Data Center Operations Engineer

Ready to Ignite your career and work alongside some of the most innovative and brightest professionals in emerging and secure technology? Join us and unleash your potential working in an Agile environment while engineering the cloud-based systems, applications, and tools that support the men and women charged with carrying out the US Census. We are seeking a highly skilled Data Center Operations Engineer to join our team in supporting government cloud infrastructure projects. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in designing, implementing and maintaining virtualized infrastructure for cloud automation. Qualified candidates will also possess meaningful automation expertise.

As a Data Center Operations Engineer, you will:

Design, implement, and maintain virtualized infrastructure using VMware ESXi, vCenter, and Morpheus Data for cloud automation.

Monitor and analyze system performance metrics, integrating alerts into EOC dashboards.

Automate provisioning, patching, and configuration management using Ansible and Red Hat CloudForms.

Optimize storage and backup solutions using IBM GPFS and disaster recovery best practices.

Maintain and enhance security postures through system hardening, vulnerability scanning, and patch management.

Collaborate with Network Operations Center (NOC) and Security Operations Center (SOC) to enhance monitoring and threat mitigation strategies.

Ensure compliance with change management processes and perform root cause analysis for recurring incidents.

Support IT Lab testing, validation, and implementation of new technologies.

Requirements

Advanced VMware vSphere, Morpheus Data, Ansible skills.

Strong automation expertise (Red Hat CloudForms, Ansible).

Storage management with IBM GPFS.

Security enforcement and compliance monitoring.

Infrastructure performance tuning.

Incident response and root cause analysis.

3+ years of experience in similar roles

US Citizenship Required

Benefits

401(k) with matching and 100% Vested

Health Insurance - 3 plans to select from

Dental insurance

Vision Insurance

Health savings account

Life insurance

Short Term Disability

Long Term Disability

AD&D

Paid time off

Professional development assistance

Training

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible schedule

Flexible spending account

Referral program

Paid Legal Plan

and more

Ignite IT is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran status, sexual orientation, or other protected characteristic. In accordance with EO 13665 Final Rule, Ignite IT will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

Applicants selected must be able to possess and maintain a government clearance

US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED'