Internship Network Virtualization Engineer Jobs in Baltimore, MD

Clear Creek Federal is part of the Seneca Nation Group (SNG) portfolio of companies. SNG is Seneca Holdings' federal government contracting business that meets mission-critical needs of federal civilian, defense, and intelligence community customers. Our portfolio comprises multiple subsidiaries that participate in the Small Business Administration 8(a) program. To learn more about SNG, visit the website and follow us on LinkedIn . Our team of talented individuals is what makes us successful. To support our team, we provide a balanced mix of benefits and programs. Your total rewards package includes competitive pay, benefits, and perks, flexible work-life balance, professional development opportunities, and performance and recognition programs. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life, and disability, voluntary benefit programs (critical illness, hospital, and accident), health savings and flexible spending accounts, and retirement 401K plan. One of our fundamental principles is to offer competitive health and welfare benefits to our team members, providing coverage and care for you and your family. Full-time employees working at least 30 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in our benefits and paid leave programs. We pride ourselves on our collaborative work environment and culture, which embraces our mission of providing financial and non-financial benefits back to the members of the Seneca Nation. Clear Creek is seeking a highly skilled and self-driven Lead Virtualization Systems Engineer (Converged) to support large-scale enterprise datacenters encompassing over 3,000 virtual machines. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, maintaining, and troubleshooting a VMware-based infrastructure and associated storage systems in a government environment. This senior-level position requires deep expertise in virtualization technologies and a strong commitment to supporting mission-critical systems. This position is available in Washington, D.C. -or- Beltsville, MD Responsibilities include, but are not limited to : * Lead the end-to-end execution of hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) and private cloud deployments (VMware, Nutanix), providing technical directions to systems engineers * Design, architect, and implement virtual infrastructure (VI) environments * Maintain all VMware virtual infrastructure environments * Manage all physical hardware hosting the virtual infrastructure * Monitor availability and performance of all VI enterprise systems * Maintain and provide VM backups * Provide 24/7 Level 3 support to virtual infrastructure issues on a rotating basis * Participate in design and architecture of data center network infrastructure * Produce architectural documentation for logical and physical virtual infrastructure environments * Provide and maintain customer virtual machines * Work with vendors to provide government solutions to customers' needs * Harden all infrastructure on the environment to agency standards * Assist customers in designing and implementing enterprise solutions in a virtual environment * Collaborate with other teams to provide infrastructure solutions for their needs * Work independently without supervision and report back to the team of issues that may arise with the infrastructure * Communicate issues and troubleshooting steps to management * Manage resource utilization to ensure performance and plan for future growth * Ability to lift 60lbs, and endure prolonged standing Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: * 7+ years of demonstrated experience working with VMWare and understanding of the P2V (physical to virtual) process * Experience with Hyperconverged systems such as Dell EMC VXRail and/or PowerFlex * Deep knowledge of VMware VCF, ESXi, Nutanix, and storage technologies (vSAN/SDS) * Expert experience with Linux/Windows operation systems * Experience with Cisco networking * Day-to-day data management and operational support for distributed data systems, including the entire lifecycle including planning; device and component preparation; solution testing; data placement; backup retention, recall, recovery; and deletion * Experience with STIG compliance and implementation, secure virtual environments, capacity planning, performance, and reporting * Active Top-Secret Clearance Desired Skills: * Knowledge of/experience with Nutanix or Red Hat Virtualization * Experience with PowerShell scripting * Experience with ansible automation * Hardware networking (Dell, HP, Cisco) experience Salary at Seneca is based on a variety of factors including but not limited to location, experience, skill set, performance, licensure and certification, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The range of this position in other geographic locations may differ. The projected compensation range for this position is below. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of our total compensation package for employees. The projected compensation range for this position is: $125,000 - $140,000 USD Equal Opportunity Statement: Seneca Holdings provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, genetic information and/or predisposing genetic characteristics, victim of domestic violence status, veteran status, or other protected class status. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation and training. The Company also prohibits retaliation against any employee who exercises his or her rights under applicable anti-discrimination laws. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company does give hiring preference to Seneca or Native individuals. Veterans with expertise in these areas are highly encouraged to apply.