Domain Architect - VMware VCF
About The Position
As an Architect within WWT, focused on the VMware VCF platform, you will be working on exciting infrastructure driven projects for Fortune 500 customers across all verticals. Our global infrastructure planning and deployment services deliver thousands of projects each year. From employing our methodologies at hundreds of sites to leveraging complete enterprise design services, customers trust our infrastructure experts to assess the technology they have today and design the solutions they need for tomorrow. What is the Solutions Consulting & Engineering Team and why join? Solutions Consulting & Engineering is an organization that is customer-focused and solutions-led. We deliver end-to-end and emerging solutions to drive customer satisfaction and increase profitability and growth. Our world-class management consulting, delivery excellence, and engineering brilliance enable our success. We embody the OneWWT mindset by bringing the right talent at the right time from anywhere within WWT to solve our customers’ problems. Our goal is to bring together business acumen with full-stack technical know-how to develop innovative solutions for our clients’ most complex challenges. Your primary objective is to support Infrastructure Services through maintaining a high level of technical expertise across the VMware VCF platform, supporting delivery teams and engineers in the design and deployment of VCF services, and serving as an escalation point for delivery engineers. You will also be responsible for assisting with the introduction of new VCF services, including development and documentation of roadmaps, HLD and LLD designs, deployment methodologies, and working with delivery teams to further refine and develop these capabilities in the field.
Requirements
- Must have at least 7 years of experience designing, deploying, and implementing large Enterprise Private and Hybrid Cloud solutions, with a heavy focus on VMware.
- Current VCF 9 Certification(s) or ability to obtain VCF 9.0 Admin or Architecture certification within 90 days of employment
- Demonstratable experience with 2 or more of the following VMware Products: Aria Operations, Aria Automation, Aria Operations for Logs, Aria Lifecycle, NSX Advanced Load Balancer, vDefend, NSX, vSphere, vSAN,or VKS.
- Exceptional communication skills (written, verbal, and presentation), especially in presenting to an executive audience
- Passion for identifying and cultivating new business opportunities
- Experience developing original content (PowerPoint and blog articles)
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment to produce outstanding results
- Superior organizational, conflict resolution, and time management skills
- Strong business and technical acumen
- Self-Motivated to maintain up-to-date knowledge of new technologies
- Able to conduct research into technical issues and products as required.
- Able to effectively prioritize tasks in a high-pressure environment.
- Strong customer service orientation with proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Related degree in computer science or electrical engineering and/or seven to ten years equivalent technical experience.
Nice To Haves
- VMware partner post-sales consulting experience strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for the development of discovery, planning, design and implementation services of VMware’s Cloud Foundation (VCF) technologies
- Pre/Post sales consultant to WWT's Enterprise clients.
- Create High-Level and Low-Level designs of Private and Hybrid Cloud environments utilizing industry best practices
- Translate business outcomes to technical solutions
- Provide technical guidance and support to delivery engineers throughout all phases of a project including Project Launch Workshops, design, migrations, deployments cuts, lessons learned, etc. as needed
- Review client deliverables to identify opportunities to improve quality through training, mentoring, product offering improvements, and talent acquisition
- Monitor environmental performance and troubleshoot problem areas as needed
- Conduct research on VMware products, services, protocols, and standards to remain abreast of developments in the data center and networking industries
- Access the technical level of effort (LOE) required to deliver solutions and help develop Work Breakdown Structures (WBS)
- Serve as an escalation point for troubleshooting of customer environments
Benefits
- Health and Wellbeing: Health, Dental, and Vision Care, Onsite Health Centers, Employee Assistance Program, Wellness program
- Financial Benefits: Competitive pay, Profit Sharing, 401k Plan with Company Matching, Life and Disability Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement
- Paid Time Off: PTO and Sick Leave (starting at 20 days per year) & Holidays (10 per year), Parental Leave, Military Leave, Bereavement
- Additional Perks: Nursing Mothers Benefits, Voluntary Legal, Pet Insurance, Employee Discount Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
