VMware SME / Senior VMware Infrastructure Engineer

VMware SME / Senior VMware Infrastructure Engineer

Contract

Indianapolis, IN

Job Description:

Role Descriptions: Must Have Technical/Functional Skills
VMware Subject Matter Expert (SME) with strong L3 administration and engineering expertise across vSphere suite
and hardware devices of DELL & HPE.
Advanced knowledge of VMware components like
HCX/HA/DRS/vMotion/Distributed Switches, failover mechanisms and disaster recovery replication topologies of Zerto.

Automation:
Hands-on experience building ESXI infrastructure workflows and day to day operation tasks using PowerCLI, Ansible etc.
Cloud Integration: Practical working knowledge of cloud fundamentals, focusing on hybrid infrastructure.
Proven track record of cross-functional teamwork with network, compute, and application stakeholders.

Roles & 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.
Lifecycle Management of DELL/HPE ESXi hardware's.
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 eg: 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
Storage Integration & Optimization
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

Change Management & Governance

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

Skills: Digital : VMWare~VMware vSphere
Experience Required: 4-6