MetroStar

federal government

Sr.DataCenterEngineerII

$170–230k Washington, District of Columbia, United States Remote Friendly
The Brief

“Sr. Data Center Engineer II at MetroStar. Skills: designing data center environments, sustaining data center environments, managing servers, operating servers, managing storage, operating storage, managing networking, operating networking, managing power systems, operating power systems, VMware administration, high-availability operations. design and sustain mission-critical data center environments. deliver secure, high-availability infrastructure operations”

What You'll Achieve.

make an impact across the federal government; strengthens reliability, resilience, and the organization’s ability to support critical missions; increase reliability, performance, and resiliency of data center infrastructure solutions

Industry & Context.

federal government
Problems you'll solve

troubleshooting complex hardware and facility issues; identify risks, constraints, and capacity concerns; mitigation strategies

Eligibility Requirements

Active Top Secret security clearance, essential personnel supporting continuity of operations, may require work during government shutdowns, emergencies, or other critical situations

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Active Top Secret security clearance, 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, Ability to contribute immediately with minimal ramp-up in a mission-critical operational environment, VMware VCP-DCV or equivalent data center platform certification, Security+ certification

What You'll Do.

design and sustain mission-critical data center environments

high-availability infrastructure operations

manage and operate servers

and power systems supporting mission-critical environments

support and sustain high-availability operations by monitoring infrastructure health

responding to incidents

and troubleshooting complex hardware and facility issues

and improve data center infrastructure solutions that increase reliability

participate actively in Agile execution

and technical discussions

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

and operational excellence in secure

high-visibility environments

establish and maintain a high level of customer trust and confidence through disciplined execution

and technical excellence

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure infrastructure changes are executed safely and with minimal operational impact; Participate actively in Agile execution, planning, and technical discussions

Communication Scope

communicate risks, constraints, and capacity concerns clearly along with mitigation strategies and recommendations

Process & Methodology

Agile execution, planning

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