Sr. Virtualization & Storage Engineer
Listed on 2026-10-15
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IT/Tech
Systems Engineer, Cybersecurity, IT Infrastructure, Cloud Computing: Infrastructure & Operations
Position Title: Sr. Virtualization & Storage Engineer
Clearance Level: Secret
Position Status: 6-month contract to permanent
Pay Rate: $77-83/hr
Conversion Salary: $160-170K
Position
Description:
Our client is looking for a Senior Virtualization & Storage Engineer for an onsite position in San Diego, CA. They are a government IT and cybersecurity contractor providing technology services to the U.S. Department of Defense and other federal agencies. ISS specializes in cybersecurity, network and systems engineering, IT infrastructure, software development, and technical support for mission-critical government programs.
You will support the NIWC PAC Information Technology Management Support Services contract. This is a hands‑on senior engineering role focused on designing, optimizing, and sustaining enterprise virtualization and storage platforms that underpin mission-critical systems. You will be providing deep expertise in VMware ESXi environments and Dell enterprise storage systems.
Virtualization Engineering- Engineer, administer, and optimize VMware vSphere / ESXi environments.
- Manage clusters, resource pools, distributed switches, and high availability configurations.
- Perform host lifecycle management, patching, and upgrades.
- Troubleshoot performance issues across compute, memory, and network virtualization layers.
- Design and maintain resilient virtualization architectures supporting classified workloads.
- Support VM provisioning automation and integration with Dev Sec Ops workflows.
- Engineer and administer Dell enterprise storage platforms (Power Store, Unity, Power Max, or equivalent).
- Configure and manage SAN/NAS environments.
- Implement LUN provisioning, storage tiering, replication, and snapshot strategies.
- Optimize storage performance and capacity planning.
Ensure backup integrity and disaster recovery readiness. - Troubleshoot storage connectivity and performance issues (iSCSI, FC, NFS, etc.).
- Support containerized and traditional VM-based workloads.
- Migration from VMware to Xen experience preferred
- Integrate virtualization platforms into secure CI/CD and infrastructure automation efforts.
- Support compliance with DISA STIGs, RMF controls, and DoD cybersecurity requirements.
- Collaborate with Windows, cloud, network, and security engineers to maintain secure and resilient infrastructure.
- Contribute to automation efforts using scripting (Power Shell, PowerCLI, Python, etc.).
- Maintain architecture documentation and operational runbooks.
- 10+ years of relevant experience; senior-level role with exposure to complex tasks
- Required Certification: IAM II (one of the following) CASP+, CAP, CISM, GLSLC, CISSP (or Associate).
- Experience operating within DoD cybersecurity frameworks (RMF, STIG compliance)
- VMware vSphere / ESXi
- vCenter administration
- Xen
- Dell enterprise storage platforms
- Experience supporting DoD or classified environments
- Strong troubleshooting skills across compute, storage, and network layers
We are a client-driven provider of strategic IT consulting services and workforce solutions to government and industry. Headquartered in Reston, VA, with additional offices in Alabama and Maryland, we serve clients nationwide. Our success is driven by a strong corporate culture, engaging work, competitive compensation, professional training, and career advancement opportunities. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and value diversity in our workplace.
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