Senior NSX Engineer
USA VA SpringfieldAll locationsUSA VA SpringfieldCustomer Site On-site
$125,800–$170,200 a yearJobFig found this opening at its original source and checks that it remains available.
About the role
We are seeking an experienced Senior NSX Engineer to design, implement, operate, secure, and troubleshoot VMware NSX-based network virtualization solutions supporting a mission-critical U.S. Department of War environment. Candidates must possess an active Top Secret/SCI (TS/SCI) security clearance with a current CI Polygraph. The ideal candidate brings 5+ years of hands-on VMware NSX engineering experience, strong VMware vSphere and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) integration knowledge, and the ability to own the full NSX lifecycle from architecture and deployment through security hardening, automation, upgrades, and Tier 3 incident resolution.
What you'll bring
- Candidates must possess an active Top Secret/SCI (TS/SCI) security clearance with a current CI Polygraph.
- Active Top Secret/SCI (TS/SCI) security clearance with current CI Polygraph.
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related discipline
- equivalent relevant experience may be substituted.
- 5+ years of hands-on VMware NSX experience in enterprise-scale environments and 5+ years of VMware vSphere experience, including ESXi, vCenter Server, VDS, virtual networking, cluster operations, and troubleshooting.
- Advanced NSX-T / VCF Networking expertise: overlay/VLAN segments, Tier-0/Tier-1 gateways, Edge Nodes/clusters, BGP, static routing, ECMP, route redistribution, Distributed Firewall, Gateway Firewall, dynamic groups/tagging, NAT, VPN, DHCP, and lifecycle operations.
- Strong enterprise networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, ARP, VLANs, VXLAN/Geneve, MTU, BGP, OSPF, VRFs, link aggregation, firewalling, NAT, load balancing, and network troubleshooting.
- Experience in DoW, federal civilian, intelligence community, or other highly regulated environments with formal change control, security approval, documentation, and audit requirements.
- Working knowledge of RMF, ATO, DISA STIGs, POA&Ms, vulnerability management, security controls, continuous monitoring, and remediation of applicable security findings.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including technical diagrams, implementation plans, SOPs, security documentation, and executive-ready status updates.
- Certification requirements should align with the assigned DoW Cyber Workforce Framework / DoW 8140 work role and applicable contract requirements.
- Current CompTIA Security+ CE or another approved DoW 8140-aligned baseline certification appropriate to the assigned work role.