Senior R&S Engineer
About The Position
This role involves designing, developing, and maintaining scalable automation frameworks for VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) environments. The Senior R&S Engineer will be responsible for automating and managing the entire VCF stack, including vSphere, NSX, Operations & Aria Operations for Logs, VCF Automation & Orchestrator, NSX Advanced Security, Avi Load Balancer, and HCX. A key aspect of the role is developing API-driven automation using Python to integrate with various enterprise systems like CMDB, IPAM/DDI, and ITSM platforms such as ServiceNow. The engineer will also build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure automation, implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) standards, and ensure all automation solutions meet enterprise security and compliance requirements. Troubleshooting complex infrastructure and automation issues, optimizing system performance, and producing high-quality technical documentation are also critical components of this position.
Requirements
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in Python development for infrastructure automation
- Deep expertise in Ansible (playbooks, roles, collections, Tower/AAP)
- Strong experience with VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF 9.x or 5.x) and its APIs
- Proven experience building API integrations with enterprise platforms (e.g., ServiceNow, CMDB, DDI/IPAM)
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows
- Strong understanding of REST APIs, JSON data modeling, Linux systems and scripting, networking (L2/L3, routing, firewalling), and security best practices
Nice To Haves
- Experience in financial services or regulated environments
- Familiarity with SDDC Manager and lifecycle manager APIs
- Experience with observability platforms and telemetry integration
- Knowledge of GitOps or event-driven automation models
- Exposure to container platforms (Kubernetes) is a plus
Responsibilities
- Designing and developing scalable, reusable Ansible automation frameworks for VCF environments (Day 0/1/2 operations)
- Automating and managing the VMware Cloud Foundation stack: vSphere, NSX, Operations & Aria Operations for Logs, VCF Automation & Orchestrator, NSX Advanced Security (vDefend), Avi Load Balancer, and HCX
- Developing API-driven automation using Python (Requests/Django) to integrate with VMware APIs and enterprise systems such as CMDB, IPAM/DDI, and ITSM platforms like ServiceNow
- Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure automation (Git-based workflows, Ansible Tower / AAP)
- Implementing infrastructure as code (IaC) standards, including versioning, testing, and modular design
- Ensuring automation solutions meet enterprise security and compliance requirements, including RBAC, secrets management, auditability, and logging
- Troubleshooting complex infrastructure and automation issues across the stack
- Optimizing system performance, scalability, and operational efficiency
- Producing high-quality technical documentation, runbooks, and reusable patterns
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
