Category: Senior IT Systems Engineer-Secret
Location: Joint Base Andrews
Clearance: Secret
Travel Required: No
Remote Type: No
*This role support on call rotation.
Sunayu, LLC is hiring a Senior Virtualization Engineer to provide operational support for VMware/Nutanix clusters at Air Force District of Washington (AFDW). The work will include:
- Designing, deploying, configuring, and maintaining VMware/Nutanix clusters.Monitor system metrics to ensure high availability, scalability, and peak performance of the VMware/Nutanix infrastructure.
- Perform troubleshooting and root cause analysis for complex technical issues.
- Provides SME level support for VMware & Nutanix infrastructures and trains other engineers on its use, maintenance, and cluster analysis.
- Maintain patches and upgrades to all hyper-converged software, applications, and the underlying hardware from Nutanix and VMware.
- Lead and support projects involving the migration of virtual machines and applications from legacy platforms (e.g., VMware) to the Nutanix platform.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive virtualization documentation for system configurations, security plans, and operational procedures to support compliance audits and ensure system integrity.
- Participate in weekly Internal Design Review (IDR)/ Change Control Board (CCB).
- Collaborate with other engineers to monitor and maintain physical hosts, storage, network, and security infrastructure, reporting issues and outages as necessary to management.
- Utilize VMware Aria Operations (FKA vRealize Operations Manager (vROPS)) to monitor vCenter environment and determine future virtualization capacity.Work closely with cybersecurity personnel, network engineers, and application owners to deliver secure, robust, and efficient solutions
- Ensure compliance with DoD mandates, including DISA STIGs and NIST SP 800-171.
- Support on call rotation.
Basic Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 12+ years of related experience or a Master's degree and 10+ years of experience, additional years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree.
- Must possess an active DoD Security Clearance (Secret or Top Secret).
- 10+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering with a strong focus on VMware and/or Nutanix environments.
- Requires a current 8140 IAT Level II (Intermediate or Advanced) certificate (CompTIA Security+).Active VMware Certified Professional (6.0 or higher) & Active Nutanix Certified Professional (NCP) or Nutanix Certified Systems Engineer (NCSE).
- Verifiable experience working within a DoD or defense contractor environment, with a strong understanding of its unique operational and security demands.
- Deep knowledge of virtualization technologies, including VMware and Nutanix.
- Strong expertise in Nutanix AOS, AHV, Prism, and Flow.Proficiency in managing Windows Server and Linux environments.
- Hands-on experience implementing and managing systems compliant with DISA STIGs and NIST SP 800-171.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with infrastructure automation tools such as Ansible or Terraform, and scripting languages like Python or PowerShell.
- Strong understanding of networking fundamentals, including switching, VLANs, firewalls, and micro-segmentation.
- Experience working in air-gapped or classified network environments (e.g., SIPRNet) is highly desirable.
- Experience Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) with Omnissa.Knowledge of Air Force, Pentagon, and/or AFNCR.Experience working at the Pentagon, Joint Base Andrews (JBA), and Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB).
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Who We Are
Sunayu, LLC serves as a premier technology partner to the Defense and Intelligence communities, delivering mission-critical engineering solutions across the nation. Our operations are anchored in a commitment to trust, accountability, and ethical transparency, ensuring the high-performance outcomes necessary to protect our country's most vital interests.
Culture
Our strength lies in our community: Our team prioritizes collaboration, professional growth, and encourages open communication. At Sunayu, we don't just secure the mission—we grow together.
Career Development
We support and encourage our team members to continue their professional growth by providing company-reimbursed training and continuing education of up to $5,000 per year. We also participate in many industry conferences and events where we share our expertise and experiences.
Pay Rate
Salary range considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills, as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits
- 3 Medical Plan Options
- Dental and Vision
- FSA, DCFSA, HSA
- Life/AD&D Insurance
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Training and Educational Assistance
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 11 Federal holidays
- 401k plan with up to a 6% match (100% immediate vesting)
Equal Opportunity Employer
Sunayu, LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status, marital status, genetic information, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree with 12 or more years of related experience, or a master's degree with 10 or more years of experience; additional relevant experience may substitute for education.
- Active DoD Secret or Top Secret security clearance.
- 10 or more years of infrastructure engineering experience focused on VMware and/or Nutanix environments.
- Current DoD 8140 IAT Level II certification, such as CompTIA Security+.
- Active VMware Certified Professional certification, version 6.0 or higher.
- Active Nutanix Certified Professional or Nutanix Certified Systems Engineer certification.
- Verifiable experience in a DoD or defense contractor environment.
- Deep knowledge of virtualization technologies, including VMware and Nutanix.
- Strong expertise in Nutanix AOS, AHV, Prism, and Flow.
- Proficiency managing Windows Server and Linux environments.
- Hands-on experience implementing and managing systems compliant with DISA STIGs and NIST SP 800-171.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Experience with Ansible or Terraform infrastructure automation tools.
- Experience with Python or PowerShell scripting.
- Strong understanding of switching, VLANs, firewalls, and micro-segmentation.
- Experience in air-gapped or classified network environments, such as SIPRNet.
- Experience with virtual desktop infrastructure using Omnissa.
- Knowledge of the Air Force, Pentagon, or AFNCR.
- Experience working at the Pentagon, Joint Base Andrews, or Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling.
What We Do
Sunayu is the catalytic agent of engineering change helping company’s, both large and small mature and evolve their technological footprint to resolve their most complex and enduring obstacles. We focus on a DevOps culture to implement and enhance infrastructure as code with specialties in cyber security and big data development. This methodology allows us to provide world class service to all of our customers. We foster a culture of innovation, hard teamwork, perseverance, balance and family. Sunayu delivers innovative creativity using bleeding edge technology. We will re-envision and remodel your infrastructure by focusing on automation, deployment, system engineering, analytics development, configuration management, and information security.
