ArchitectureDesignDevelopment Application Architect II

Job Title: Vcloud Director Onsite (USA)
Location: Lynnwood WA USA
Rate: BR to 50/hr.
Employment Type: Onsite

Position Overview:
Role Summary

VMware Vcloud Engineer to manage and support our on-premises data center infrastructure with a focus on VMware DCV technologies and legacy vCloud Director environments (8.x/9.x). The role requires hands-on experience in VMware virtualization cloud resource management and multi-tenant architecture with a strong understanding of legacy networking and storage integrations.

Key Responsibilities

Maintain and monitor physical servers storage systems and networking equipment.

Perform hardware diagnostics upgrades and lifecycle management.

Ensure data center security power cooling and cabling standards.

Administer VMware vSphere vCenter and ESXi hosts.

Perform VM provisioning resource optimization and performance tuning.

Implement HA DRS vMotion and storage policies.

Install configure and maintain legacy vCloud Director environments (vCD 8.x/9.x).

Manage vCD cells PostgreSQL/Oracle databases and vCenter integrations.

Configure and troubleshoot Provider VDCs Org VDCs and vApps.

Integrate and manage NSX-V or vShield Manager for network services.

Maintain catalogs templates and tenant configurations.

Monitor system performance and ensure high availability.

Perform upgrades and patching of vCD components.

Document procedures and provide training to junior staff.

Collaborate with infrastructure networking and security teams.

Perform capacity planning performance tuning and troubleshooting across virtual infrastructure.

Required Skills

Strong experience with VMware vSphere vCenter and ESXi.

Hands-on with vCloud Director 8.x/9.x architecture and operations.

Familiarity with NSX-V vShield Manager and legacy networking models.

Experience with Linux (RHEL/CentOS) and shell scripting.

Knowledge of PostgreSQL or Oracle DB administration.

Understanding of multi-tenancy vApps and cloud resource allocation.

Excellent troubleshooting and documentation skills.

Good to Know / Bonus Skills

Familiarity with VMware vCloud Suite components.

Experience with vRealize Automation (vRA) for self-service provisioning.

Knowledge of vRealize Operations (vROps) for performance and capacity monitoring.

Exposure to PowerCLI Bash or Python for automation tasks.

Networking concepts understanding of TCP/IP VLANs routing firewalls and DNS.

Familiarity with SAN/NAS RAID configurations and storage provisioning.

Experience with tools like vRealize Operations Nagios or similar.

Preferred Qualifications

VMware certifications: VCP-DCV VCP-CMA.