IT VMware Systems Engineer
Core
Design, deploy, and support large-scale VMware environments (vSphere, NSX-T, vSAN) and lead migrations to VMware Cloud Foundation 9 for a financial-services client.
Role type
Senior IC VMware Systems Engineer / Virtualization SME
Builds
High-availability virtual infrastructure, AI-assisted operational capabilities, and self-healing playbooks
Domain
Financial Services / Cloud Infrastructure & Virtualization
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
vSphere 8+, NSX-T, vSAN, VMware Cloud Foundation 9, PowerCLI, vRealize Automation, Ansible, Terraform, Python, PowerShell, AI operations, predictive monitoring, capacity forecasting, storage integration (EMC/Isilon, Pure, Dell, NetApp), networking (TCP/IP, VLANs, micro-segmentation)
Preferred skills
VCP-CMA, VCAP-CF, ITIL Foundation/Managing Professional, AI/LLM chat operations, custom automation via Aria APIs
Technologies
vSphere, NSX-T, vSAN, VMware Cloud Foundation 9, PowerCLI, vRealize Automation, Ansible, Terraform, Python, PowerShell, Aria Operations, VRLI, VRNI, EMC/Isilon, Pure Storage, Dell, NetApp, TCP/IP, Windows, Office 365
Responsibilities
Lead migration to VMware Cloud Foundation 9; Design and evolve the VMware platform; Automate virtualization provisioning and lifecycle management; Deploy AI-assisted operational capabilities; Monitor real-time capacity and maintain dashboards; Replace end-of-life servers and support hardware obsolescence; Improve change, release, and incident management processes; Participate in disaster recovery planning; Provide Tier 2/3 production support and on-call rotation; Carry out OS, firmware, and storage upgrades; Work with application owners to deliver virtual infrastructure services; Report on service-level compliance and cost savings.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
