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# Infrastructure Engineer - Active Security Clearance

- **Company:** TEKSYSTEMS INC.
- **Location:** Cedar Rapids, IA, United States (Remote available)
- **Salary:** $176,800.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Data Centers, Disaster Recovery, VMware ESX Servers, Secure Coding, Storage Virtualization, VMware Infrastructure, Virtualization Technology, Computer Networking Systems, Vcenter, Vmware
- **Published:** August 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/18ddcec3-1494-4068-8ca8-603950748544

## About the Role

We are looking for engineers who have participated in greenfield buildouts, new site deployments, rack-and-stack initiatives, and infrastructure standups.
This is not a maintenance role. We are seeking engineers who enjoy building environments from the ground up., * Active U.S. Government Security Clearance

 * Security+ Certification (or Equivalent)
 * VMware Experience
 * ESXi
 * vCenter
 * vSAN
 * Greenfield Deployment Experience
 * Open to Travel

HIGHLY PREFERRED

 * Government Contractor Experience
 * Defense Contractor Experience
 * Aerospace & Defense Experience
 * Data Center Buildouts
 * Rack & Stack Deployments
 * Site Standups
 * STIG / RMF Experience

## Description

Candidates may be located anywhere in the United States but must be willing to travel during deployment activities.
The project begins with onsite deployment work in Dallas before transitioning to Cedar Rapids as the environment is replicated.
Travel expenses, lodging, rental vehicle, and per diem are provided.

ABOUT THE INITIATIVE

This initiative is focused on deploying a Secure Development Environment (SDE) that will support classified engineering workloads.
The project includes building secure infrastructure across multiple sites, including virtualization platforms, storage systems, networking infrastructure, monitoring platforms, backup capabilities, disaster recovery systems, identity services, and secure engineering technologies.
This engineer will support the hands-on deployment of the environment and play a direct role in helping bring the Secure Development Environment online., * Build and configure VMware infrastructure

 * Support ESXi, vCenter, and vSAN environments
 * Create and maintain VM templates
 * Support lifecycle upgrades and patching
 * Assist with networking integrations
 * Support rack deployment activities
 * Troubleshoot infrastructure issues
 * Maintain deployment documentation


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