MetroStar

federal government

Sr.DataCenterInfrastructureEngineerII

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

“Sr. Data Center Infrastructure Engineer II at MetroStar. Skills: Data Center Infrastructure Engineering, High-Availability Operations, Virtualization Administration, Infrastructure Design and Implementation. design and sustain mission-critical data center environments. manage and operate servers, storage, networking, and power systems”

What You'll Achieve.

increase reliability, performance, and resiliency of data center infrastructure solutions; ensure infrastructure changes are executed safely and with minimal operational impact; establish and maintain a high level of customer trust and confidence

Industry & Context.

federal government
Problems you'll solve

troubleshooting complex hardware and facility issues; fault isolation; incident response

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+

What You'll Do.

design and sustain mission-critical data center environments

manage and operate servers

support and sustain high-availability operations

monitor infrastructure health

troubleshoot complex hardware and facility issues

and improve data center infrastructure solutions

and capacity concerns

and capacity concerns along with mitigation strategies and recommendations

ensure infrastructure changes are executed safely and with minimal operational impact

apply best practices for security

and operational excellence

establish and maintain a high level of customer trust and confidence

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

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

Communication Scope

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

Process & Methodology

Agile execution, planning

Full Job Description

As a Data Center Infrastructure 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. We know that you can’t have great technology services without amazing people. At MetroStar, we are obsessed with our people and have led a two-decade legacy of building the best and brightest teams. Because we know our future relies on our deep understanding and relentless focus on our people, we live by our mission: A passion for our people. Value for our customers. 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 8

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