VCF Network Engineer I

VCF Platform Engineer I At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world? Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world. This position is not eligible for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future, including F-1, OPT, CPT, H-1B, or other employment-based visa sponsorship. In the role of VCF Platform Engineer I, we'll count on you to: Perform day-to-day operational support for the VCF private cloud platform under established procedures and guidance. Support administration of SDDC Manager, workload domains, and vSphere cluster operations. Execute routine platform tasks such as host adds/removals, cluster maintenance, certificate updates, and health checks. Assist with VCF lifecycle operations including patching, upgrades, and remediation activities. Provision infrastructure resources and support deployment of workload domains and virtual machine hosting environments. Monitor platform health, utilization, and capacity; escalate risks, threshold concerns, and recurring issues to senior engineers or the Platform Manager. Participate in incident response as a first responder for infrastructure and platform issues. Support maintenance of infrastructure-as-code templates, standard builds, and golden VM images. Cross-train across compute, storage, and networking components within VCF. Maintain operational documentation, runbooks, and support knowledge articles. Preferred Qualifications: VMware certification such as VCP-VCF or VCP-DCV. Exposure to SDDC Manager operations. Familiarity with vSAN and NSX concepts. Exposure to enterprise monitoring and alerting platforms. Experience supporting standardized virtual server hosting environments. Schedule & Presence: This on-site role supports 24/7 operations through real-time collaboration, standard shifts occur within a 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM window, Monday through Friday. Additionally, this position requires scheduled on-call flexibility and the ability to remain reasonably reachable during off-hours for critical business continuity. Required Qualifications: A minimum of 3 years of experience in infrastructure operations, virtualization, or systems administration. Hands-on experience with VMware vSphere administration. Experience managing ESXi hosts, clusters, and virtual machines. Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code concepts and repeatable deployment methods. Working knowledge of Linux and Windows Server administration. Experience with at least one scripting or automation tool such as PowerCLI, Python, or Ansible. Understanding of core datacenter concepts including compute, storage, networking, patching, and monitoring. Ability to support operational tasks in a production environment with attention to change control and service stability. Folsom, CA; Denver, CO; Englewood, CO: $91,476 – $130,680 Minneapolis, MN; St. Paul, MN: $87,318 – $124,740 Pennington, NJ: $95,634 – $136,620 Woodcliff Lake, NJ: $103,950 – $148,500 Olympia, WA: $83,160 – $118,800 Vienna, VA: $128,184-$183,120 HDR