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'