Sr. VMWare Engineer
Rockville, MD
Client Opportunities – Information Technology /
Contract -to - Hire /
On-site
Job Summary:
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior VMware Engineer to join our IT Infrastructure team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, deploying, managing, and maintaining VMware environments, with a strong focus on creating and supporting VMware clusters. This role plays a critical part in ensuring the high availability, performance, and security of our virtualized infrastructure. This is a 4.5 month contract to hire and is eligible for hybrid flexibility after conversion.
Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and maintain VMware clusters (vSphere, ESXi, vCenter) across multiple environments.
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize virtual environments to ensure optimal performance and availability.
- Perform capacity planning and resource management within VMware environments.
- Implement and manage backup and disaster recovery solutions for virtualized infrastructure.
- Collaborate with network, storage, and security teams to ensure seamless infrastructure integration.
- Patch, upgrade, and maintain VMware host systems and associated components.
- Develop and maintain documentation for VMware systems architecture, configurations, and standard operating procedures.
- Support and enforce security compliance and best practices within virtual environments.
- Participate in the planning and execution of data center migrations, consolidations, and expansions.
- Provide escalation support for complex VMware issues and mentor junior team members.
$40 - $50 an hour
