Senior Technical Consultant

MDS System Integration Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 350,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

MDS System Integration Group in Dubai seeks a Senior Technical Consultant to design, configure, test, and implement complex VMware-based projects. You will lead architecture, migration planning, and security policy implementation, training teams as needed.

The role emphasizes hands-on VMware Cloud Foundation, NSX, and AVS expertise in enterprise environments. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of relevant experience, proficiency with vRNI, NSX Intelligence, and perimeter security integrations, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience.
• Deep hands-on experience with VCF 9.x/9.1, NSX-T, NSX-V, and AVS.
• Strong networking/hardware skills: Cisco Nexus/Catalyst; BGP/OSPF/EIGRP.
• Experience integrating security systems and firewall solutions.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deploy VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) and NSX-T/NSX-V environments.
• Lead migrations and replatforming of customer networks with minimal downtime.
• Configure security policies and zero-trust micro-segmentation.
• Oversee multi-tenant private cloud operations and Sev-1/ Sev-2 incidents.
• Prepare documentation: HLD/LLD, blueprints, POC reports.

Skills

VCF & NSX Expertise

Azure VMware Solution

Network Architecture

Security & Micro-Segmentation

Technical Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

VMware Cloud Foundation

NSX-T

NSX-V

Azure VMware Solution (AVS)

vRNI (Aria Operations for Networks)

NSX Intelligence

F5 LTM

Cisco Nexus

Cisco Catalyst

Palo Alto / ASA/ASAv

Job description

Job Description:

Job Title

Senior Technical Consultant

Job Scope

The Senior Technical Consultant is accountable for providing advice and consultancy on the company solutions to diverse clients in various industry sectors. S/He designs, configures, tests and implements projects while training and overseeing the team.

Main Duties And Responsibilities

VCF 9.1 Architecture, Design & Delivery

• Architecture & Design: Architect and deploy enterprise-grade VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF 9.1) and NSX-T environments, leveraging unified deployment models, expanded host fleet scale, and parallel lifecycle/upgrade operations.
• Complex Migrations: Lead migrations from vSphere Distributed Switch (vDS) to NSX, replatforming customer networking environments—including switching, routing, firewalling, and load balancing—with minimal downtime.
• VCF 9.1 Feature Enablement: Implement and operationalize VCF 9.1 capabilities such as NVMe Memory Tiering (with native software mirroring and reboot-free enablement), Live Patching, zero-touch host provisioning, and Encrypted vMotion hardware offloading.
• Security & Micro-Segmentation: Use Aria Operations for Networks (vRNI) and NSX Intelligence to analyze application traffic flows, build granular Distributed Firewall (DFW) policies, and enforce zero-trust micro-segmentation and compliance drift detection. Leverage the NSX Security Services Platform to extend and orchestrate third-party security services within the virtualized environment.
• Core Datacenter Networking: Configure and optimize datacenter networks on Cisco Nexus and Catalyst switches; manage dynamic routing (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP), NAT, gateway firewalls, and load balancing (NSX ALB / F5 LTM).
• Technical Documentation: Author HLD, LLD, application stack blueprints, network traffic flow diagrams, POC reports, and project closure documentation.

Cloud Operations & Tenant Onboarding

• Oversee network and security operations for multi-tenant private cloud environments.
• Serve as senior escalation lead for critical Tier 3/4 infrastructure incidents (Sev-1/Sev-2).
• Manage tenant onboarding for VCD environments, IPSec VPN configuration, DMZ setup, and datacenter hardware upgrades across switching, routing, and security assets.

Position Requirements

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or any other related field

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience
• Core Stack: Deep hands-on experience with VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF 9.x/9.1), NSX-T, NSX-V, and Azure VMware Solution (AVS)
• VCF 9.1 Expertise: Working knowledge of VCF 9.1 architecture enhancements, NVMe Memory Tiering, vSphere Elastic Provisioning (zero-touch bootstrapping), and expanded vSphere Kubernetes Service (VKS) cluster density.
• Networking & Hardware: Hands-on experience with Cisco Nexus, Cisco Catalyst, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, and complex network troubleshooting.
• Security Systems: Direct experience configuring and integrating virtual firewalls (Palo Alto, Cisco ASA/ASAv) into virtualized datacenter architectures.
• Analytics & Management Tools: Proficient with vRNI (Aria Operations for Networks), Cloudscape, NSX Intelligence, and F5 LTM