Sr VCF Solutions Architect / Implementation Lead.

**Job title: Sr VCF Solutions Architect / Implementation Lead.

Duration: 741 Hours

Hybrid with two trips in NYC, one in November and one in December** Remote-Hybrid: Travel to Downtown New York is required. It will be 2 separate trips for 1 week each. Travel will be scheduled once in November and once in December.

Required Rate - all inclusive of the required travel. Job Description: Required Technical Skillset :

• Strong understanding of VCF 9.x architecture, components, deployment model, lifecycle management, infrastructure services and workload domains
• Experience planning and leading end-to-end VCF deployment, configuration, integration, validation and operational handoff
• Ability to design and configure production VCF environments considering availability, resiliency, capacity, security, networking, storage and operational requirements
• Deep experience with vSphere architecture, clusters, HA, DRS, resource management, networking, storage, VM placement and lifecycle considerations
• Strong knowledge of NSX architecture and VCF networking, including transport/network design, segments, gateways, routing, edge architecture and dependencies required for VCF deployment
• Understanding of VCF component lifecycle, compatibility/dependency considerations, upgrade sequencing, prechecks, remediation planning and lifecycle operational considerations
• Ability to assess an existing Aria Automation environment and develop an upgrade/migration approach, identify dependencies, prerequisites, compatibility considerations, risks and validation requirements
• Ability to validate VLANs, subnets, gateways, MTU, routing, DNS, NTP, IP addressing, load-balancing/network service requirements and other deployment dependencies
• Ability to evaluate compute, networking, storage, firmware/hardware compatibility, DNS/NTP, certificates and environmental prerequisites before deployment
• Ability to identify technical dependencies, assumptions, constraints, risks, prerequisites and customer actions before implementation
• Strong troubleshooting ability across vSphere, VCF, NSX, storage, networking, automation and interconnected infrastructure services

VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.x Design & Implementation Lead

• Seeking a senior VMware Cloud Foundation 9.x Solutions Architect / Implementation Lead capable of leading the architecture, planning, design, deployment, configuration, and validation of enterprise VCF environments. The candidate must be comfortable owning both technical architecture decisions and customer-facing discovery/planning workshops, translating requirements into deployment-ready configuration data
• The role requires strong hands-on VCF experience rather than primarily conceptual or pre-sales knowledge.
• Resource will Lead and engage with customer stakeholders to assess current-state infrastructure, capture planning prerequisites, and document deployment requirements to support completion of the VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Planning and Preparation Workbook (XLS) deliverable.