Senior Virtualization Engineer

Please complete the application in its entirety. Include all previous employment so that it may be taken into consideration. Please include a resume attachment with submittal of your application. Resume should document months and years with your dates of employment. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received before the closing date and time listed.

At Regional Transportation District (RTD), We make lives better through connections!

When you join RTD, you will be among dedicated employees exhibiting RTD's values of passion, respect, diversity, trustworthiness, collaboration, and ownership. RTD is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. As part of our diversity value statement, we encourage our employees to honor diversity in thought, people, and experience. Come join RTD on this great journey to be the trusted leader in mobility, delivering excellence and value to our customers and community.

RTD Employee Benefits: https://www.rtd-denver.com/careers/benefits

(RTD Represented Employee Benefits: Please refer to the Labor Agreement included in the above link for details.)

This position is responsible for designing, managing and maintaining virtualization systems to include security, storage, networking, monitoring and troubleshooting all virtual systems.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
ESSENTIAL:

Virtualization Administration

• Designs and implements VMware-based and other virtualization platform environments and any supporting tools and applications necessary to ensure industry best practices are followed.
• Acts as the subject matter expert in all deployed virtual environments and technologies and the responsible escalation point for support issues in the enterprise environment.
• Defines and continuously improves processes and procedures to support a fully managed virtual environment and automates processes whenever possible.
• Ensures full use and deployment of all beneficial technologies in the virtualization stack, including hyper-converged systems, software defined networking, storage integrations, cloud solutions and management options.

OTHER:

• All job-related duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent.
• A minimum of five (5) years of experience in the design and operational support of VMware vSphere environments using VMware Aria Suite (formerly vRealize) or VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), including hands-on administration of host servers, storage (SAN/vSAN) and network security/firewalls (NSX).
• A minimum of five (5) years of experience implementing and maintaining Linux and Microsoft server operating systems.
• A minimum of three (3) years of experience providing virtualization platform administration and related tools such as NSX, Aria, vRA, vSAN, and vSphere.
• A minimum of two (2) years of experience providing advanced scripting.

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or similar discipline.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Proficiency in TCP/IP networking and protocols TCP, UDP, ICMP, SMTP, SNMP, LDAP, DBS, and NTP.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing and transfer knowledge as a mentor and technical expert.
• Ability to use sound judgment, problem solving/ troubleshooting skills and work well under pressure.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Ability to quickly adapt to new products, technologies and procedural changes
• Ability to support critical systems after hours, nights and weekends as needed
• Ability to conceptualize wide range of enterprise administrative issues
• Ability to manage time and workload effectively, which includes planning, organizing, and prioritizing with attention to details.

OR

• An equivalent combination of education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities.

CAREER MAP

Based on job performance, experience, education and position availability the next step on the career map for this position may be:

Supervisor, System Administration

We are considering all applications for this position up until the position close date of 11:59PM 9/2/2026. For consideration, please be sure to apply before the posting end date.

Pay Range:

$100,284.00 - $141,650.25 Annual

EEO POLICY AND ADA ACCOMMODATIONS 

RTD is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. All applicants will be considered for employment regardless to the race, sex, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. RTD is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, promotions, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to our Employment ADA Coordinator Kris Frazier at adarequests@rtd-denver.com, or the Talent Acquisition team rtd.ta@rtd-denver.com.

To learn more or see our EEO policy, please visit our EEO page at: https://www.rtd-denver.com/open-records/reports-and-policies/eeo-policy

RTD posts a compensation range that represents a good faith estimate of what RTD anticipates paying for the position at the time of posting.  Starting salary is based on the candidate’s relevant and verified education, training and work experience.  Applicants should submit all relevant and verifiable education, training and work experiences at the time of application.