Job Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior or Lead VCF Consultant to join our team. In this role, you will participate in design, build and manage reliable, scalable and secure enterprise-grade environments on top of the VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) platform and integrate with 3rd party systems. You will be in a specialized expert role, who assists customers to manage their traditional and modern apps by providing a complete set of highly secure software-defined services for compute, storage, network. This role offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies, gain hands-on experience, and contribute to innovation and implementation efforts.
Key Responsibilities
• Deploy and Configure VCF9 Solution (SDDC, NSX, v SAN, Operations and Automation).
• Work in a diverse team of consultants to implement sophisticated SDDC solutions comprising VMware Cloud Foundation.
• Assessment of an existing VMware Cloud Foundation environment.
• Implementation of VMware Cloud Foundation and/or LCM activities
• Understanding of various 3rd party integrations with VMware Cloud Foundation
• Actively demonstrate commercial awareness and stay within the scope of the contracted work.
• Take ownership and accountability for individual deliverables.
• Define project requirements/issues/constraints with PMs.
• Make accurate impact assessments, and raise, implement, close down and roll-back plans when required.
• Assist in the development of technical content, best practices, and white papers.
• Solid experience with modern IT infrastructure and hosting operation (Disaster recovery, SLA, Backup, Multi Site, Monitoring, AD & DNS…)
• Proven expertise on VMware Virtual Infrastructure Deployment, Management & Administration for different VMWare products such as: Aria Automation, VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), Aria Operations, v Sphere/v Center is a strict minimum.
• Cross operating system knowledge and experience in both Linux and Windows.
• Plan and lead multi-cloud infrastructure accelerator engagements, implementations, roll-outs and migrations, including hands-on implementation of VCF deployments.
• Excellent understanding of modern IT production data center and Internet (ISP/ASP) hosting operations.
• Lead and mentor other team members to ensure customer requirements, quality and best practices are met.
• Stay current with industry trends and lead internal initiatives in regards to optimizations and enhancements of new product versions, current solutions, frameworks and processes.
Required Qualifications
• Candidate should have 8+ years of relevant professional experience.
• 3-5 years of experience in customer-facing positions as a consultant, preferably within a system integrator, consulting organization or IT provider.
• Adaptable and progressive learner with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to a variety of audiences.
Preferred Qualifications (highly valued)
• VKS or NSX domain expert is an added advantage.
• Ability to work independently and work collaboratively in a team environment.
• An active listener with excellent and confident communications and interpersonal skills with an ability to read complex customer situations and adapt as needed
• Experience working with customers across the APJ/EMEA region.
• Experience in solution design definitions or adjustments.
Why Join Us
• Work on cutting-edge cloud technologies with a high-performing team and influence solution decisions based on engineering best practices.
• Work in respectful environment with focus on open communication, team work and opportunities for growth.
• Competitive compensation, benefits, and an innovative work culture.