Join a high-impact Enterprise Hosting Services team supporting secure hybrid infrastructure for a critical financial institution. This Sr. Systems Engineer role offers the opportunity to work across on-premises virtualization, AWS GovCloud, Kubernetes, automation, and emerging AI capabilities in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support hybrid infrastructure across on-premises data centers and AWS GovCloud environments.
• Administer and optimize VMware vSphere and ESXi platforms for enterprise workloads.
• Manage Kubernetes operations across on-premises VMware-based platforms and AWS EKS.
• Support application modernization efforts by migrating and tuning workloads across cloud and on-premises systems.
• Implement and improve logging, monitoring, and observability across hybrid environments.
• Contribute to security engineering efforts, including hardening, compliance automation, and vulnerability management.
• Build infrastructure as code solutions and support CI/CD workflows using Terraform and GitLab.
• Partner with cross-functional teams in an agile setting and use Jira to track work and delivery.
• Help ensure systems align with NIST 800-53 and FISMA-related compliance requirements.
• Automate operational processes and strengthen reliability across infrastructure platforms.
• Support hybrid cloud strategy and contribute to architectural planning and technical decision-making.

Skills

• 7+ years of experience supporting enterprise-grade ESXi and VMware server environments.
• Strong background in planning, deploying, testing, troubleshooting, and maintaining large VMware implementations.
• Deep understanding of ESXi operations, VLANs, data center environments, and hybrid cloud architectures.
• Hands-on experience with VMware vSphere administration and cluster management.
• Experience with on-premises data center operations and AWS GovCloud.
• Working knowledge of NIST 800-53 controls and FISMA compliance requirements.
• Experience with audit logging, monitoring, and security-focused infrastructure practices.
• Proficiency with Terraform and GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience collaborating in agile teams and working with Jira.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and collaboration skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Aria Automation, Aria Orchestrator, and Aria Operations.
• PowerShell and PowerCLI scripting experience.
• Kubernetes fleet management experience, including VKS, EKS, or Mirantis.
• Exposure to application modernization and containerization initiatives.
• Experience supporting AI/ML infrastructure or cloud-native AI capabilities.
• Relevant VMware or Kubernetes certifications such as CKA or CKAD.
• Background in financial services or federal government environments.

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