Job Title: VMWare Architect
Location: San Francisco California
Duration: 12+ months
Onsite Opportunity
Role Overview : VMware consultant who can shape platform strategy, own end‑to‑end architecture, and lead complex transformations across private, hybrid, and multi‑cloud environments. The ideal candidate blends hands‑on depth (vSphere, vSAN, NSX, Aria/vRealize, SRM, HCX, VMware Cloud on AWS/Azure/GCP, Tanzu) with consulting acumen—able to advise executives, develop roadmaps, build target-state reference architectures, and guide delivery teams from discovery through steady state
Required Technical Skills
- vSphere/ESXi, vCenter, vSAN, NSX (T), Aria/vRealize Suite, SRM, HCX, Tanzu/Kubernetes.
- (on‑prem ↔ cloud, VMware Cloud on AWS/Azure/GCP), network overlays,
- Egress controls and cost‑aware architectures.
- VMware ESXi & vCenter (8/9)
- VCF (VMware Cloud Foundation)
- VMware Lifecycle Manager
Preferred Qualifications
- VMware certifications (VCP‑DCV, VCAP, VCF Specialist)
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to work in 24/7 critical environments
- Analytical and troubleshooting mindset
- Team collaboration and documentation discipline
Roles & Responsibilities
- Strategy & Advisory Lead assessment workshops to baseline current state (infra, ops, cost, risk) and define target-state SDDC/Cloud strategy Build business cases (TCO/ROI), migration waves, and investment plans; present to senior leadership and architecture review boards.
- Define governance, landing zones, guardrails, and operating models for VMware platforms in enterprise contexts.
- Architecture & Design–Create high‑ and low‑level designs (HLD/LLD), capacity and resilience models (HA/DR patterns, RPO/RTO), and security reference architectures (micro‑segmentation, zero‑trust, segmentation policies).
- Delivery Leadership—Lead discovery, POCs, pilots, and phased migrations for data center consolidations/app modernizations.
- Direct cross‑functional teams (network, security, storage, platform, DevOps) and coach engineers on best practices and automation. Establish Infrastructure as Code and automation patterns (PowerCLI, Terraform, Ansible) and integrate with CI/CD where applicable.
- Operations, Reliability & Security—Define SRE/operational runbooks, monitoring/observability (Aria Operations/Operations for Logs), capacity, patch baselines, and lifecycle management. Implement DR/BCP with SRM (runbooks, test plans), plus backup/recovery integrations. Drive cost
- optimization (rightsizing, consolidation, reserved capacity planning) and license posture management. Translate technical decisions into business outcomes and risk trade‑offs; create C‑level decks, design packs, and decision logs.
- Partner with security, audit, and compliance on policy alignment (e.g., SOX/PCI/FFIEC/HIPAA as relevant).
- Support RFP/RFI responses, sizing, and solution estimation.
- Strong scripting/automation: PowerCLI (must‑have); Terraform/Ansible/Python (nice‑to‑have).
- Proven ability to produce HLD/LLD, migration plans, and executive presentations.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and consulting skills
Education: At least a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Software/Electronics Engineering, Information Systems, or a closely related field is required.
Manasa Salla
Sr Technical Recruiter
I Tech US Inc.
