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# Infrastructure Engineer (VMware)

- **Company:** TEKSYSTEMS INC.
- **Location:** Cedar Rapids, IA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $208,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Data Centers, Disaster Recovery, VMware ESX Servers, Secure Coding, Storage Virtualization, VCloud, VMware Virtualization, Computer Networking Systems, Vcenter, Data Management, Vmware
- **Published:** August 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/6a46b115-c84d-4cb3-ad2d-7b6bebad4a3c

## About the Role

This is a true greenfield infrastructure deployment. We are looking for engineers who have experience standing up environments from scratch and understand what it takes to bring brand-new infrastructure online.
This is not a steady-state operations role.

TRAVEL REQUIRED

Candidates can be located anywhere in the United States but must be willing to travel during deployment activities.
The project begins onsite in Dallas where the team will build secure infrastructure racks before traveling to Cedar Rapids to replicate the environment.
Travel expenses, hotel accommodations, rental vehicle, and per diem are provided., * Active U.S. Government Security Clearance

 * Security+ Certification (or Equivalent)
 * VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)
 * ESXi
 * vCenter
 * vSAN
 * NSX
 * Greenfield Infrastructure Deployment Experience
 * Experience Building Environments From Scratch
 * Open to Travel

HIGHLY PREFERRED

 * Government Contractor Experience
 * Defense Contractor Experience
 * Aerospace & Defense Experience
 * Intelligence Community Experience
 * DoD Program Experience
 * VMware Greenfield Deployments
 * Data Center Buildouts
 * STIG / RMF Experience

## Description

This initiative is focused on building a Secure Development Environment (SDE) designed to support classified engineering and development programs.
The team will be responsible for standing up secure infrastructure from the ground up including compute platforms, VMware virtualization, enterprise storage systems, networking infrastructure, identity services, encryption technologies, monitoring platforms, backup capabilities, and disaster recovery platforms.
This engineer will help build the virtualization and compute foundation supporting the Secure Development Environment and will assist with bringing a brand-new secure engineering platform online across multiple locations., * Lead VMware Cloud Foundation deployments

 * Design and deploy ESXi, vCenter, vSAN, and NSX environments
 * Build and configure secure infrastructure racks
 * Support greenfield infrastructure standups
 * Implement STIG-compliant configurations
 * Support RMF and ATO activities
 * Produce technical documentation and configuration baselines
 * Provide technical leadership throughout deployment activities


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