Virtualization Infrastructure Architect

Position Summary

The Virtual Infrastructure Architect is responsible for the architecture, design, and ongoing optimization of the organization's virtual infrastructure environment, with a strong focus on VMware and Nutanix platforms, hyper-converged infrastructure, and vRealize Operations (vROps).

This role provides technical leadership for highly available, scalable, and secure virtual environments supporting mission-critical business and clinical systems. The architect establishes standards, leads modernization initiatives, and partners closely with infrastructure, cloud, storage, network, and security teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Architecture & Design

  • Lead the design and evolution of enterprise VMware vSphere environments, including ESXi, vCenter, and associated components.
  • Architect and standardize hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) solutions (e.g., VMware vSAN-based platforms) to support performance, resilience, and scalability requirements.
  • Define reference architectures, standards, and best practices for virtual compute, storage, and management platforms.
  • Ensure infrastructure designs align with organizational security, compliance, and availability requirements.

• Operations & Optimization

  • Own and optimize the use of vRealize Operations (vROps) for performance monitoring, capacity management, proactive alerting, and trend analysis.
  • Establish and refine performance baselines, capacity models, and forecasting using vROps analytics.
  • Identify and remediate performance bottlenecks, resource contention, and configuration risks across the virtual environment.
  • Partner with operations teams to improve monitoring, incident response, and root cause analysis.

• Platform Engineering & Lifecycle Management

  • Lead platform lifecycle activities including upgrades, patching strategies, hardware refreshes, and technology roadmaps.
  • Evaluate new VMware and HCI capabilities and translate them into actionable implementation plans.
  • Drive infrastructure automation and consistency through templating, standards, and repeatable build patterns.
  • Support disaster recovery, business continuity, and high-availability strategies across virtual platforms.

• Collaboration & Leadership

  • Act as a technical escalation point and mentor for infrastructure and operations teams.
  • Collaborate with application, database, and cloud teams to align infrastructure capabilities with workload requirements.
  • Participate in architecture reviews, technical review boards, and infrastructure governance processes.
  • Provide clear documentation, diagrams, and executive-level summaries for complex technical designs.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive experience in enterprise infrastructure, with significant hands-on experience in VMware and Nutanix based virtual environments.

• Strong expertise in VMware vSphere, vCenter, and related core components.

• Proven experience designing and supporting hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) solutions, including storage and performance considerations.

• Solid working knowledge of vRealize Operations (vROps) for monitoring, capacity planning, and performance optimization.

• Deep understanding of enterprise compute, storage, and networking concepts in virtualized environments.

• Experience supporting highly available, 24x7 production systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• VMware and Nutanix certifications (VCP, VCAP, NCP, NCA or equivalent).

• Experience integrating virtual infrastructure with public or hybrid cloud platforms.

• Familiarity with automation tools, scripting, or infrastructure-as-code concepts.

• Experience in regulated environments (e.g., healthcare, financial services) with strong uptime and compliance requirements.

• Strong documentation, presentation, and stakeholder communication skills.