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# Zerto Solution Architect - NYC, NY

- **Company:** Lorven Technologies Inc
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Temporary to permanent
- **Skills:** Multitier Architecture, Microsoft Azure, Computer Engineering, VMware ESX Servers, VMware VSphere, Information Technology, Ibm Z/vm, Vcenter, Vmware
- **Published:** July 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/us5b2ac942bba9a568c590ee2dd3434289

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree preferably in Computer Science, Information technology, Computer Engineering, or related IT discipline or equivalent experience with 15+ Minimum Experience
 * Zerto Certified Professional (ZCP) Enterprise Engineer or Zerto Certified Architect; current on latest Zerto release (10.x+).
 * 12+ years of enterprise infrastructure / DR architecture;
 * 5+ years deep, hands-on Zerto platform experience including VMware-to-Azure replication.
 * Demonstrated experience implementing Zerto for 500+ VM environments with complex multi-tier application dependencies.
 * Strong VMware vSphere knowledge (vCenter, ESXi, storage, networking) and Azure target-side networking and storage.
 * VMware VCP-DCV or VCAP-DCV Design.
 * Microsoft AZ-104 / AZ-305 strongly preferred to bridge with the Azure SA.
 * Zerto HLD/LLD, journal sizing model, VPG inventory and grouping plan, failover runbooks (Recovery Plans), DRtest design, Zerto monitoring and alerting design, sign-off package

## Description

The Zerto Solution Architect is the platform SME for all Zerto-based replication and DR orchestration on the program.
This role designs the end-to-end Zerto architecture - ZVM placement, VRA deployment, journal sizing, VPG topology,and run book design - and is responsible for ensuring Tier-0 and Tier-1 workloads achieve the seconds-grade RPO that Zerto provides., * Zerto Architecture: Design Zerto Virtual Manager (ZVM) placement on-prem and in Azure, Virtual Replication Appliance (VRA) deployment strategy across VMware hosts, and Zerto cluster topology.

 * Journal & VPG Design: Calculate journal sizing per VPG based on change rate, retention windows, and storage performance; define seeding strategies and bandwidth throttling/compression policies.
 * Workload Protection Strategy: Define VPG groupings aligned with application tiers and boot order, set RPOtargets per tier, and design failover/failback runbooks (Recovery Plans).
 * Tool Selection: Determine which workloads are protected by Zerto vs ASR based on RPO requirements, application criticality, and licensing economics.
 * Design Documentation: Author Zerto sections of the Architecture Design Document, Zerto runbook templates, monitoring and alerting design (metrics, dashboards, thresholds, escalation


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