Senior Data Center Engineer II with Security Clearance

Sr. Data Center Engineer II
As a Sr. Data Center Engineer II, you’ll design and sustain mission-critical data center environments with the goal to make an impact across the federal government. Our team is responsible for delivering secure, high-availability infrastructure operations, and you’ll contribute hands-on expertise that strengthens reliability, resilience, and the organization’s ability to support critical missions.

Location:

Onsite – Washington, DC
Type:
Salaried
Compensation: $170,000 - $230,000
Clearance:
Active Top Secret security clearance Due to federal security clearance requirements, applicant must be a United States Citizen with an active TS clearance. This is a full-time, permanent opportunity, offering a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. Qualified applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis.

What you’ll do:

• Use enterprise data center technologies to manage and operate servers, storage, networking, and power systems supporting mission-critical environments within the federal government.

• Support and sustain high-availability operations by monitoring infrastructure health, responding to incidents, and troubleshooting complex hardware and facility issues.

• Design, implement, and improve data center infrastructure solutions that increase reliability, performance, and resiliency.

• Participate actively in Agile execution, planning, and technical discussions, contributing immediately with hands-on expertise.

• Identify risks, constraints, and capacity concerns, and communicate them clearly along with mitigation strategies and recommendations.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure infrastructure changes are executed safely and with minimal operational impact.

• Apply best practices for security, availability, and operational excellence in secure, high-visibility environments.

• Establish and maintain a high level of customer trust and confidence through disciplined execution, ownership, and technical excellence.
What you’ll need to succeed:

• Active Top Secret security clearance.

• Possess DoD 8140 certification aligned to the 451 System Administrator work role, such as Security+, Cloud+, SSCP, CASP+, or CISSP.

• 8+ years of direct experience designing, implementing, and managing geographically dispersed data center infrastructure in enterprise or mission-critical environments.

• Demonstrated experience ensuring the reliability, scalability, and efficiency of data center operations, including servers, storage, networking, power, and environmental resource requirements.

• Hands-on experience administering virtualized data center platforms, including VMware or equivalent enterprise virtualization technologies.

• Operational experience managing compute, storage, and network infrastructure, including capacity planning, performance optimization, and lifecycle management.

• Hands-on experience supporting high-availability data center operations, including monitoring, fault isolation, and incident response.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related engineering field is required. Relevant experience may substitute where appropriate.

• Ability to contribute immediately with minimal ramp-up in a mission-critical operational environment.

• Required technical certifications include VMware VCP-DCV or equivalent data center platform certification and Security+.
This position is designated as essential personnel supporting continuity of operations and may require work during government shutdowns, emergencies, or other critical situations.
Final date to receive applications:
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled; candidates are encouraged to apply as early as possible for full consideration.
Additional Compensation:
This role may also be eligible for bonuses and/or additional incentives based on individual and company performance.
Benefits:
All full-time employees are eligible to participate in our benefits programs:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance

• 401(k) retirement plan with company match

• Paid time off (PTO) and holidays

• Parental Leave and dependent care

• Flexible work arrangements

• Professional development opportunities

• Employee assistance and wellness programs