Senior Cloud Platform Engineer
- VDart Inc.
10 Hours Ago
NA
W2, C2C
Charlotte NC-NC, Irving-TX
8-10 Years
Required Skills: VMware Cloud Foundation, VCF 9, VMware vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, VMware NSX, VMware Aria Automation, VMware Aria Operations, SDDC Manager, Enterprise VMware architecture and administration, RHEL, Windows Server, TCP/IP, routing, switching, DNS, DHCP, IPAM, SAN/NAS, vSAN, Python, Ansible, Terraform, Git, CI/CD, REST APIs, VMware APIs, Infrastructure as Code, IaC, Security, RBAC, micro-segmentation
Job Description
Senior Cloud Platform Engineer (VMware Cloud Foundation)
Position Summary:
- We are seeking a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer to design, build, and maintain our next-generation private cloud infrastructure based on VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9. As a key technical driver within one of the top financial institutions in the United States, you will ensure our virtualized services deliver maximum availability, exceptional performance, and unyielding security.
- You will be responsible for transitioning traditional virtualization workloads into a highly automated, API-driven private cloud platform. The ideal candidate possesses deep expertise in the VMware ecosystem, robust system administration fundamentals, strong infrastructure automation skills, and a rigorous approach to meeting strict financial regulatory standards.
Key Role Responsibilities:
- Platform Design & Architecture: Architect, deploy, and manage private cloud environments utilizing VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9, ensuring optimal resource allocation and scalability.
- Infrastructure Automation & Orchestration: Design and implement automated workflows for VM lifecycle management, day-two operations, and event-driven triggers. Develop API services to integrate virtualization platforms with internal catalogs and deployment pipelines.
- Systems & Network Management: Oversee the foundational OS and network layer supporting the virtualized environment, ensuring seamless integration of core IP services and reliable guest OS performance.
- High Availability & Optimization: Monitor enterprise infrastructure to ensure maximum uptime for mission-critical internal banking applications. Proactively tune CPU, memory, and storage configurations for performance and cost-efficiency.
- Security & Regulatory Compliance: Implement and enforce strict security policies, micro-segmentation, and role-based access controls (RBAC) to adhere to US banking regulations and internal audit standards.
- Modernization & Mentorship: Drive the evolution of platform engineering practice by incorporating infrastructure-as-code (IaC) principles. Provide technical guidance and escalation support for junior administrators and operational teams.
Ideal experience to have for this role:
Core Virtualization & Cloud Platforms
- Extensive, hands-on experience designing and administering VMware vSphere (ESXi and vCenter) at an enterprise scale.
- Proven ability to deploy and manage software-defined networking and security using VMware NSX.
- Strong operational knowledge of the VMware Aria (formerly vRealize) Suite, particularly Aria Automation and Aria Operations.
- Solid understanding of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) architecture and lifecycle management (SDDC Manager).
Systems Administration & Core Networking
- Proficiency in basic system administration, configuration, and troubleshooting for both Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Windows Server environments.
- Solid foundation in TCP/IP networking protocols and enterprise routing/switching principles.
- Hands-on experience managing and integrating core infrastructure services, specifically DNS, DHCP, and IPAM.
Automation & Scripting
- Proficiency in writing and maintaining automation playbooks using Ansible.
- Strong scripting skills in Python for building custom API endpoints, interacting with VMware REST APIs, and automating complex infrastructure tasks.
- Experience with Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and state management.
- Familiarity with version control systems (Git) and modern CI/CD practices.
Enterprise IT & Financial Compliance
- Deep understanding of enterprise storage (SAN/NAS, vSAN) and compute hardware design.
- Experience operating within highly regulated environments, with a strong grasp of data privacy, compliance frameworks, and disaster recovery architectures.
Required Qualifications:
- 8+ years of enterprise VMware infrastructure and cloud platform engineering experience.
- Expertise in VMware vSphere, VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), NSX, and VMware Aria Suite.
- Experience with RHEL, Windows Server, enterprise networking, and storage technologies.
- Strong automation skills using Python, Ansible, Terraform, and Git-based workflows.
- Experience supporting highly available, secure, and compliant enterprise infrastructure environments.
Highly Preferred Qualifications:
- VMware certifications (VCP, VCAP, VCIX).
- Experience with OpenShift, Tanzu, Kubernetes, or public cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP).
- Financial services or other regulated-industry experience.
- Prior technical leadership, mentoring, and platform modernization experience.
- Should you be interested, please send me a copy of your resume in word format along with the following details ASAP
