VMware VCF Architect

About This Role

This role involves assessing, designing, and implementing VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF 9) to establish a standardized, automated, and scalable hybrid-cloud infrastructure within a customer's VMware environment. The architect will integrate VCF 9 into the current VMware stack with minimal disruption and enhance operational consistency.

Responsibilities

• Integrate VCF 9 into the current VMware stack with minimal disruption
• Deploy the VCF 9 Management Domain and prepare for future Workload Domains
• Enhance operational consistency through SDDC Manager, automated lifecycle management, and policy-driven operations
• Review existing vSphere, vSAN, and NSX infrastructure for VCF 9 readiness
• Validate hardware compatibility, network configuration, and licensing requirements
• Document existing architecture and identify gaps or required remediation
• Prepare ESXi hosts for VCF 9 use (firmware, BIOS settings, networking, vSAN configuration as applicable)
• Configure prerequisite VLANs, IP schemas, DNS, and NTP services
• Deploy and validate VCF 9 imaging/bring-up bundles
• Perform post-deployment validation of management components
• Integrate existing VMware resources as appropriate (identity sources, backup solutions, monitoring tools, etc.)

Requirements

• Strong experience with VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF 9)

Skills

* Required skills