Senior VMware Consultant

Qode•North Carolina, NC

About The Position

We are seeking a Senior VMware Consultant with deep expertise in VMware virtualization platforms and strong hands-on experience with AWS . The ideal candidate will design, implement, migrate, and optimize hybrid and cloud infrastructure solutions , providing leadership in complex enterprise environments. This role involves working closely with architects, application teams, and customers to deliver scalable, secure, and high‑availability solutions across on‑premises and AWS cloud platforms.

Requirements

12–18 years of experience in VMware virtualization
Strong hands-on AWS experience in production environments
Excellent troubleshooting and problem‑solving skills
Experience in enterprise data center and cloud environments
Strong communication and documentation skills

Nice To Haves

VMware Certified Professional (VCP‑DCV)
VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP) – plus
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional
ITIL foundation (desired)

Responsibilities

VMware Infrastructure (Primary Focus) Design, deploy, and support VMware vSphere environments (ESXi, vCenter)
Perform upgrades, patching, and lifecycle management of VMware infrastructures
Configure and manage: VMware HA, DRS, vMotion, Storage vMotion VMFS and vSAN clusters
Lead P2V and V2V migrations using VMware Converter and third‑party tools
Troubleshoot and resolve performance, availability, and capacity issues
Support VMware enterprise products: VMware Horizon (VDI) VMware NSX (preferred) VMware Aria/vRealize Suite (Operations, Automation)
AWS Cloud Responsibilities Design and implement AWS infrastructure solutions aligned with enterprise workloads
Hands-on experience with: EC2, EBS, EFS, S3 VPC, subnets, route tables, IGW, NAT Gateway Elastic Load Balancers, Auto Scaling
Migrate workloads from on‑prem VMware to AWS using: VMware Cloud on AWS (preferred) AWS Application Migration Service (MGN)
Implement backup, DR, and high‑availability architectures in AWS
Understand cost optimization (FinOps) and performance tuning in AWS
Work with IAM, security groups, NACLs , and basic AWS security best practices
Automation & Tools Automate provisioning and operations using: PowerShell / PowerCLI AWS CLI Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation or Terraform – preferred)
Experience with monitoring and logging tools for both VMware and AWS environments
Storage, Backup & Networking Work with enterprise storage solutions (SAN/NAS)
Configure and support backup solutions (e.g. Veeam, Commvault, AWS Backup)
Collaborate with network teams on VLANs, routing, firewall integration, and security
Leadership & Consulting Act as a technical lead on infrastructure and migration projects
Provide architecture guidance and design documentation
Conduct workshops, assessments, and knowledge transfer sessions
Work directly with customers, vendors, and internal stakeholders
Mentor junior engineers and provide technical oversight