Virtualization Engineer

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We have an exciting opportunity at the Department of State! The Virtualization Engineer provides infrastructure support for CA servers, storage platforms, systems, networking equipment, and hosted systems at DoS facilities both domestically and overseas.

Responsibilities:

• You will be required to deliver comprehensive technical support for all customer global infrastructure, including coordination with Post local IT staff and cloud service providers.
• You will manage Windows and Linux server hosting environments, including physical/virtual platform maintenance, system health monitoring, and performance tuning (e.g., CPU, memory, I/O).
• Additionally, you will implement automated backup, restoration, and Disaster Recovery (DR) solutions to ensure data integrity and rapid recovery.
• The Virtualization Engineer provides support for operating systems, virtualization, and COTS/GOTS applications, ensuring alignment with all applicable security policies.
• You will execute transitions to hybrid or multi-cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure) to improve scalability, efficiency, and compliance with DoS policies.
• You will maintain security, load balancing, and Oracle appliances (e.g., Exadata, ZDLRA), ensuring correct patch levels and configuration.
• You are also responsible for monitoring and maintaining the Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) environment, ensuring optimal integration and performance.
• You will also support infrastructure audits, security assessments, and compliance reporting, including system baseline validation.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

The following are the education and experience required for this position:

• 7+ years
• Bachelor's in IT or related field
• VMware VCP-DCV
• Secret Security Clearance 

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:

• Comp TIA Sec+, ITIL 4 Foundation Certification(s) 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

This position requires the ability to perform the below essential functions:   

• • Sitting for long periods
  • Standing for long periods
  • Ambulate throughout an office
  • Ambulate between several buildings
  • Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl as required
  • Repeatedly lift and carry weight up to 40 pounds
  • Travel by land or air transportation up to 10%

All hiring and promotion decisions at Empower AI are based on merit to bring the best talent available to contribute to our firm’s overall success. It is the policy of Empower AI not to discriminate against any applicant for employment, or employee because of age, color, sex, disability, national origin, race, religion, or veteran status. Empower AI is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.