VMWare Infrastructure Engineer

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VMWARE Infrastructure Engineer

Client: State of Maryland

POP: 12 months

Location: Hybrid; Baltimore, MD

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s 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

• 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 Skills

• 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
  
  

TASKS

• 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 finish

• 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