VMware Cloud Architect \/ Consultant (66817\-1)

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About The Position

VMware consultant who can shape platform strategy, own end-to-end architecture, and lead complex transformations across private, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments. The ideal candidate blends hands-on depth (vSphere, vSAN, NSX, Aria/vRealize, SRM, HCX, VMware Cloud on AWS/Azure/GCP, Tanzu) with consulting acumen—able to advise executives, develop roadmaps, build target-state reference architectures, and guide delivery teams from discovery through steady state.

Requirements

• vSphere
• vSAN
• NSX
• Aria/vRealize
• SRM
• HCX
• VMware Cloud on AWS/Azure/GCP
• Tanzu
• Consulting acumen
• Ability to advise executives
• Ability to develop roadmaps
• Ability to build target-state reference architectures
• Ability to guide delivery teams from discovery through steady state
• PowerCLI
• Terraform
• Ansible
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• CI/CD integration

Responsibilities

• Lead assessment workshops to baseline current state (infrastructure, operations, cost, risk) and define target-state SDDC/cloud strategy
• Build business cases (TCO/ROI), migration waves, and investment plans; present to senior leadership and architecture review boards
• Define governance, landing zones, guardrails, and operating models for VMware platforms in enterprise contexts
• Create high- and low-level designs (HLD/LLD)
• Develop capacity and resilience models (HA/DR patterns, RPO/RTO)
• Define security reference architectures (micro-segmentation, zero-trust, segmentation policies)
• Lead discovery, POCs, pilots, and phased migrations for data center consolidations and application modernizations
• Direct cross-functional teams (network, security, storage, platform, DevOps) and coach engineers on best practices and automation
• Establish Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation patterns (PowerCLI, Terraform, Ansible) and integrate with CI/CD where applicable
• Translate technical decisions into business outcomes and risk trade-offs; create C-level decks, design packs, and decision logs
• Support RFP/RFI responses, sizing, and solution estimation

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed