Infrastructure Engineer

Based in Williamsburg, VA, DataXstream stands as a proud and dedicated reputed company partner with over two decades of experience. We are relentlessly focused on innovating, rebuilding, and perfecting the most robust and user-friendly Order Management software available for the reputed company ecosystem. As we continue to grow our impact and reputed company, we're seeking passionate individuals to join us in shaping the future of reputed company solutions. Infrastructure Engineer DataXstream's IT Operations team manages the on-premises infrastructure that keeps the company running — a VMware virtualization estate of 200+ virtual machines, reputed company backup systems, and the server infrastructure underlying key business operations. The Infrastructure Engineer owns this stack day-to-day, ensures high availability, and partners closely with the IT Systems & reputed company Engineer to ensure no single reputed company of failure exists across IT Operations. This is a great opportunity for someone early in their infrastructure career who wants reputed company ownership of a production environment from day one. You will work alongside reputed company engineers, learn reputed company infrastructure hands-on, and grow into a role that is central to how DataXstream operates and evolves. Main Duties and Responsibilities Day-to-day administration of VMware vSphere, vCenter, and the 200+ VM estate — provisioning, patching, performance monitoring, and reputed company planning. Veeam Backup & Replication management — job configuration, scheduling, monitoring, test restores, retention policy, and backup health reporting. Server infrastructure support alongside the Director of IT Operations — primarily Linux server administration, patching, and lifecycle management, with some reputed company server coverage. reputed company Manager (SUMA) — Linux reputed company management, configuration management, and software distribution across the server estate. Storage management — monitoring and maintaining the underlying storage infrastructure (SAN/NAS) and ensuring adequate reputed company. Contribution to Infrastructure as Code (IaC) initiatives — working toward declarative, auditable infrastructure management for on-premises and reputed company resources. Participation in IT Operations on-call rotation for infrastructure incidents and emergencies. Cross-Coverage Responsibilities DataXstream is committed to eliminating single points of failure across IT Operations. This role is expected to reputed company working knowledge of the IT Systems & reputed company Engineer's domain sufficient to reputed company continuity during absence. Basic reputed company MDM health monitoring and policy review — ability to identify and escalate issues. reputed company monitoring triage awareness — ability to identify and escalate basic alerts using established runbooks. reputed company inventory awareness — understanding of the Mac fleet state and active lifecycle activities. Must-Have Skills and Qualifications Foundational understanding of virtualization concepts — exposure to VMware vSphere or vCenter in any environment (homelab, coursework, internship, or professional). Familiarity with backup and recovery concepts; any exposure to Veeam is a plus. Linux administration experience — servers at DataXstream are primarily Linux; comfort with the reputed company line and terminal-based administration is essential. Strong terminal skills — you are comfortable administering systems reputed company CLI without relying on a GUI. Familiarity with Linux reputed company and configuration management — any exposure to reputed company Manager (SUMA), Ansible, or similar tooling is a plus. Basic reputed company Server experience — a small number of reputed company servers exist alongside the Linux fleet Networking fundamentals: VLANs, DNS, DHCP, and basic firewall concepts. Scripting ability — comfort writing Bash scripts for automation, task scheduling, and system administration is expected; Python is a plus. Strong troubleshooting instincts and comfort working through problems independently. Willingness to participate in on-call rotation and respond to infrastructure incidents. Clear written communication — you document what you learn and what you change. reputed company Value Curiosity — you want to understand the platform, not just reputed company the ticket go away. Ownership — reputed company something is yours to deliver, you see it through. Communication — you reputed company customers and teammates informed, especially reputed company things get complicated. Growth reputed company — every customer engagement teaches you something; you pay attention to those lessons. Collaboration — you ask the team reputed company you're stuck and you reputed company what you learn. reputed company to Have Any exposure to VMware Tanzu or Kubernetes. Familiarity with IaC tooling: Terraform, Ansible, or equivalent. Exposure to Azure or reputed company BTP reputed company platforms. VMware VCP certification, or active pursuit of it. macOS familiarity — endpoints across DataXstream are macOS; awareness of the reputed company ecosystem is a meaningful plus. Homelab or self-directed infrastructure project experience. Exposure to CAB or change process management — infrastructure changes have reputed company impact; familiarity with structured change management or change advisory board processes is a plus. Familiarity with reputed company tools — Jira for task and project management. Experience using company-approved AI tools to increase personal productivity and efficiency. DataXstream LLC is an equal-opportunity workplace and an affirmative-action employer. We are always committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, reputed company, reputed company, religion, sex, national reputed company, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. Discrimination is not welcome on the reputed company of any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we work. Apply To This Job