Virtual Platform Engineer
About the role
Bright Vision Technologies is a technology consulting and software development company delivering cloud, AI, data, and enterprise solutions across the United States. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established and well-respected organization offering tremendous career growth potential.
We are looking for a Virtual Platform Engineer to design, deploy, and operate VMware-based virtualization, software-defined networking, and software-defined storage platforms across on-premises and hybrid cloud environments. The role covers vSphere, vSAN, NSX, Aria, and Tanzu, with a focus on automation, capacity management, and the practical realities of operating a large VMware estate alongside modern cloud-native workloads. The ideal candidate has operated VMware platforms at enterprise scale, navigates the evolving VMware product landscape pragmatically, and brings strong automation and operations discipline.
Responsibilities
- Design, deploy, and operate VMware-based virtualization, software-defined networking, and software-defined storage platforms.
- Work across on-premises and hybrid cloud environments using vSphere, vSAN, NSX, Aria, and Tanzu.
- Focus on automation, capacity management, and operating a large VMware estate alongside cloud-native workloads.
- Ensure disaster recovery readiness and troubleshoot compute, network, and storage issues.
- Collaborate with teams and communicate effectively.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
- Five or more years of hands-on VMware platform engineering experience.
- Deep expertise in vSphere, vCenter, and ESXi.
- Hands‑on experience with vSAN and storage policy management.
- Experience with NSX‑T or NSX‑V networking.
- Strong PowerCLI scripting skills and experience with automation tooling.
- Familiarity with Tanzu Kubernetes Grid or VMware container platforms.
- Strong understanding of disaster recovery patterns and SRM.
- Strong troubleshooting skills across compute, network, and storage layers.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Eligibility: U.S. Citizens, Green Card Holders, EAD Holders, or H-1B transfer candidates (no new H-1B sponsorship).
Preferred Qualifications
- VMware Certified Professional (VCP) or VCAP credentials.
- Experience with VMware Cloud on AWS, AVS, or GCVE.
- Familiarity with VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF).
- Experience with Aria Operations / vRealize Operations.
- Exposure to migration programs out of VMware to alternative virtualization platforms.
Pay
Salary range: $125,000–$145,000 annually.
Schedule
Position type: Full‑time, Direct W2. Location: 100% Remote (U.S.).