Architect - VCF Design & Architecture Lead

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead customer discovery sessions, architecture workshops, and requirements gathering
• Design end-to-end VCF solutions, including:
• Management and workload domains
• NSX network & security architecture
• vSAN storage architecture
• SDDC Manager lifecycle integration
• Hybrid cloud integration
• Develop high-level and low-level designs (HLDs/LLDs), blueprints, and roadmaps
• Define:
• Workload segmentation strategies
• Multi-site and disaster recovery architectures
• Operational governance models
• Migration and transformation strategies from legacy VMware environments
• Establish leadership and governance across implementation and operational transition
• Review and approve designs aligned with VMware validated architectures
• Act as a trusted advisor to executives and technical stakeholders
• Guide delivery teams to ensure accurate execution of designs
• Support modernization initiatives (hybrid cloud, Kubernetes, automation)

Required Skills

• Active DoD Secret or Top Secret Clearance
• VMware Cloud Foundation Administrator certification and/or VMware Cloud Foundation Architect certification (2V0-13.25)
• Deep expertise in:
• VCF, vSphere, NSX-T, vSAN, SDDC Manager, VMware Aria/vRA
• Infrastructure architecture
• Network virtualization
• Storage architecture
• Hybrid cloud strategy
• Lifecycle management
• Strong experience designing enterprise-scale VCF/SDDC solutions
• Ability to translate business needs into scalable technical architectures
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• CompTIA Security+ certification (active)

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or 10+ years equivalent experience
• 10+ years VMware experience, with strong architecture focus
• Proven success designing enterprise VCF/SDDC solutions
• Experience producing architecture documentation and technical roadmaps
• Demonstrated leadership in customer-facing architecture engagements