Senior Data Center Engineer II with Security Clearance
Eliassen Group Washington
Sr. Data Center Engineer II
As a Sr. Data Center 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.Location: Onsite – Washington, DC
Type: SalariedCompensation: $170,000 - $230,000
Clearance: Active Top Secret security clearance Due to federal security clearance requirements, applicant must be a United States Citizen with an active TS clearance. This is a full-time, permanent opportunity, offering a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. Qualified applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. 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.
- Active Top Secret security clearance.
- Possess 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 is required. Relevant experience may substitute where appropriate.
- Ability to contribute immediately with minimal ramp-up in a mission-critical operational environment.
- Required technical certifications include VMware VCP-DCV or equivalent data center platform certification and Security+.
Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled; candidates are encouraged to apply as early as possible for full consideration.
Additional Compensation: This role may also be eligible for bonuses and/or additional incentives based on individual and company performance.Benefits: All full-time employees are eligible to participate in our benefits programs:
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match
- Paid time off (PTO) and holidays
- Parental Leave and dependent care
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development opportunities
- Employee assistance and wellness programs
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