Senior VMware Engineer

Role Overview:

This role is for a VMware Subject Matter Expert (SME) with extensive L3 administration and engineering expertise across the vSphere suite and hardware devices from DELL & HPE. The successful candidate will possess advanced knowledge of VMware components such as HCX/HA/DRS/vMotion/Distributed Switches, failover mechanisms, and disaster recovery replication topologies like Zerto. The position requires hands-on experience in automation using PowerCLI and Ansible for ESXi infrastructure workflows and day-to-day operations, along with practical working knowledge of hybrid cloud fundamentals. The role demands a proven track record of cross-functional teamwork with network, compute, and application stakeholders to provide technical support for mission-critical enterprise VMware environments and maintain strict SLAs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide technical support for mission-critical enterprise VMware environments and maintain SLAs.
• Administer and manage large-scale VMware environments including VCF, VMware vSphere and Disaster Recovery Solutions.
• Design, configure, and maintain ESXi hosts, clusters, and resource pools.
• Perform Lifecycle Management of DELL/HPE ESXi hardware.
• Plan and execute VM migrations using VMware HCX (vMotion, Bulk Migration, Cold Migration, Replication Assisted vMotion).
• Optimize virtual infrastructure performance, capacity, and scalability.
• Implement high-availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) solutions (e.g., Zerto) aligned to RPO/RTO requirements.
• Configure and manage disaster recovery technologies (replication, failover, failback).
• Execute DR testing, failover scenarios, and recovery validation.
• Ensure business continuity across critical applications and infrastructure platforms.
• Integrate VMware platforms with enterprise storage (SAN/NAS, vSAN).
• Manage storage provisioning, replication strategies, and performance tuning.
• Ensure alignment of virtual infrastructure with enterprise network architecture.
• Support vulnerability remediation and compliance requirements (e.g., SOC-driven scans).
• Maintain adherence to enterprise security policies.
• Produce and maintain definitive technical blueprints, architecture diagrams, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Participate in on-call rotation and provide 24x7 production support.
• Proficient with Aria Ops for monitoring, capacity planning, and performance tuning.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (Ansible, Terraform, PowerCLI) to automate provisioning, patching, and lifecycle management.
• Perform root cause analysis and implement long-term corrective actions.
• Maintain operational documentation and standard operating procedures.
• Execute infrastructure changes in accordance with enterprise change management processes.
• Document design decisions, configurations, and implementation steps.
• Participate in CAB reviews and ensure minimal risk to production systems.
• Support audit requests and regulatory compliance requirements.

Required Skills:

• VMware Subject Matter Expert (SME) with strong L3 administration and engineering expertise across vSphere suite.
• Advanced knowledge of VMware components like HCX/HA/DRS/vMotion/Distributed Switches.
• Experience with failover mechanisms and disaster recovery replication topologies of Zerto.
• Hands-on experience building ESXi infrastructure workflows and day-to-day operation tasks using PowerCLI, Ansible.
• Practical working knowledge of cloud fundamentals, focusing on hybrid infrastructure.
• Proven track record of cross-functional teamwork with network, compute, and application stakeholders.
• Experience with DELL & HPE hardware devices.

Qualifications:

• 4-6 years of experience.

Preferred Skills:

• VMware vSphere