Senior VMware Architect (VCF)

Overview

Remote
Depends on Experience
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2

Skills

Vmware
SDDC Manager
vSphere/vCenter
vSAN ESA
NSX
Ops/Network/Logs
LCM
BC/DR
VCF
VMware Cloud Foundation
VCDX
VCAP
Broadcom Knight designations
NSX (segmentation
EVPN/BGP)
vSAN ESA design
Aria suite
multi-site DR

Job Details

Title: Senior VMware Architect (VCF)

Remote

Department: Professional Services / Architecture
Reports to: Consulting Manager

The Role

Own the architecture and delivery of VMware Cloud Foundation across enterprise environments. Lead discovery and design, set standards for deployment and operations, and mentor engineers. Expect hands-on work with vSphere, vSAN ESA, NSX, Aria, and SDDC Manager, plus real design authority on DR, capacity, and security. VCDX, VCAP, or Broadcom Knight designations are strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Run discovery workshops, capture requirements and constraints, and produce documented VCF 9.x architectures (management and workload domains, multi-site).

Create design artifacts: logical/physical designs, recovery plans, runbooks, and operational models; lead peer/design reviews.

Implement and upgrade SDDC Manager, vSphere/vCenter, vSAN ESA, NSX, and Aria (Ops/Network/Logs, LCM). Own lifecycle management.

Plan and execute migrations and upgrades from prior VCF versions; design workload mobility and BC/DR strategies.

Establish health checks, capacity models, monitoring, and alerting; hand off cleanly to operations with documentation and training.

Advise on licensing and right-sizing; contribute to offers, estimates, and pricing guardrails.

Mentor engineers; set delivery standards; review and approve critical changes.

Partner with security on segmentation, key management, and compliance overlays.

Required Qualifications

8 12+ years working with VMware core stack; 3 5+ years designing or operating VCF at scale.

Deep experience in at least two areas: NSX (segmentation, EVPN/BGP), vSAN ESA design, Aria suite, multi-site DR.

Proven ownership of end-to-end designs from requirements through defense and handover.

Clear, concise design documentation and the ability to defend decisions to architects and executives.

Certifications (one or more required)

VCDX (DCV/CMA/NV).

VCAP (Design or Deploy in DCV/NV/CMA).

Broadcom Software Knight (VMware track) or equivalent mastery.

Nice to Have

Aria Automation; scripting with PowerCLI or Python; Terraform for vSphere/NSX; HCX; Live Recovery.

Design experience for GPU/AI workloads on VCF and secure datazone patterns.

Familiarity with industry frameworks: Well-Architected, CAF

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