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Job ID: JOB_ID_3902
Job Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled VMware Engineer to join our team. This role involves shaping platform strategy, owning end-to-end architecture, and leading complex transformations across private, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments. The ideal candidate will possess deep hands-on experience with VMware technologies and strong consulting acumen to advise executives, develop roadmaps, and guide delivery teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategy & Advisory: Lead assessment workshops to baseline current state infrastructure, operations, cost, and risk. Define target-state SDDC/Cloud strategy. Build business cases (TCO/ROI), migration waves, and investment plans, presenting them 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, Proofs of Concept (POCs), pilots, and phased migrations for data center consolidations and application 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 planning, patch baselines, and lifecycle management. Implement Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity Planning (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.
Required Technical Skills
- 12+ Years of Experience
- vSphere/ESXi, vCenter, vSAN, NSX (T), Aria/vRealize Suite, SRM, HCX, Tanzu/Kubernetes.
- Experience with on-premise cloud, VMware Cloud on AWS/Azure/GCP.
- Understanding of network overlays, Egress controls, and cost-aware architectures.
- VMware ESXi & vCenter (versions 8/9).
- VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF).
- VMware Lifecycle Manager.
- Strong scripting/automation: PowerCLI (must-have); Terraform/Ansible/Python (nice-to-have).
- Proven ability to produce HLD/LLD, migration plans, and executive presentations.
Preferred Qualifications
- VMware certifications (VCP DCV, VCAP, VCF Specialist).
Soft Skills
- Strong communication skills.
- Ability to work in 24/7 critical environments.
- Analytical and troubleshooting mindset.
- Team collaboration and documentation discipline.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and consulting skills.
Special Requirements
Onsite
Compensation & Location
Salary: $100,000 – $150,000 per year (Estimated)
Location: San Francisco, CA
Recruiter / Company – Contact Information
Email: ruma@squarehiring.com
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