Senior Virtualization & Storage Engineer
Listed on 2026-10-16
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IT/Tech
Systems Engineer, IT Infrastructure, Cloud Computing: Infrastructure & Operations, Disaster Recovery IT
Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Senior Virtualization & Storage Engineer to support a company focused on delivering secure, mission-critical infrastructure solutions within Department of Defense classified environments. This position is on-site in San Diego, CA. The Senior Virtualization & Storage Engineer will design, administer, and optimize enterprise virtualization and storage platforms that support classified operations and high-availability workloads. This individual will serve as a senior technical resource responsible for maintaining resilient infrastructure, improving performance, and supporting modernization initiatives across compute and storage environments.
Join a team supporting critical national defense missions by ensuring the reliability, security, and scalability of enterprise infrastructure systems.
- Engineer, administer, and optimize VMware vSphere/ESXi environments, including clusters, resource pools, distributed switches, and high availability configurations.
- Design, implement, and maintain Dell enterprise storage platforms, SAN/NAS environments, replication strategies, snapshots, and capacity planning initiatives.
- Perform troubleshooting and performance optimization across virtualization, storage, networking, and compute infrastructure layers.
- Support infrastructure automation, Dev Sec Ops integrations, and containerized or traditional virtual machine workloads through scripting and orchestration tools.
- Ensure compliance with RMF, DISA STIGs, and DoD cybersecurity requirements while maintaining documentation and operational runbooks.
- 10+ years of experience supporting enterprise virtualization, storage, and infrastructure environments.
- Hands-on experience with VMware vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, Xen, and Dell enterprise storage platforms (Power Store, Unity, Power Max, or similar technologies).
- Strong troubleshooting experience across compute, storage, networking, and virtualization technologies within secure environments.
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- Active Secret Security Clearance.
- DoD 8570 IAT Level II Certification (Security+, CySA+, GSEC, SSCP, GICSP, or CCNA Security).
- Experience supporting DoD or classified environments and working within RMF and STIG compliance frameworks.
Salary Range:
$160,000 - $170,000 depending on experience
Full Benefits Package:PTO, Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Tuition Reimbursement, Sick Leave as required by law
Keywords:Senior Virtualization Engineer, Storage Engineer, VMware ESXi, VMware vSphere, vCenter Administration, Xen Hypervisor, Dell Power Store, Dell Unity, Dell Power Max, SAN, NAS, Storage Engineering, Infrastructure Engineer, Systems Engineer, Dev Sec Ops , DoD, Secret Clearance, RMF, STIG, Power Shell, PowerCLI, Python, Virtualization Architecture, Disaster Recovery, High Availability, Enterprise Storage, Classified Environment, NIWC, Defense Technology, Infrastructure Automation, VMware Administration, Data Center Engineering
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