take and maintain a CI/Poly.

- 8570 IAT Level II Baseline Certification.

**Preferred Qualifications:**

- VCP-VMWARE Certification.

- Prior experience with DISA and DISA's support to mission partners.

The position is 100% onsite in Arlington, VA, with occasional travel in and outside of the Washington Metro Area. The pay range for this role is $107,900.00 - $195,050.00.

## Skills

### Required
- VMWARE ESXi
- cloud environments
- cybersecurity operations
- ITIL/DevSecOps

### Nice to have
- VCP-VMWARE Certification
- DISA experience

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