VMware Architect - vDefend (SFO, CA - Onsite)

Role: VMware vDefend Architect – Solution Architect (LOCALS Only)

Location: SFO Bay Area, CA (Onsite)

Duration: 12+ months

Visa: H1B/ (Locals with Valid ID)

Key Responsibilities

·        Design enterprise security architectures using VMware vDefend.

·        Develop Zero Trust security frameworks.

·        Create micro-segmentation strategies for data centers and cloud environments.

·        Design East-West traffic protection models.

·        Define security zones and policy frameworks.

·        Develop security reference architectures.

·        VMware vDefend Security

Design and implement:

·        Distributed Firewall (DFW)

·        Gateway Firewall

·        Security Intelligence

·        IDS/IPS

·        Malware Prevention

·        Network Detection & Response (NDR)

·        Lateral Security

·        Design advanced threat protection architectures.

·        Develop application-centric security policies.

·        NSX Security Architecture

·        NSX-T Design and Deployment

·        Multi-site NSX Architectures

·        Federation Designs

·        Disaster Recovery Architectures

·        Multi-Tenant Security Designs

·        Migration Programs

Lead migrations from

·        Traditional Firewalls

·        Physical Security Appliances

·        Legacy Segmentation Models

Specific experience with:

·        F5 to VMware migrations

·        NSX-V to NSX-T migrations

·        VMware NSX Security Modernization

·        Cisco ACI security integration

·        Palo Alto integrations

·        Check Point integrations

·        Fortinet integrations

·        Security Policy Design

·        Security policy assessment

·        Rule optimization

·        Rule consolidation

·        Security governance

·        Compliance mapping

·        Customer Consulting

·        Security assessments

·        Architecture workshops

·        Executive presentations

·        Security strategy roadmaps

·        Risk analysis

Automation & Infrastructure as Code

·        Terraform

·        Ansible

·        Python Automation

·        NSX APIs

·        CI/CD Integration

·        Cloud Security

Design security for:

·        VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)

·        VMware Cloud on AWS

·        Azure VMware Solution

·        Google Cloud VMware Engine

·        Hybrid Cloud Environments

·        Required Technical Skills

·        VMware Technologies

·        VMware vDefend

·        VMware NSX-T

·        VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)

·        VMware Aria Suite

·        VMware Avi Load Balancer

·        Networking

·        Switching

·        Routing

·        BGP

·        OSPF

·        VXLAN

·        EVPN

·        MPLS

·        SD-WAN

·        Security

·        Zero Trust Architecture

·        Micro-Segmentation

·        IDS/IPS

·        NDR

·        SIEM Integration

·        Firewall Technologies

·        SASE

·        Cloud Platforms

·        AWS

·        Azure

·        Google Cloud Platform

·        Automation

·        Python

·        Terraform

·        Ansible

·        REST APIs