Virtualization Engineer

Join our dynamic team in Pennsylvania (PA), where you will have the opportunity to work in a flexible hybrid environment, starting with one day in the office per week and the potential for increased telework. We are looking for a dedicated professional to manage and enhance our enterprise VMware virtualization environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, deploy, and maintain VMware vSphere clusters, ESXi hosts, and related core virtualization infrastructure.
• Manage and optimize vCenter Server operations, templates, host profiles, and distributed configurations.
• Implement and support VMware vSAN, including storage policy design, troubleshooting, performance optimization, and capacity planning.
• Architect and maintain VMware NSX-T networking and security components, including micro-segmentation.
• Administer VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) and integrated components, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards.
• Manage lifecycle operations using VMware Lifecycle Manager (vLCM), including upgrades, patching, and compliance management.
• Implement automation and orchestration using tools such as VMware Aria (vRealize) Automation, Orchestrator, and PowerCLI.
• Monitor system performance, conduct root-cause analysis, and implement corrective actions to ensure optimal environment stability.
• Maintain security compliance across virtualized environments, including access controls, hardening, and auditing.
• Collaborate with storage, networking, security, and application teams to deliver integrated solutions.
• Develop and maintain architectural documentation, standard operating procedures, and disaster recovery runbooks.
• Provide mentorship to junior engineers and participate in on-call support rotations.

Required Qualifications:

• Extensive hands-on experience with VMware vSphere, ESXi, and vCenter in large-scale enterprise environments.
• Strong expertise in one or more advanced VMware components such as vSAN, NSX-T, VCF, or VMware Aria Suite.
• Proficiency with PowerShell/PowerCLI automation.
• Deep understanding of enterprise compute, storage, and network architectures.
• Experience with capacity planning, performance tuning, and lifecycle management.
• Strong analytical, communication, and documentation skills.
• Ability to manage complex projects and work independently with minimal supervision.

Skills:

• Extensive hands-on experience with VMware vSphere, ESXi, and vCenter in large-scale enterprise environments. (Required)
• Strong expertise in one or more advanced VMware components such as vSAN, NSX-T, VCF, or VMware Aria Suite. (Required)
• Proficiency with PowerShell/PowerCLI automation. (Required)
• Deep understanding of enterprise compute, storage, and network architectures. (Required)
• Experience with capacity planning, performance tuning, and lifecycle management. (Required)