This role pays more than
81%
of similar roles. Most pay
$135,773–$202,500
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$213k
versus about
$169k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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About Dell Technologies
Dell Technologies is a US-based technology company that designs and sells PCs, servers, storage and networking hardware, along with related software and IT services. Its product lines include the XPS, Latitude and Alienware PCs and the PowerEdge server and PowerStore storage families.
Dell Technologies currently has
74 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$170,000–$228,800
across 65 roles with salary data.
Systems Engineer – Research Infrastructure & Lab Platforms - Federal Customer will serve as the technical backbone for research engineers by designing, automating, and evolving high-density virtualization platforms and containerized research pipelines on modern enterprise hardware. The role involves architecting hybrid Linux and Windows compute environments across bare metal, hypervisors, and containers to provide researchers with rapid, secure access to necessary compute resources. Key responsibilities include managing Proxmox, VMware ESXi, KVM, or Hyper-V platforms alongside Docker, Podman, and LXC micro-environments. The candidate will develop Bash, Python, and PowerShell scripts for automation while administering Active Directory, LDAP, DNS, and DHCP services. This position focuses on the technical challenge of building robust infrastructure for engineering research, specifically managing high-performance lab testbeds, air-gapped systems, and isolated network segments to ensure consistent uptime and security.
What does a Systems Engineer earn?
Median $152000 from 215 postings across 34 companies.
Knowledge of Infrastructure-as-Code, configuration management tools, enterprise databases, IT service management platforms, or relevant industry certifications (preferred).
Linux
Windows
Docker
Podman
LXC
Proxmox
VMware ESXi
KVM
Hyper-V
Bash
Python
PowerShell
Active Directory
LDAP
DNS
DHCP
Ansible
Terraform
SaltStack
SQL Server
PostgreSQL