Platform Hosting 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 seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to help maintain and optimize our hosting environment, with a focus on Nutanix infrastructure. They will help to ensure high availability, performance, and security. The candidate should have experience with hosting technology, with a preference for Nutanix experience, along with experience with virtualization, and cloud technologies.

An ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in hosting platforms with excellent problem-solving skills and a strong understanding of IT infrastructure. We are seeking an individual that works well in a team environment and has willingness to help lead implementation of the work and provide guidance to other engineers. They will be able to carry out the following job responsibilities in the course of their duties:

Virtualization and Hosting Infrastructure

- Maintain and support enterprise Nutanix hyperconverged infrastructure, including physical compute hosts, virtualization clusters, and supporting services

- Administer virtual machines, hypervisors, virtual storage, and virtual networking components

- Monitor infrastructure health, performance, availability, and capacity

- Perform routine maintenance, system updates, firmware upgrades, patching, and infrastructure lifecycle activities

- Troubleshoot virtual machine, hypervisor, compute, storage, and network connectivity issues

- Assist with the deployment, configuration, migration, and decommissioning of virtual machines and supporting infrastructure

- Support backup, recover, disaster recovery, and business continuity requirements

- Identify opportunities to improve infrastructure reliability, performance, automation, and operational efficiency

Linux and Systems Administration

- Administer and troubleshoot Linux-based operating systems and supporting infrastructure services

- Perform Linux command-line administration, system diagnostics, log analysis, and service management

- Troubleshoot operating system performance, authentication, file systems, processes, and network connectivity

- Develop and maintain Bash, Powershell, or Python scripts to automate infrastructure tasks

- Apply security hardening, patch management, and configuration management practices

- Support integration between Linux, Windows, and enterprise infrastructure services

Networking and infrastructure Connectivity

- Troubleshoot Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking issues affecting hosts, hypervisors, virtual machines, and management services

- Understand and work with VLANs, subnets, IP addressing, routing, switching, DNS, DHCP, and TCP/IP

- Support virtual switches, network interfaces, NIC teaming/bonding, and network redundancy

- Assist with firewall connectivity troubleshooting, network segmentation, and access control requirements

- Collaborate with network and security engineering teams to resolve connectivity and performance issues

- Understand how physical networking integrates with virtualized infrastructure

Infrastructure Engineering and Operations

- Participate in the design, implementation, maintenance, and improvement of enterprise hosting infrastructure

- Troubleshoot complex infrastructure incidents involving compute, storage, networking, operating systems, and virtualization platforms

- Perform root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions

- Support infrastructure monitoring, event management, and capacity planning

- Develop and maintain technical documentation, engineering procedures, build guides, and standard operating procedures

- Support infrastructure security controls, system hardening, role-based access, and configuration compliance

- Participate in change management, maintenances windows, system upgrades, and infrastructure validation

- Work with cross-functional engineering teams to support new services and infrastructure requirements

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Required Education, Experience, & Skills
Required Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience

- 16+ years of hands-on experience in systems engineering, infrastructure engineering, virtualization administration, or a related technical discipline

- Practical experience administering and troubleshooting at least one enterprise hypervisor platform such as:

- Vmware ESXi/vSphere

- Microsoft Hyper-V

- KVM/Linux-based virtualization

- Nutanix AHV

- Other comparable enterprise virtualization technologies

- Experience supporting production server and virtualization infrastructure

- Experience diagnosing complex technical issues involving multiple infrastructure components

Virtualization

- Understanding of hypervisor architecture, virtual machine provisioning, resource allocation, virtual networking, and virtual storage

- Experience with VM snapshots, templates, migration, high availability, and resource management

- Knowledge of enterprise virtualization lifecycle operations

Linux

- Hands-on Linux systems administration and troubleshooting experience

- Familiarity with common Linux command-line utilities, system services, file permissions, logging, and networking

- Ability to analyze system logs and diagnose operating system issues

Networking

- Solid working knowledge of TCP/IP networking, subnetting, VLANs, routing, switching, and DNS

- Ability to troubleshoot network connectivity using utilities such as ping, traceroute, SSH, and nslookup.

- Understanding of firewalls, network segmentation, and basic network security principles

Systems Engineering:

- Experience maintaining physical or virtual enterprise server infrastructure

- Understanding of server hardware, storage, firmware, operating systems, and patch management

- Familiarity with infrastructure monitoring, system performance analysis, and capacity management

- Ability to document technical configurations and operational procedures
Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
Preferred Qualifications

- Experience with Nutanix AHV, Prism Central, Prism Element, or Nutanix Cluster Management

- Experience with hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI)

- Familiarity with distributed storage technologies and storage protocols

- Experience with Nutanix Flow or other micro-segmentation solutions

- Understanding of virtual networking, software-defined networking (SDN), or network overlays

- Familiarity with VXLAN, Open vSwitch (OVS), or similar virtual network technologies

- Experience supporting enterprise Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, PKI, or LDAP-integrated infrastructure

- Knowledge of enterprise backup and disaster recovery solutions

- Experience with Powershell, Bash, Python, REST APIs, or infrastructure automation

- Familiarity with security hardening standards, vulnerability remediation, and compliance requirements

- Experience operating infrastructure in restricted, isolated, or disconnected environments

- Experience supporting Cisco-based network infrastructure

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $149603 - $254317

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, Inc. BAE Systems, Inc. is a defense, aerospace, and security company headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, with more than 40,000 employees worldwide. We serve, supply, and protect those who protect us. As one of the most geographically diverse international defense companies, we deliver a full range of products and services spanning air, land, maritime, space, and cyber, including advanced electronics, intelligence solutions, and dedicated customer support.

Our culture is performance-driven and values-led, built on curiosity, creativity, and collaboration. Purpose isn't a tagline here. It's what drives us. We're developing breakthrough technologies that defend national security and make a lasting impact on our communities and our planet. When you join BAE Systems, you're not just building a career. You're contributing to a mission that truly matters.

This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.