Infrastructure Engineer, VMware (onsite)

Vitaver & Associates • Miami, FL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a temporary project role for an Infrastructure Engineer specializing in VMware, requiring 100% onsite work at the client's site in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, or Miami, FL. The project is estimated to last 12 months with possible extensions. The role involves leading the design, engineering, and implementation of enterprise virtualization infrastructure solutions, acting as the technical product owner for these services, and developing/maintaining platform standards and automation. Candidates must be able to relocate as required.

Requirements

• Availability to work 100% of the time at the Client’s site in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, Miami, FL (required)
• Infrastructure engineering experience (10+ years)
• Virtualization engineering experience in enterprise environments. (5+ years)
• Experience with VMware vSphere, vCenter, ESXi, cluster design, host configuration, patching, upgrades, hardening, lifecycle management, and operational support.
• Experience with VMware Cloud Foundation, vSAN, and VMware Operations.
• Experience with Azure Local or similar hyperconverged infrastructure platforms.
• Experience with virtualization performance, resource contention, storage integration, networking integration, availability, host stability, and workload placement.
• PowerCLI and Python scripting experience.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code patterns for virtualization provisioning and configuration using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Git, and CI/CD practices.
• Experience developing and maintaining virtualization platform standards, configuration baselines, operational procedures, and lifecycle roadmaps.
• Experience with virtualization security hardening, vulnerability remediation, configuration compliance, and enterprise security standards.
• Experience with capacity planning, utilization analysis, forecasting, lifecycle planning, and working with FinOps or financial governance teams.
• Experience defining monitoring requirements, alert thresholds, operational metrics, service catalog offerings, knowledge management, CMDB standards, and related ServiceNow processes.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with VMware NSX.
• Experience with VMware automation tools.
• Experience with VMware Horizon.
• Experience with Azure cloud infrastructure.
• Experience with hybrid cloud or cloud-adjacent virtualization models.
• Experience with enterprise backup, recovery, and disaster recovery patterns for virtualized workloads.
• Experience with enterprise monitoring platforms and observability tools.
• Experience working in regulated or security-focused enterprise environments.
• Relevant virtualization, automation, cloud, security, or infrastructure certifications VMware VCP/VCAP, Microsoft Azure, Terraform, Ansible, ITIL, security, or related infrastructure certifications.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, engineering, and implementation of enterprise virtualization infrastructure solutions across VMware vSphere, VMware Cloud Foundation, vSAN, and Azure Local.
• Act as the technical product owner for virtualization infrastructure services, including standards, roadmap development, lifecycle planning, and platform improvement opportunities.
• Develop and maintain virtualization platform standards, cluster design patterns, configuration baselines, security standards, and operational support models.
• Define and implement virtualization automation using PowerCLI, Terraform, Ansible, Python, Git, and CI/CD practices.
• Support VMware vSphere, vCenter, ESXi, VMware Cloud Foundation, vSAN, and Azure Local as core virtualization platforms.
• Partner with the virtualization architect, project teams, and infrastructure teams to standardize solution designs on enterprise virtualization platforms.
• Define virtualization lifecycle, patching, upgrade, and maintenance standards, including cadence, prioritization, exception handling, and coordination with operations and lifecycle teams.

Benefits

• Gain experience with one of the world's largest solar and wind energy providers, which last year briefly became the most valued U.S. energy company
• Work with a great team of professionals and learn newest technologies and approaches
• Enjoy our Client’s wonderful campus with top-notch facilities for work and recreation
• Benefit from multiple projects extensions
• Receive support and advice from Vitaver consultants who are already working at our Client’s site
• Get extra cash by participating in Vitaver Successful Completion Bonus Program
• Always get paid in full and on time

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed