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# Sr. Datacenter Engineer

- **Company:** Seneca Resources
- **Location:** Washington, DC, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $170,000.0 - $230,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Data Centers, Data Security, Performance Tuning, Virtualization Technology, Information Technology, Network Server, Vmware
- **Published:** May 16, 2026
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## About the Role

* Active Top Secret Clearance required (TS/SCI eligibility preferred)
 * 5+ years of recent hands-on experience in enterprise or mission-critical data center environments
 * Strong experience with data center operations including servers, storage, networking, virtualization, power, and environmental systems
 * Hands-on expertise with VMware environments; VMware VCP-DCV certification (or equivalent data center platform certification) is required
 * Experience supporting high-availability infrastructure environments, including monitoring, troubleshooting, and incident response
 * Knowledge of infrastructure resiliency, scalability, and operational best practices
 * Experience with capacity planning, infrastructure optimization, and lifecycle management
 * Ability to work independently in fast-paced, operationally critical environments
 * Strong problem-solving and communication skills with a collaborative mindset
 * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field preferred
 * DoD 8140 certification preferred (Security+, Cloud+, SSCP, CASP+, CISSP, etc.); candidates willing to obtain Security+ after hire will be considered, * Experience supporting federal government or DoD environments
 * Experience working in air-gapped or highly secure infrastructure environments
 * Familiarity with geographically dispersed data center operations
 * Experience supporting infrastructure modernization and deployment projects
 * Ability to thrive in hands-on operational and engineering responsibilities

## Description

Position Description: We are seeking an experienced Data Center Infrastructure Engineer II to support mission-critical federal infrastructure operations in a highly secure environment. This role is ideal for a hands-on infrastructure professional with deep expertise in enterprise data centers, virtualization, networking, storage, and high-availability operations.
You will play a key role in designing, building, optimizing, and sustaining secure data center environments supporting critical government missions. The ideal candidate thrives in fast-paced operational settings, enjoys solving complex infrastructure challenges, and can contribute immediately with minimal ramp-up.
This position is primarily onsite in Washington, DC, with occasional local travel as needed. Candidates must be comfortable working in secure operational environments and supporting essential continuity operations., * Design, implement, and maintain enterprise data center infrastructure supporting mission-critical operations

 * Manage and optimize servers, virtualization platforms, storage systems, networking, power, and environmental systems
 * Support high-availability infrastructure operations through monitoring, troubleshooting, incident response, and fault isolation
 * Collaborate with infrastructure engineers and cross-functional technical teams to execute data center buildouts and modernization initiatives
 * Perform capacity planning, lifecycle management, and infrastructure performance optimization
 * Identify operational risks, infrastructure constraints, and resiliency gaps while recommending mitigation strategies
 * Participate in Agile planning sessions, technical discussions, and infrastructure improvement initiatives
 * Ensure infrastructure changes are implemented safely with minimal operational disruption
 * Apply security and operational best practices within highly secure federal environments
 * Maintain strong ownership, accountability, and technical excellence in supporting critical operations


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