VMware Telco Cloud Engineer

HCLTech; Brampton; On-site; CAD 102,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

HCLTech in Canada is seeking a Platform Specialist to join our team supporting a large-scale Kubernetes platform. You will design, deploy, and operate production-grade clusters across data centers with a focus on reliability, automation, and scalability.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in enterprise infrastructure, with 4+ years on Kubernetes/TKG, hands-on VMware experience (vSphere/VCF/NSX-T), and strong IaC/GitOps skills (Terraform, Ansible, ArgoCD).

Qualifications

• 8+ years in enterprise infrastructure
• 4+ years focused on Kubernetes/TKG
• CKA certification preferred
• Hands-on VMware experience (vSphere/VCF/NSX-T) and IaC/GitOps

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage Kubernetes clusters at scale across production sites
• Operate and maintain VMware-based infrastructure (vSphere, VCF, NSX-T, TCA, TKG/VKS)
• Manage cluster lifecycle: upgrades, patching, capacity planning, security hardening
• Contribute to platform automation, monitoring, observability, and disaster recovery
• Troubleshoot production issues spanning Kubernetes, networking, storage, and infrastructure
• Configure and maintain ingress, load balancing (AVI/AKO), and service mesh
• Implement and maintain GitOps-based deployment pipelines and IaC
• Experience operating Kubernetes platforms in production at scale across multiple sites
• Knowledge of container registries (Harbor), Helm, and OCI standards
• Strong understanding of Linux systems, networking, and storage fundamentals
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills in complex distributed systems
• Nice to Have: VMware certifications (VCP-DCV, VCAP-DCV, VMware Telco Cloud)
• Experience in telecom or large-scale enterprise environments
• Scripting in Bash and Python/Go

Skills

Kubernetes administration

TKG / VMware Tanzu

VMware vSphere/VCF/NSX-T

GitOps

Terraform

Ansible

ArgoCD

CI/CD pipelines

Linux fundamentals

Networking & storage basics

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

ArgoCD

Harbor

vSphere

NSX-T

VCF

TKG

TCA

Job description

We are seeking a Platform Specialist to join our team supporting a large-scale Kubernetes platform. The ideal candidate will have deep hands-on expertise in Kubernetes operations, VMware Telco Cloud Automation (TCA), Tanzu Kubernetes Grid (TKG), and VMware-based infrastructure. This role involves designing, deploying, and operating production-grade Kubernetes clusters across multiple data centers in a private cloud environment, with a focus on reliability, automation, and scalability.

Salary Range: CAD 102,000 to CAD 115,000/ yearly

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, deploy, and manage Kubernetes clusters at scale across multiple production sites using VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid (TKG) and VMware Telco Cloud Automation (TCA).


• Operate and maintain VMware-based infrastructure including vSphere, VCF, NSX-T, TCA, and TKG/VKS.


• Manage cluster lifecycle activities including upgrades, patching, capacity planning, and security hardening.


• Contribute to platform automation, monitoring, observability, and disaster recovery practices.


• Troubleshoot complex production issues spanning Kubernetes, networking, storage, and underlying infrastructure.


• Configure and maintain ingress, load balancing (AVI/AKO), and service mesh solutions.


• Implement and maintain GitOps-based deployment pipelines and Infrastructure as Code


• 8+ years of experience in enterprise infrastructure, with at least 4+ years focused on Kubernetes/TKG.


• Strong hands-on expertise with Kubernetes administration (CKA certification preferred).


• Hands-on experience with VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid (TKG) and VMware Telco Cloud Automation (TCA), including cluster provisioning, lifecycle management, and CNF/VNF onboarding.


• Solid VMware background including vSphere, VCF, NSX-T, AVI and Tanzu/TKG/VKS.


• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Ansible) and GitOps workflows (ArgoCD)


• Experience operating Kubernetes platforms in production at scale across multiple sites.


• Working knowledge of container registries (Harbor), Helm, and OCI standards.


• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tooling.


• Strong understanding of Linux systems, networking, and storage fundamentals.


• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills in complex distributed systems.

Nice to Have:

• VMware certifications (VCP-DCV, VCAP-DCV, VMware Telco Cloud).


• Experience in telecom or large-scale enterprise environments.


• Scripting skills in Bash and at least one of Python/Go.