VMware Infrastructure Engineer

Description

Our client is looking for a Sr. Virtualization/VMWare Engineer to join their team on a 12 month contract. This role is hybrid 2 days a week in Jersey City, NJ.

Candidate must have experience with:

• Extensive hands-on experience managing and engineering VMware environments, including vCenter, ESXi, lifecycle management, and day-to-day platform operations in large enterprise environments.

• Disaster Recovery & Site Recovery Manager (SRM) Proven experience supporting disaster recovery programs, workload mobility, and large-scale migration initiatives using VMware Site Recovery Manager and related DR technologies.

• Infrastructure Automation Strong scripting and automation skills using PowerShell, PowerCLI, Terraform, or similar tools to automate deployments, configuration management, and repetitive operational tasks.

Key Responsibilities:

Configure, administer, and monitor enterprise-wide virtual infrastructure, cloud & on-prem

Design and implement virtualization infrastructure including hardware and supporting services, cloud & on-prem

Required Skills / Experiences:

Extensive knowledge of VMware solutions

o vSphere, vCenter Server, ESXi Hypervisor, vLCM/VUM, Site Recovery Manager, Aria Operations Manager, Aria Automation, NSX, Aria Operations for Logs, vSAN, Skyline, Tanzu, VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), VMware HCX

o Design, development, deployment, and support of enterprise scale systems

o Expert level in troubleshooting and support of ESXi, virtual machines, Guest OS, network, and storage

o Experience with Containers

Occasional evening & weekend support

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Financial Services Infrastructure Experience Experience supporting large banking or financial services environments where uptime, change control, disaster recovery, and regulatory scrutiny are critical.

Large-Scale Data Center Migration Experience Hands-on experience planning and executing infrastructure migrations, workload mobility initiatives, hardware refreshes, or data center consolidations without impacting production systems.

VxBlock / VxRail / Cisco UCS Expertise is a PLUS Direct experience with converged and hyper-converged infrastructure platforms, particularly Dell EMC VxBlock, VxRail, and Cisco UCS environments, which closely mirror architecture.

Cross-Functional Infrastructure Depth Ability to speak the language of storage, networking, compute, and cloud teams, effectively acting as a virtualization SME who can troubleshoot and coordinate across the entire infrastructure stack rather than just VMware.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Jersey City, NJ.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $65.00 - $80.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Jersey City,NJ.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 9, 2026.

About TEKsystems

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services

Were a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. Were a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. Were strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. Were building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.