Nutanix Senior Systems Engineer

Location US-CO-Colorado Springs
ID 2025-10259
Category
Systems Engineer
Position Type
Regular Full-Time
Application Open Date
7/2/2025
Application Deadline
8/2/2025

Salary Statement

Estimated Starting Salary Range: USD $152,150.00/Yr. - USD $253,550.00/Yr. Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

Description

SRC is searching for a well-rounded Senior Systems Engineer to lead the design, installation oversight, and quality assurance (QA) for Information Systems (IS) and Data Center for United States Space Command (USSPACECOM) command and control facilities. Manages and coordinates the Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) design and provide installation oversight at a new facility by engaging with functional area managers (FAMs) and other engineers. Work supporting USSPACECOM will be conducted at the government's facilities in Colorado Springs, CO.

  • Designing, operating, managing, and maintaining On-Prem Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) for the customer to include troubleshooting, break fix activities, the patching and remediation of servers, and system audit log reviews as necessary using designated technology (e.g. VMware Horizon or Citrix)
  • Performing actions as a Nutanix Administrator on Acropolis Hypervisor (AHV) platform
  • Maintaining smooth operation of multi-user computer systems, including coordination with network, software, and system engineers, PC desktop technicians, project managers, end users, and customer and IT management
  • Working across disciplines to isolate issues between software, firmware, and hardware, between software and operating systems, between networks and applications, and between one-time events and recurrent systemic problems
  • Designing and documenting installation and configuration solutions
  • Creating templates and machine images based on user requirements
  • Performing maintenance and patching of the environment
  • Providing Tier 2/3 support for USSPACECOM J6X team

FILLING THIS POSITION IS CONTINGENT UPON FUNDING

 

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Requirements

  • 3 years minimum experience as Senior Systems Engineer supporting a DOD program of similar size and scope ($40M-50M, 35-40 personnel)
  • Active Nutanix Certified Professional (NCP) certification
  • 5 years minimum of hands-on professional experience as Data Center Engineer working with SDWAN or Hyperconverged Infrastructure for program/project of similar size and scope (25-50 personnel)
  • 3 years minimum of hands-on professional experience with Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
  • Bachelor-s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or IT related field
  • Possess IAT/IAM Level II or greater (e.g. Security+ CE, CCNA Security, etc.)

 

 

Desired Skills

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Clearance Information

SRC IS A CONTRACTOR FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. THIS POSITION WILL REQUIRE U.S. CITIZENSHIP AS WELL AS A U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY CLEARANCE AT THE TOP SECRET / SCI LEVEL

Travel Requirements

None

About Us

Scientific Research Corporation is an advanced information technology and engineering company that provides innovative products and services to government and private industry, as well as independent institutions. At the core of our capabilities is a seasoned team of highly skilled engineers and scientists with multidisciplinary backgrounds. This team is challenged daily to provide cutting edge technology solutions to our clients.

 

SRC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with a company match, life insurance, vacation and sick paid time off accruals starting at 10 days of vacation and 5 days of sick leave annually, 11 paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, and a work environment that encourages excellence and more. For positions requiring a security clearance, selected applicants will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

EEO

Scientific Research Corporation is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate in employment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state or local law.

 

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