Title: VMware Architect
Location: Irving, TX (Onsite)
Duration: Full Time Permanent
Job Description:
The VMware Architect is responsible for designing, implementing, and governing enterprise virtualization, private cloud, and hybrid cloud solutions. The role provides technical leadership for VMware platforms, ensuring scalability, security, high availability, performance optimization, and alignment with business objectives.
Key Responsibilities
Architecture & Design
Design and implement VMware-based infrastructure solutions using:
VMware vSphere
VMWare ESXi
vCenter
VMware Aria (vRealize)
VMware Horizon VDI
VMware NSX-T
VMware HCX
VCF
Develop reference architectures, standards, and best practices for virtualization platforms.
Define infrastructure roadmaps and technology modernization strategies.
Lead capacity planning, performance engineering, and infrastructure lifecycle management.
VMware Platform Management
Architect and optimize:
o ESXi clusters
o Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS)
o High Availability (HA)
o Storage architectures (SAN/NAS/NFS/iSCSI)
o Distributed Virtual Switches (vDS)
Ensure business continuity through disaster recovery and resiliency designs.
Design secure multi-site and hybrid cloud deployments.
Cloud & Automation
Design integration with:
Azure VMware Solution.
VMware Cloud.
Private Cloud platforms.
Develop automation using:
o PowerCLI
o PowerShell
o Python
o Infrastructure-as-Code tools
Drive self-service provisioning and orchestration initiatives.
Security & Compliance
Design secure virtualization environments.
Implement:
VMware NSX micro-segmentation
Virtual networking security
Identity integration
Compliance controls
Ensure adherence to enterprise security standards.
Operations & Governance
Provide L3/L4 technical leadership and escalation support.
Conduct architecture reviews and technical governance sessions.
Perform root cause analysis for critical incidents.
Participate in Change, Incident, Problem, and Capacity Management processes.
Collaborate with server, network, storage, cloud, and security teams.
Stakeholder Management
Work with business and application teams to understand infrastructure requirements.
Present architecture solutions to senior leadership and customers.
Mentor engineers and administrators on VMware technologies.
Required Skills:
VMware Technologies
VMware vSphere
ESXi
vCenter Server
VMware Horizon
VMware NSX-T
VMware HCX
VMware Aria Suite (vRealize)
VCF
Infrastructure Technologies
Windows Server
Linux Administration
Active Directory
SAN/NAS Storage
Data Center Networking
DNS, DHCP, Load Balancers
Automation
PowerCLI
PowerShell
Python
Ansible (preferred)
Terraform (preferred)
Cloud Platforms
Hybrid Cloud Architectures
Experience Requirements
8–15+ years in Infrastructure/Virtualization Engineering.
5+ years in VMware Architecture or Solution Design.
Experience managing large enterprise VMware environments.
Proven experience in migration, upgrade, consolidation, and optimization projects.
Experience with performance tuning and capacity management.
Preferred Certifications
VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP).
VMware Certified Design Expert (VCDX).
VMware Certified Professional – Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV).
VMware NSX Certification.
ITIL Foundation.