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We're seeking a talented Platform Engineer to help architect, deploy, and manage our on-premises Virtual Cloud (VMware) platforms, our AWS Cloud platforms while supporting emerging AI capabilities, modern containerized workloads, and enterprise virtualization environments.\n\nWhat You'll Do\n\nDesign, implement, and maintain hybrid infrastructure spanning on-premises data centers and AWS GovCloud, ensuring compliance with federal security standards\nAdminister and optimize hyper-visor clusters (VMware vSphere, ESXi) for enterprise workloads\nManage Kubernetes fleet operations across on-premises VMware vSphere with Kubernetes (VKS) and AWS EKS\nLead application modernization initiatives, migrating and optimizing workloads across cloud and on-premises environments\nImplement comprehensive audit logging, monitoring, and observability solutions across hybrid environments\nSupport security engineering initiatives including vulnerability management, compliance automation, and security hardening\nSupport emerging AI/ML capabilities and cloud-native solutions\nBuild and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform and GitLab CI/CD pipelines\nCollaborate with cross-functional teams in an agile environment using Jira for project management\nEnsure systems meet NIST 800-53 and FISMA compliance requirements\nAutomate operational tasks and improve platform reliability across both cloud and on-premises infrastructure\nContribute to architectural decisions and hybrid cloud strategy\n\nPreferred Qualifications\n\nMinimum of 7 years’ experience in supporting enterprise-grade ESXi servers and VMware server software.\nExperience designing, planning, testing, implementing, supporting and troubleshooting large VMware installations\nExpert knowledge of ESXi server implementations and operations, VLAN, VMC, primary, secondary data center operations and hybrid cloud implementations\nExperience with Aria Automation, Aria Orchestrator and Aria Operations\nExperience with Powershell/Powercli scripting\nOn-premises data center and AWS GovCloud experience\nKubernetes fleet management experience (VKS, EKS, Mirantis)\nVMware vSphere administration and cluster management\nKnowledge of NIST 800-53 controls and FISMA compliance frameworks\nExperience with security engineering, audit logging, and monitoring tools\nApplication modernization and containerization experience\nExperience with AI/ML infrastructure and services\nGitLab and Jira experience\nVMware or Kubernetes certifications (CKA, CKAD)\nExperience in financial services or federal government environments","company":"Centurionconsultinggroup","rawCompany":"centurionconsultinggroup","city":"Washington","state":"DC","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-28T09:40:08.118Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1244.00","title":"Network and Computer Systems Administrators","slug":"network-and-computer-systems-administrators"},{"code":"15-1211.00","title":"Computer Systems Analysts","slug":"computer-systems-analysts"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"518210","title":"Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services","slug":"computing-infrastructure-providers-data-processing-web-hosting-and-related-services"},{"code":"541519","title":"Other Computer Related Services","slug":"other-computer-related-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Sr. Systems/Platform Engineer","description":"Job Title: Sr. Systems/Platform Engineer\n\nJob ID: 5923\n\nCity: Washington\n\nState: DC\n\nJob Type: Full-time\n\nCompensation: $100,000 to $135,000 per Year\n\nJoin our Enterprise Hosting Services team at the forefront of secure, innovative hybrid infrastructure for one of the nation's most critical institutions. 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