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Position Title:  Senior Consultant_VMware Cloud Foundation Deployment Engineer

 

Position Location: Remote in the Contiguous United States - must be able to travel in the US up to 25% of the time.

 

 

 

Job Summary: 

The VMware Cloud Foundation Deployment Engineer is responsible for the design, deployment, automation, and validation of VMware Cloud Foundation environments. This role is hands on and delivery oriented, supporting greenfield and brownfield deployments, customer integration, and operational enablement across management and workload domains.

  

Essential Functions: 

• Deploy and configure VMware Cloud Foundation management and workload domains.
• Participate in the development and integration of new and emerging technology solutions and partnerships; with a focus of growing Pellera Technologies.
• Participate in customer facing meetings to determine business and technical requirements that will be used in developing VMware VCF.
•  Leading technical sessions on innovative data center solutions to improve operational efficiency.
• Organizing dynamic sales and training sessions on cutting-edge data center technologies.
• Building strong relationships with Pellera's enterprise solution partners to drive collaboration.
•  Attaining sales and technical certifications to enhance expertise in data center solutions.
• Staying updated on technical challenges and trends for strategic insights.
• Supporting clients in their digital transformation with audit, architecture, consulting, implementation, and training.
• Identifying and validating cloud solution opportunities that integrate with existing systems.
• Assessing cloud solutions for functionality, service availability, and performance.
• Evaluating hybrid platform solutions to find the best organizational fit.
• Ensuring technical feasibility for smooth integration, data exchange, and migration processes.
• Assist project managers in planning, scheduling, and tracking project activities, milestones, and deliverables.
• Monitor project progress, identify risks, and proactively address issues to ensure timely and successful delivery.
• Communicate project status, updates, and dependencies to stakeholders, fostering transparency and collaboration throughout the project lifecycle. 

 

Required Skills/Abilities/Competencies: 

• Subject matter expertise in VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) and core data center technologies.
• Expert-level proficiency in the design and operation of the complete VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) stack, including vSphere, Automation, vSAN, and NSX architectures, as well as working knowledge of other major virtualization platforms.
•  VMware skills such as virtualization of servers, storage, and networks; operations management; orchestration and automation; virtual desktop infrastructure and cloud foundation.
• Ability to design and provide architecture on Software Define Infrastructure.
• General knowledge of Containers and Native Cloud Services.
• Ethical and Critical Thinking.
• Excellent sales and customer service skills, time management skills and the ability to meet deadlines, showing excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
• Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• Proficiency in infrastructure automation, scripting languages (e.g., Python, PowerShell), and configuration management tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze complex technical issues and develop effective solutions.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills, with the ability to interact effectively with clients and internal stakeholders. 

 

Education and Experience: 

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent consulting industry experience.
• At least 10 years of experience architecting and implementing data center solutions, of which 5 of those years should include experience in infrastructure consulting, in Compute and Storage Technologies, Software-Defined Infrastructure Technologies, Server Technologies computing, and/or network engineering roles.
• Expert-level proficiency in the design and operation of the complete VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) stack, vSphere, vSAN, and NSX-T architectures, as well as working knowledge of other major virtualization platforms such as Microsoft Hyper-V or KVM layers.
• At least one of the following certifications:  VMware Certified Professional, VCF, VCAP, VCDIX, VMware Knight.
• Broadcom VMware Knight – highly desired.

 

Physical Requirements:  

• Candidates should be able to travel up to 25% of the time.
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.