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Virtualization SME at Systems Engineering Solutions Corporation | LAYIQ

· Lead architecture, design, and evolution of VMware-based SDDC environments, including VCF domains, vSphere clusters, vSAN, and NSX networking.
· Plan and execute workload migrations across environments, including data center migrations, adoption, and workload rebalancing.
· Integrate site-to-site recovery strategy using JetStream, including supporting disaster recovery runbooks, tabletops, failover/failback processes, and recovery validation.
· Plan and coordinate VCF lifecycle management activities, including patching, upgrades, and bundle management across domains.
· Lead reoccurring performance and capacity planning across compute, storage, and network layers, ensuring efficient resource utilization and future scalability.
· Design and implement network segmentation and microsegmentation using NSX, aligned to Zero Trust and security requirements.
· Define and manage infrastructure service offerings, including customization profiles and service catalog capabilities within VCF (or equivalent SDDC abstractions).
· Lead complex troubleshooting across the full stack (compute, storage, network, and virtualization layers), including performance degradation and stability issues.
· Oversee and enhance backup and recovery solutions to ensure data protection, integrity, and availability.
· Establish and maintain automation patterns for provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle management.
· Ensure security and compliance through patching, configuration management, and integration with enterprise security controls.
· Maintain authoritative documentation for architecture, configurations, and operational procedures.
· Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering and operations teams.
· Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements to the platform and operating model.
Required Skills: · Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
· 10+ yrs leading virtualization administration.
· Demonstrated experience in leading the management of VMware, Hyper-V, or similar technologies.
· Must have VCF experience.
· Automating IT administration and server provisioning through tools such as Azure DevOps, Azure Automation, Azure CLI, Bicep, PowerShell, JavaScript, and/or VMWare PowerCLI.
· Integrating infrastructure tool APIs to enable the deployment of Infrastructure as Code integrated with CI/CD deployment pipelines.
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Preferred Skills
· Minimum: VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
· Preferred: VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP)

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