VMware NSX | Networking and Security Virtualization Systems Engineer at BAE Systems
Herndon, VA
$149,603–$254,317from the description
Jul 30, 2026
Herndon, VA
Nov 9, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A virtualization and networking systems engineer role at BAE Systems focused on maintaining, configuring, and load-balancing Citrix NetScalers within a team environment. The position centers on VMware infrastructure — vCenter, ESXi, vSphere, NSX, SRM, and vSAN — across distributed data center environments including disaster recovery and failover scenarios. Suited to a deeply experienced infrastructure professional with 16+ years in IT.
Senior level · 16+ years · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $101,310 (middle half $79,725–$129,425). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Aug 1, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (4)
The job title references 'VMware NSX | Networking and Security Virtualization Systems Engineer,' but the body of the posting describes a broad VMware/virtualization infrastructure role with Citrix NetScaler load balancing as the primary stated day-to-day task — classified as Network and Computer Systems Administrators (15-1244) rather than Software Developers, though the infrastructure architecture scope makes it a close call.
NSX, SRM, and vSAN are listed in the required section with an '&/or' qualifier, meaning the role gates on experience with at least one of these; all three are captured as required since the posting does not indicate any single one is optional.
The infrastructure architecture and design requirement specifies 3 years of experience — this is a per-skill years demand tied to that domain, not a separate overall experience gate (the overall gate is 16 years).
A security clearance is not explicitly required in this posting, though BAE Systems' defense mission makes one likely in practice — not marked as a gate since the JD does not state it.
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