Virtualization Engineer

Role: Virtualization Engineer

Location: Harrisburg, PA 17120.( 1 day on-site)

(Local to PA only - No Relocation or other state candidates allowed to submit)

Position Summary:

The Virtualization Engineer is responsible for the architecture, implementation, optimization, and lifecycle management of the enterprise VMware virtualization environment. This role serves as a subject matter expert across the full VMware ecosystem, ensuring high availability, performance, security, and scalability of virtualized compute, storage, and networking platforms. The ideal candidate has extensive hands-on experience with VMware's core infrastructure products and demonstrates strong leadership, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities.

Skill Matrix

• Extensive hands-on experience with VMware vSphere, ESXi, and vCenter in large scale enterprise environments.

• Strong expertise in one or more advanced VMware components such as vSAN, NSX T, VCF, or VMware Aria Suite.

• Proficiency with PowerShell / PowerCLI automation.

• Deep understanding of enterprise compute, storage, and network architectures.

• Experience with capacity planning, performance tuning, and lifecycle management.

• Key Responsibilities

• VMware Infrastructure Management

• Design, deploy, and maintain VMware vSphere clusters, ESXi hosts, and related core virtualization infrastructure.

• Manage and optimize vCenter Server operations, templates, host profiles, and distributed configurations.

• Administer VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) and integrated components, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards.

• Manage lifecycle operations using VMware Lifecycle Manager (vLCM), including upgrades, patching, and compliance management.

• Storage & Networking

• Implement and support VMware vSAN, including storage policy design, troubleshooting, performance optimization, and capacity planning.

• Architect and maintain VMware NSX-T networking and security components, including micro-segmentation.

• Automation & Performance Optimization

• Implement automation and orchestration using tools such as VMware Aria (vRealize) Automation, Orchestrator, and PowerCLI.

• Monitor system performance, conduct root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions to ensure optimal environment stability.

• Maintain security compliance across virtualized environments, including access controls, hardening, and auditing.

• Collaboration & Documentation

• Collaborate with storage, networking, security, and application teams to deliver integrated solutions.

• Develop and maintain architectural documentation, standard operating procedures, and disaster recovery runbooks.

• Provide mentorship to junior engineers and participate in on-call support rotations.

• Required Qualifications

• Core VMware Expertise

• Extensive hands-on experience with VMware vSphere, ESXi, and vCenter in large-scale enterprise environments.

• Strong expertise in one or more advanced VMware components such as vSAN, NSX-T, VCF, or VMware Aria Suite.

• Technical Skills:

• Proficiency with PowerShell/PowerCLI automation.

• Deep understanding of enterprise compute, storage, and network architectures.

• Experience with capacity planning, performance tuning, and lifecycle management.

• Professional Skills:

• Strong analytical, communication, and documentation skills.

• Ability to manage complex projects and work independently with minimal supervision.