VMware/Windows System Engineer

Overview BRMi is seeking a VMware/Windows Systems Engineer to support the National Institutes of Health (NIH) CIT Hosting and Storage Services Support program. The Engineer will be responsible for supporting mission-critical hosting and storage services in a complex enterprise environment that supports NIH's integrated hosting platform and mission-critical biomedical research systems. The Engineer will operate and maintain VMware vSphere infrastructure, Cisco UCS and HyperFlex platforms, and NetApp storage systems. **Must be local to the Hybrid site** **Will not consider relocation candidates** **Must be US Citizen, Green Card Holder, Green Card EAD, or TN Visa** Benefits:• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance• Employer-Paid Life Insurance• Employer-Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance• 401(k) • Paid Time Off (PTO) that includes Vacation Leave, Sick Leave, and 11 Paid Holidays• Educational Assistance Salary: $110K **Hybrid in Bethesda, MD** Click here to learn about BRMi's culture. Click here to see BRMi’s Glassdoor reviews Responsibilities Operate and enhance VMware vSphere 8/ESXi clusters and vCenter (Linked Mode) across B12 & Sterling; execute HA/DRS, capacity and lifecycle management. Manage Cisco UCS B series blades (service profiles, firmware), SAN boot (iSCSI), and NetApp ONTAP (NFS datastores) in a FlexPod pattern; provision/decommission boot LUNs and datastores in partnership with the Storage team. Maintain the Cisco HyperFlex DMZ platform; ensure support coverage, patching, and propose a migration path to supported alternatives. Drive security and compliance: apply VMware advisories quickly; manage vROps/Aria Operations and Log Insight; forward to Splunk; remediate Tenable/GPO findings with controlled rollouts and customer validation. Contribute to application-level HA architecture across sites (no infrastructure DR provided); collaborate with Network Services on load balancing and Cisco ISE requirements. Respond to ServiceNow incidents/requests; participate in xMatters on call rotations; triage ScienceLogic alerts; adhere to SMO AIS/ASR authorization and billing processes; document changes and runbooks. Assist with vSphere upgrade/migration planning (vSphere 8 EOL next October); evaluate VCF 9 feasibility vs. hardware constraints and alternate strategies aligned to HHS/NIH direction. Assist with automation for routine workflows using PowerCLI/PowerShell (and/or Ansible/Python) given the retirement of Aria Automation. Support customer events (continuity tests, planned weekend upgrades) and provide excellent technical partnership across NIH customer teams. Collaborate with Government personnel, vendors, and cross-functional technical teams to support enterprise hosting services. Perform other duties as assigned Qualifications BS/BA in a relevant field with 5+ years experience in enterprise VMware operations. Hands on experience with Cisco UCS B series, SAN…