Zerto Solution Architect - NYC, NY

Our client seeks an Zerto Solution Architect f or a 12 Months project in NYC, NY . Below is the detailed requirement


Job Title: Zerto Solution Architect


Work location : NYC, NY


Duration: 12 Months


Role Summary:


The Zerto Solution Architect is the platform SME for all Zerto-based replication and DR orchestration on the program.


This role designs the end-to-end Zerto architecture - ZVM placement, VRA deployment, journal sizing, VPG topology,and run book design - and is responsible for ensuring Tier-0 and Tier-1 workloads achieve the seconds-grade RPO that Zerto provides.


Job Description:

• Bachelor's degree preferably in Computer Science, Information technology, Computer Engineering, or related IT discipline or equivalent experience with 15+ Minimum Experience
• Zerto Certified Professional (ZCP) - Enterprise Engineer or Zerto Certified Architect; current on latest Zerto release (10.x+).
• 12+ years of enterprise infrastructure / DR architecture;
• 5+ years deep, hands-on Zerto platform experience including VMware-to-Azure replication.
• Demonstrated experience implementing Zerto for 500+ VM environments with complex multi-tier application dependencies.
• Strong VMware vSphere knowledge (vCenter, ESXi, storage, networking) and Azure target-side networking and storage.
• VMware VCP-DCV or VCAP-DCV Design.
• Microsoft AZ-104 / AZ-305 strongly preferred to bridge with the Azure SA.
• Zerto HLD/LLD, journal sizing model, VPG inventory and grouping plan, failover runbooks (Recovery Plans), DRtest design, Zerto monitoring and alerting design, sign-off package

• Zerto Architecture: Design Zerto Virtual Manager (ZVM) placement on-prem and in Azure, Virtual Replication Appliance (VRA) deployment strategy across VMware hosts, and Zerto cluster topology.
• Journal & VPG Design: Calculate journal sizing per VPG based on change rate, retention windows, and storage performance; define seeding strategies and bandwidth throttling/compression policies.
• Workload Protection Strategy: Define VPG groupings aligned with application tiers and boot order, set RPOtargets per tier, and design failover/failback runbooks (Recovery Plans).
• Tool Selection: Determine which workloads are protected by Zerto vs ASR based on RPO requirements, application criticality, and licensing economics.
• Design Documentation: Author Zerto sections of the Architecture Design Document, Zerto runbook templates, monitoring and alerting design (metrics, dashboards, thresholds, escalation