Looking to make a difference, to help keep people safe, or even to save lives through your work with technology? Join Acuity’s team of experts to have an impact on our government’s critical missions. Acuity, Inc. is a consulting firm that supports federal agencies in the areas of IT Modernization, Data Enablement, and Hyperautomation.
Acuity is hiring for a Virtualization Architect that will provide technical leadership for enterprise virtualization platforms supporting Department of State hosted infrastructure and cloud modernization initiatives. This position is responsible for designing, implementing, optimizing, and securing virtual infrastructure across multiple data centers and cloud environments while ensuring high availability, scalability, and operational excellence.
- Design and maintain enterprise virtualization environments using VMware vSphere, vCenter, ESXi, NSX, and related technologies.
- Architect hybrid cloud solutions supporting Azure Government, AWS GovCloud, and private cloud environments.
- Lead infrastructure modernization and migration projects.
- Optimize compute, storage, networking, and virtualization resources.
- Develop automation using PowerCLI, PowerShell, Terraform, Ansible, or similar tools.
- Implement disaster recovery, replication, backup, and business continuity solutions.
- Collaborate with network, storage, cybersecurity, and application teams to deliver integrated infrastructure services.
- Ensure compliance with Department of State security policies, RMF, STIGs, and federal cybersecurity requirements.
- Produce architecture documentation, engineering designs, implementation plans, and operational procedures.
- Support capacity planning, performance tuning, and lifecycle management.
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- 8+ years of virtualization engineering experience.
- Advanced knowledge of VMware virtualization technologies.
- Experience with enterprise storage, SAN technologies, backup solutions, and cloud integration.
- Experience supporting large-scale federal or government enterprise environments.
- Security+ CE or higher certification.
Preferred Certifications
- VMware VCAP or VCDX
- Microsoft Azure Administrator or Solutions Architect
- AWS Solutions Architect
- Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
- VMware Cloud Foundation certifications
Clearance Requirement
- Active security clearance (Secret or Top Secret)
About Acuity
At Acuity, your work matters—and so does your experience. We’re a management and technology consulting firm supporting critical federal missions, where you’ll have the opportunity to solve meaningful challenges, work alongside high-performing teams, and make a real impact from day one.
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