Job description

Data Center Infrastructure Engineer (VMware Engineer)

About GuROO:

At GuROO our mission is to deliver Enterprise Network Engineering, Enterprise IT, Program Management, and Project Management support to large commercial corporations, government agencies, and government-contracted agencies within the Washington, DC metropolitan area and beyond. We have an innovative approach to helping our customers discover, evaluate, implement, and manage advanced technology projects to enhance our clients needs.

Candidates are expected to have a strong work ethic and possess the ability to work as a critical member of a team in pursuit of mission objectives and in the support of our customers. We value candidates who are detail-oriented while also being able to think and react quickly to emerging and unique problem sets. To be successful in this role, you'll be able to rapidly adapt and learn how to operate the front and back end of new products and processes.

Responsibilities & Duties include, but are not limited to:

• As a Data Center Infrastructure Engineer (VMware Engineer), 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.

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:

• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Issued Top Secret with SCI 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+.
• Preferred:
• Masters Degree

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $240,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• VMware: 8 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• VCP-DCV (Required)
• Sec + (Required)

Security clearance:

• Top Secret (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Washington, DC (Required)

Work Location: In person