Nutanix Systems Engineer (Sme)

Job Description

BAE Systems, a top-ten prime contractor to the U.S. Department of Defense, enables the U.S. government to transform data into intelligence and provides engineering, integration and sustainment support for critical military platforms and systems. Intelligence & Security provides services and products to the Department of Defense, the government, federal law enforcement officials, and troops deployed around the world. At BAE Systems, we promote a strong, collaborative culture and provide our employees with the tools, skills and training they need to succeed. We are all about trust, camaraderie and a shared ambition to lead the world in defense technologies and national security services. We offer flexible work environment to support the balance in your life and keep you performing at your best. Be a part of a company that is part of the community; driven to improve our future and protect our freedom.

We are looking for experienced Nutanix Systems Engineers to join our technology-based program supporting a key government customer in a fast paced, challenging, and career rewarding experience. Duties of the position include:

• Build on existing globally dispersed hosting platform to enhance hosting services and automation for future deployments and site migrations.

• Develop the Global Hosting Platform hosted on Nutanix software to support other core enterprise environments / domains to enhance hosting services and migration in the other domains.

• Extend Ansible automation to provide end-to-end virtual machine provisioning on existing global hosting Nutanix platform.

• Revise and maintain system configurations and infrastructure build-out documentation.

• Comply with IT governance architecture standards and sponsor guidelines.

• Provide operations and maintenance (O&M) support for the new hosting platform solutions.

• Develop and implement existing and future client, AWS, and cloud requirements (e.g., automation vs. orchestration, node clustering, Field O&M, service monitoring, etc.)

• Align client headquarters and field hosting architecture and technologies

• Collaborate and communicate with internal and external service provider partners in support of projects and programs

• Communicate to both technical and non-technical audiences

• Monitor the performance of field systems and analyze the metrics produced to identify areas for improvement and report anomalies

• Emergency after-hours support as needed

• Potential travel to field sites

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Required Education, Experience, & Skills

Seeking a Nutanix Systems Engineer SME with a minimum of 16 years' experience. A Bachelor's or Master's degree is preferred. The selected candidate will fulfill the following tasks:

• On the job experience with hypervisor environments to include VMware, Hyper V, and AHV

• On the job experience with HCI deployments, transitions from legacy platforms and sustainment administration, preferably Nutanix

• On the job experience with globally dispersed hosting platforms across network-constrained environments

• DevOps experience

• Experience enabling and implementing full automation of remote HCI platform builds and configurations over the wire.

• Ability to test and deploy custom infrastructure as code using tools such as Jenkins, Github, Ansible, and Powershell.

• Strong oral and written communication skills

• Knowledge of MS Windows technology and emerging capabilities (e.g., DNS, Active Directory, DHCP, Windows 10, Windows 2016/2019/2022 Servers, etc.

• Core Hours: 10AM-2PM

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Experience with FSA, RSA2 and Aegis hosting platforms

• Proficiency with configuration management tools

• Expert understanding of DevOps practices and ability to engineer within an Agile framework

• Experience with documenting concepts of operations and standards of practice for tiered maintenance support

• Experience with Nutanix applications and concepts such as Nutanix Flow, Move, Prism, or Project.

• Experience preparing technical documentation (requirements and design) for complex systems

• Experience with object oriented programming

• Experience with Aegis hosting platforms

• VMware vRealize Suite, vSphere 6.0+

• Hyper converged infrastructure and or software defined data center technologies

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $140690 - $239140

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.

About BAE Systems Intelligence & Security BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it's what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts - defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team-making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you'll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.

Intelligence & Security (I&S), based in McLean, Virginia, designs and delivers advanced defense, intelligence, and security solutions that support the important missions of our customers. Our pride and dedication shows in everything we do-from intelligence analysis, cyber operations and IT expertise to systems development, systems integration, and operations and maintenance services. Knowing that our work enables the U.S. military and government to recognize, manage and defeat threats inspires us to push ourselves and our technologies to new levels.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:

At BAE Systems, we work hard every day to nurture an inclusive culture where employees are valued and feel like they belong. We are conscious of the need for all employees to see themselves reflected at every level of the company and know that in order to unlock the full potential of our workforce, everyone must feel confident being their best, most sincere self and be equipped to thrive. We provide impactful professional development experiences to our employees and invest in social impact partnerships to uplift communities and drive purposeful change. Here you will find significant opportunities to do meaningful work in an environment intentionally designed to be one where you will learn, grow and belong.