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Role Title: VMware Cloud Architect / Consultant Role Overview We are seeking a VMware Cloud Architect to lead the design and modernization of enterprise infrastructure using VMw.
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Role Overview
We are seeking a VMware Cloud Architect to lead the design and modernization of enterprise infrastructure using VMware Cloud Foundation.
The ideal candidate will work closely with clients to assess current environments, define future-state architectures, and drive hybrid cloud adoption strategies.
Key Responsibilities
- Participate in client discovery sessions to understand infrastructure, cloud, availability, security, and modernization requirements
- Assess existing VMware environments, identifying gaps, risks, optimization opportunities, and modernization pathways
- Design end-to-end VMware Cloud Foundation architectures, including compute, storage, networking, security, lifecycle management, and operations
- Develop high-level and low-level designs (HLD/LLD), migration strategies, and implementation roadmaps
- Enable hybrid cloud integration with public cloud platforms, including Alibaba Cloud where applicable
Required Skills & Expertise
- Strong experience with VMware technologies, particularly VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)
- Solid understanding of virtualization, data center architecture, and enterprise infrastructure
- Experience in cloud architecture and hybrid cloud integration
- Knowledge of networking, storage, and security within VMware environments
- Ability to design scalable, highly available, and secure infrastructure solutions
- Experience in infrastructure assessment, migration planning, and modernization initiatives
- Strong stakeholder management and consulting skills
- Nice to Have
- Experience with Alibaba Cloud or other public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Exposure to multi-cloud and hybrid cloud environments
- Familiarity with automation and orchestration tools
- Relevant VMware certifications (e.g., VCP, VCAP)
Skills Required
- Strong understanding of private cloud, virtualization, software-defined data center, and hybrid cloud architecture
- Hands-on experience with VMware vSphere, vSAN, NSX, and VCF architecture components
- Ability to design scalable, resilient, secure, and manageable VMware environments
- Strong knowledge of compute, storage, network, security, backup, and disaster recovery integration
- Experience with migration planning, platform upgrades, lifecycle management, and performance optimization
- Ability to troubleshoot complex VMware platform, infrastructure, networking, and storage issues
- Ability to produce professional technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and implementation plans
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