Senior Staff Engineer - VCF Lead Architect

We are looking for a VCF Lead Architect to lead enterprise VMware modernization engagements, moving large vSphere 8 environments to VMware Cloud Foundation 9.x.

You will own the technical direction, define target architectures and migration roadmaps, and act as the lead technical advisor to client stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess multi-vCenter vSphere 8 environments, including Enhanced Linked Mode, Distributed Switch readiness and blockers to VCF adoption.
• Evaluate identity changes (Integrated Windows Authentication to LDAPS) and third-party backup compatibility with VCF.
• Produce compatibility baselines, risk registers and phased migration roadmaps.
• Define target-state ESXi boot and lifecycle architecture, including Auto Deploy, vSphere Lifecycle Manager images and UEFI HTTPS Boot.
• Guide client teams in designing and validating VCF lab environments (Holodeck), covering NSX, VCF Operations and lifecycle workflows.
• Lead client workshops, present findings to technical and leadership audiences, and review the work of other engineers on the team.

Required Skills

• Hands-on VMware Cloud Foundation experience (VCF 5.x or later): SDDC Manager, management and workload domains, lifecycle management.
• Strong vSphere 8 architecture skills: vCenter, ESXi, ELM, DRS/HA, EVC and VDS.
• Working knowledge of NSX, VCF Operations (Aria Operations) and Active Directory over LDAPS.
• Proven experience writing assessment reports, architecture designs and migration roadmaps.
• Excellent communication skills in English for client-facing work. Good to Have
• Exposure to VCF 9.x or VMware Holodeck.
• Auto Deploy and stateless ESXi at scale.
• Experience with Rubrik or similar backup platforms.
• Experience in multi-vCenter consolidation projects.

Must have skills: ESXi & LDAP, VMware, vSphere 8