Lead Virtualization

Lead Engineer Virtualization

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead full-stack VCF deployments

  from planning to execution, including management domain and workload domain design, SDDC Manager configuration, and Bring-Up process.
• Configure and integrate

  vSphere, NSX-T, vSAN

  , and

  Aria Suite (Aria Operations, Aria Automation, Aria Logs)

  components in VCF environments.
• Collaborate with architects on

  VCF design blueprints

  , capacity planning, and implementation plans tailored to customer use cases.
• Drive

  post-deployment configurations

  like NSX security policies, AVNs, vSAN policies, alerting, logging, and automation integration.
• Provide in-depth troubleshooting of

  VCF-specific issues

  across compute, network, and storage layers.
• Automate VCF Day-2 operations using

  Ansible, Terraform

  , and REST APIs.
• Assist with

  upgrades and lifecycle management

  via SDDC Manager and associated tools.
• Support hybrid cloud integration of VCF with

  AVS, VMConAWS

  , or public cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure).
• Deliver technical documentation including

  VCF deployment runbooks, Day-2 operations guides, and design documents

  .
• Mentor junior engineers specifically on

  VCF architecture and configurations

  , helping them grow into VCF engineers.
• Maintain strong customer communication during all project phases and ensure high satisfaction levels.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, IT, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

• 7–10 years of experience

  in virtualization and cloud infrastructure.

• Minimum 3+ years of hands-on experience deploying and managing VCF

  in production environments.
• Deep technical knowledge of

  SDDC Manager, NSX-T, vSAN, vSphere 7/8

  , and

  Aria components

  .
• Experience in

  Day-0 to Day-2 VCF lifecycle activities

  including patching, upgrade, certificate replacement, and integrations.
• Knowledge of

  Terraform, Ansible

  , and scripting (PowerCLI, Bash, Python) for infrastructure automation.
• Exposure to

  Azure VMware Solution (AVS), VMware Cloud on AWS (VMConAWS)

  , or

  Nutanix

  is beneficial.
• VMware certifications such as

  VCP-VCF Administrator, VCP-DCV/NV/CMA

  or equivalent.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with multi-site VCF deployments and advanced technologies like NSX Federation.
• Working knowledge of public cloud services (AWS/Azure) and the ability to implement hybrid cloud solutions.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and integrating VMware environments into DevOps workflows.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., PowerShell, Python, Bash) to automate routine tasks and optimize infrastructure management.

Soft Skills and Communication:

• Strong leadership and mentoring skills to guide junior engineers on VCF technologies.
• Effective communicator who can translate complex architectures into simple language for customers and stakeholders.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills under pressure.
• Strong attention to detail in architecture, implementation, and documentation.
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams in global delivery environments.