VMware admin
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Job Location:
San Francisco, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
12 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
VMware admin
Location: San Francisco CA
Hire Type: Contract
Location: San Francisco CA
Hire Type: Contract
Required Technical Skills
vSphere/ESXi vCenter vSAN NSX (T) Aria/vRealize Suite SRM HCX Tanzu/Kubernetes.
(on prem cloud VMware Cloud on AWS/Azure/GCP)
network overlays
Egress controls and cost aware architectures.
VMware ESXi & vCenter (8/9)
VCF (VMware Cloud Foundation)
VMware Lifecycle Manager
Preferred Qualifications
VMware certifications (VCP DCV VCAP VCF Specialist)
Soft Skills
Strong communication skills
Ability to work in 24/7 critical environments
Analytical and troubleshooting mindset
Team collaboration and documentation discipline
vSphere/ESXi vCenter vSAN NSX (T) Aria/vRealize Suite SRM HCX Tanzu/Kubernetes.
(on prem cloud VMware Cloud on AWS/Azure/GCP)
network overlays
Egress controls and cost aware architectures.
VMware ESXi & vCenter (8/9)
VCF (VMware Cloud Foundation)
VMware Lifecycle Manager
Preferred Qualifications
VMware certifications (VCP DCV VCAP VCF Specialist)
Soft Skills
Strong communication skills
Ability to work in 24/7 critical environments
Analytical and troubleshooting mindset
Team collaboration and documentation discipline
Roles & Responsibilities
Role Overview
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
Role Overview
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
Key Responsibilities----Strategy & Advisory Lead assessment workshops to baseline current state (infra ops 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.
Architecture & Design--Create high and low level designs (HLD/LLD) capacity and resilience models (HA/DR patterns RPO/RTO) and security reference architectures (micro segmentation zero trust segmentation policies).
Delivery Leadership---Lead discovery POCs pilots and phased migrations for data center consolidations/app modernizations.
Direct cross functional teams (network security storage platform DevOps) and coach engineers on best practices and automation. Establish Infrastructure as Code and automation patterns (PowerCLI Terraform Ansible) and integrate with CI/CD where applicable.
Operations Reliability & Security---Define SRE/operational runbooks monitoring/observability (Aria Operations/Operations for Logs) capacity patch baselines and lifecycle management. Implement DR/BCP with SRM (runbooks test plans) plus backup/recovery integrations. Drive cost optimization (rightsizing consolidation reserved capacity planning) and license posture management. Translate technical decisions into business outcomes and risk trade offs; create C level decks design packs and decision logs.
Partner with security audit and compliance on policy alignment (e.g. SOX/PCI/FFIEC/HIPAA as relevant).
Support RFP/RFI responses sizing and solution estimation.
Strong scripting/automation: PowerCLI (must have); Terraform/Ansible/Python (nice to have).
Proven ability to produce HLD/LLD migration plans and executive presentations.
Excellent communication stakeholder management and consulting skills
Define governance landing zones guardrails and operating models for VMware platforms in enterprise contexts.
Architecture & Design--Create high and low level designs (HLD/LLD) capacity and resilience models (HA/DR patterns RPO/RTO) and security reference architectures (micro segmentation zero trust segmentation policies).
Delivery Leadership---Lead discovery POCs pilots and phased migrations for data center consolidations/app modernizations.
Direct cross functional teams (network security storage platform DevOps) and coach engineers on best practices and automation. Establish Infrastructure as Code and automation patterns (PowerCLI Terraform Ansible) and integrate with CI/CD where applicable.
Operations Reliability & Security---Define SRE/operational runbooks monitoring/observability (Aria Operations/Operations for Logs) capacity patch baselines and lifecycle management. Implement DR/BCP with SRM (runbooks test plans) plus backup/recovery integrations. Drive cost optimization (rightsizing consolidation reserved capacity planning) and license posture management. Translate technical decisions into business outcomes and risk trade offs; create C level decks design packs and decision logs.
Partner with security audit and compliance on policy alignment (e.g. SOX/PCI/FFIEC/HIPAA as relevant).
Support RFP/RFI responses sizing and solution estimation.
Strong scripting/automation: PowerCLI (must have); Terraform/Ansible/Python (nice to have).
Proven ability to produce HLD/LLD migration plans and executive presentations.
Excellent communication stakeholder management and consulting skills
Key Skills
- Data Entry
- Adobe Acrobat
- AS400
- EDI
- Microsoft Outlook
- Cloud Architecture
- Microsoft Excel
- Quick Books
- Administrative Experience
- Order Fulfillment
- Project Implementation
- Sales Support
