Senior VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Platform Engineer

We are seeking a Senior VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Platform Engineer to support an enterprise virtualization environment and contribute to its migration from VCF 8 to VCF 9. This role combines Tier 2/3 production support, platform lifecycle management, automation, and capacity planning. The engineer will collaborate with global infrastructure teams and participate in a 24×7 on-call rotation., * Support and maintain VMware environments, including vSphere, VCF, NSX-T, vSAN, and Aria Operations and related monitoring tools.

• Perform platform health checks, configuration changes, upgrades, patching, and lifecycle management.

• Troubleshoot production incidents across virtualization, compute, storage, networking, and operating-system layers; document root causes and corrective actions.

• Participate in VCF 8-to-VCF 9 migration planning, testing, implementation, and post-migration validation.

• Monitor availability, capacity, and performance; identify risks and recommend virtual machine rightsizing and infrastructure optimizations.

• Develop automation and operational runbooks using PowerCLI, PowerShell, Python, Ansible, Terraform, or VMware APIs.

• Support disaster recovery planning and exercises, including platform capabilities for established RPO and RTO targets.

• Follow approved change and release processes, and develop implementation, validation, and rollback procedures.

• Coordinate with application, network, storage, security, backup, and vendor teams to resolve issues and maintain service.

• Participate in on-call support, maintenance windows, operational reviews, and service improvement initiatives.

• 10+ years of IT infrastructure experience, including at least 5 years supporting VMware environments in production.

• Hands-on experience with vSphere and VMware technologies such as VCF, NSX-T, and vSAN.

• Experience troubleshooting complex infrastructure incidents and participating in VMware upgrades or migrations.

• Strong PowerCLI and PowerShell skills; familiarity with Python, Ansible, Terraform, or VMware APIs.

• Experience with VMware monitoring tools such as Aria Operations, or comparable platforms.

• Working knowledge of enterprise storage, networking, patching, security hardening, and change management.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills; ability to participate in a 24×7 on-call rotation.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience supporting VCF 8 or contributing to a VCF 8-to-VCF 9 migration.

• VCP, VCAP, VCF, NSX-T, vSAN, or ITIL certification.

• Experience with automated health checks, operational dashboards, capacity optimization, or AIOps capabilities.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

CGI is required by law in some jurisdictions to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. The determination of this range includes various factors not limited to skill set, level, experience, relevant training, and licensure and certifications. To support the ability to reward for merit based performance, CGI typically does not hire individuals at or near the top of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range for this role in the U.S. is $84,900.00 $188,100.00.

CGI’s benefits are offered to eligible professionals on their first day of employment to include:

. Competitive compensation

. Comprehensive insurance options

. Matching contributions through the 401(k) plan and the share purchase plan

. Paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick time

. Paid parental leave

. Learning opportunities and tuition assistance

. Wellness and Well being programs

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Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

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