VMware Architect (Onsite)

The VMware Architect is responsible for designing, implementing, and governing enterprise virtualization, private cloud, and hybrid cloud solutions. The role provides technical leadership for VMware platforms, ensuring scalability, security, high availability, performance optimization, and alignment with business objectives. Key Responsibilities Architecture & Design

• Design and implement VMware-based infrastructure solutions using:

• VMware vSphere
• VMWare ESXi
• vCenter
• VMware Aria (vRealize)
• VMware Horizon VDI
• VMware NSX-T
• VMware HCX

VCF

• Develop reference architectures, standards, and best practices for virtualization platforms.
• Define infrastructure roadmaps and technology modernization strategies.
• Lead capacity planning, performance engineering, and infrastructure lifecycle management.

VMware Platform Management

• Architect and optimize:

• ESXi clusters
• Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS)
• High Availability (HA)
• Storage architectures (SAN/NAS/NFS/iSCSI)

• Distributed Virtual Switches (vDS)

• Ensure business continuity through disaster recovery and resiliency designs.
• Design secure multi-site and hybrid cloud deployments.

Cloud & Automation

• Design integration with:

• Azure VMware Solution
• VMware Cloud

• Private Cloud platforms

• Develop automation using:

• PowerCLI
• PowerShell
• Python

• Infrastructure-as-Code tools

• Drive self-service provisioning and orchestration initiatives.

Security & Compliance

• Design secure virtualization environments.

• Implement:

• VMware NSX micro-segmentation
• Virtual networking security
• Identity integration

• Compliance controls

• Ensure adherence to enterprise security standards.

Operations & Governance

• Provide L3/L4 technical leadership and escalation support.
• Conduct architecture reviews and technical governance sessions.
• Perform root cause analysis for critical incidents.
• Participate in Change, Incident, Problem, and Capacity Management processes.
• Collaborate with server, network, storage, cloud, and security teams.

Stakeholder Management

• Work with business and application teams to understand infrastructure requirements.
• Present architecture solutions to senior leadership and customers.
• Mentor engineers and administrators on VMware technologies.

VMware Technologies

• VMware vSphere
• ESXi
• vCenter Server
• VMware Horizon
• VMware NSX-T
• VMware HCX
• VMware Aria Suite (vRealize)
• VCF

Infrastructure Technologies

• Windows Server
• Linux Administration
• Active Directory
• SAN/NAS Storage
• Data Center Networking
• DNS, DHCP, Load Balancers

Automation

• PowerCLI
• PowerShell
• Python
• Ansible (preferred)
• Terraform (preferred)

Cloud Platforms

• Hybrid Cloud Architectures, * 8 15+ years in Infrastructure/Virtualization Engineering.
• 5+ years in VMware Architecture or Solution Design.
• Experience managing large enterprise VMware environments.
• Proven experience in migration, upgrade, consolidation, and optimization projects.
• Experience with performance tuning and capacity management.

Preferred Certifications

• VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP)
• VMware Certified Design Expert (VCDX)
• VMware Certified Professional Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV)
• VMware NSX Certification
• ITIL Foundation

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