Senior Cloud Platform Engineer - VMware VCF

Seeking a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer to design, build, and maintain next-generation private cloud infrastructure using VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9. The role focuses on virtualization, automation, high availability, security, and modernization within a highly regulated financial environment., * Design and manage enterprise VMware VCF 9, vSphere, ESXi, and vCenter environments.

• Implement VMware NSX networking and security, including micro-segmentation and RBAC.
• Manage VMware Aria Automation and Aria Operations.
• Develop automated VM lifecycle and infrastructure workflows using Ansible, Python, and Terraform.
• Build API integrations using VMware REST APIs.
• Support RHEL and Windows Server environments.
• Manage DNS, DHCP, IPAM, TCP/IP, routing, and switching.
• Optimize CPU, memory, storage, and overall platform performance.
• Support SAN/NAS, vSAN, and enterprise compute infrastructure.
• Implement security, compliance, disaster recovery, and regulatory controls.
• Drive IaC and modern platform engineering practices.
• Provide technical guidance and escalation support.

• 8-10+ years of enterprise virtualization/infrastructure experience.
• Strong hands-on VMware vSphere, ESXi, vCenter.
• VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF 9) and SDDC Manager.
• VMware NSX.
• VMware Aria Automation & Aria Operations.
• Ansible, Python, Terraform.
• VMware REST APIs and automation.
• RHEL and Windows Server administration.
• Enterprise networking: TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, IPAM.
• SAN/NAS, vSAN, and compute infrastructure.
• Git and CI/CD practices.
• Experience in highly regulated/financial environments.