Be the technical backbone of a high-performance datacenter—where scale, reliability, and precision matter. NS2 Mission is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to support our team in Chantilly, VA, playing a pivotal role in managing and maintaining the critical infrastructure that powers a complex datacenter environment. In this role, you will lead the operation, optimization, and reliability of enterprise-grade servers, networks, and storage systems, ensuring seamless performance across mission-critical systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Datacenter Infrastructure Operations: Manage and maintain the infrastructure supporting a datacenter environment, ensuring performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Server & Hardware Management: Configure, deploy, and support enterprise servers, including HPE and Dell platforms, to deliver robust and scalable solutions.
• Networking: Configure, manage, and troubleshoot Cisco switches and firewalls, ensuring secure and efficient network connectivity.
• Storage Systems: Administer and support advanced storage solutions, including Dell, HPE, and PureStorage NAS, ensuring data integrity, availability, and performance.
• Cabling & Connectivity: Manage copper and fiber cabling, ensuring clean, efficient, and well-documented physical connectivity throughout the datacenter.
• Power & Cooling Management: Estimate, monitor, and optimize power and cooling capacity to maximize resource utilization and support future growth.
• Documentation & Diagrams: Create and maintain detailed infrastructure documentation and diagrams using tools such as Visio or DrawIO, including rack layouts, physical connections, and network topology.
• Troubleshooting & Optimization: Lead troubleshooting efforts across hardware, network, and storage components, resolving issues efficiently and minimizing downtime.
• Infrastructure Planning: Apply industry best practices to support infrastructure upgrades, expansions, and long-term datacenter planning.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Strong experience working in a datacenter environment with a solid background in datacenter operations
• Hands-on experience with hardware and network configurations in enterprise environments
• Experience with power and cooling capacity management and infrastructure resource planning
• Proven track record of managing complex infrastructure environments and enterprise-grade hardware solutions
• Familiarity with Cisco networking equipment, HPE and Dell servers, and advanced storage technologies
• Strong troubleshooting skills, attention to detail, and ability to document and plan infrastructure changes effectively

Position Clearance Requirement:

TS/SCI with FSP

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain or maintain a U.S security clearance which requires U.S citizenship.

We win with inclusion

NS2 Mission’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At NS2 Mission, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better world.

NS2 Mission is committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provides accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with NS2 Mission and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: NS2Mission.Careers@sapns2.com.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability, in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local legal requirements.