Short Description: Azure Cloud VMware Engineer

Complete Description:

Seeking an experienced VMware VCF & SRM Engineer to design, implement, and manage VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) and Site Recovery Manager (SRM) solutions. The ideal candidate will have expertise in software-defined data centers (SDDC), disaster recovery planning, and VMware automation tools. This role requires hands-on experience in deploying, configuring, and maintaining VCF environments while ensuring business continuity through effective disaster recovery solutions with SRM.

·       Design, deploy, and manage VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) environments.

·       Configure and optimize vSphere, vSAN, NSX, and vRealize Suite within SDDC.

·       Implement lifecycle management, upgrades, and patches using VMware SDDC Manager.

·       Automate deployment and management tasks using PowerCLI, vRealize Automation, Terraform, or Ansible.

·       Troubleshoot performance and operational issues within the VCF stack.

·       Ensure security best practices and compliance across virtualized environments.

·       Design and implement disaster recovery (DR) solutions using VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM).

·        Configure and manage vSphere Replication and storage-based replication.

·       Develop and maintain DR runbooks and failover/failback procedures.

·       Conduct periodic disaster recovery testing and validation.

·       Optimize SRM configurations for high availability and minimal downtime.

·       Integrate SRM with cloud-based DR solutions (VMware Cloud on AWS, Azure Site Recovery).

·       Monitor and troubleshoot SRM-related issues, ensuring DR readiness.

·       5+ years of hands-on experience with VMware technologies, including vSphere, NSX, vSAN, SRM, and vRealize Suite.

·       Experience with VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) and SDDC.

·       Strong understanding of software-defined networking (SDN) and storage (SDS) concepts.

·       Expertise in disaster recovery planning, SRM, and replication technologies.

·       Proficiency with automation tools (PowerCLI, Ansible, Terraform, vRA).

·        Experience with cloud integration (AWS, Azure, GCP) is a plus.

·       VMware certifications (VCP, VCAP, VCF-related, or SRM-related) preferred.

·       Excellent problem-solving, documentation, and communication skills.

·       Hands-on experience with VMware technologies, including vSphere, NSX, vSAN, SRM, and vRealize Suite. Required 5 Years

·       Experience with VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) and SDDC. Required

·       Strong understanding of software-defined networking (SDN) and storage (SDS) concepts. Required

·       Expertise in disaster recovery planning, SRM, and replication technologies. Required

·       Proficiency with automation tools (PowerCLI, Ansible, Terraform, vRA). Required

·       VMware certifications (VCP, VCAP, VCF-related, or SRM-related) preferred. Highly desired

·       Experience with cloud integration (AWS, Azure, GCP) is a plus. Nice to have