VCF Cloud Architect

Tata Consultancy Services Limited; Chennai; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services is hiring a VCF Cloud Architect in India. The candidate will define target architectures for VMware Cloud Foundation, model fleets and domains, and drive lifecycle strategies across vSphere, vSAN and NSX. Strong automation and IaC skills are essential.

Roles require 15+ years in enterprise infra, with 10+ years architecting VMware platforms; lead design reviews and collaborate with Security, Network, App and FinOps teams.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in enterprise infra with 10+ years architecting VMware platforms.
• Deep expertise across vSphere, vSAN, NSX and SDDC Manager lifecycle.
• Proven design experience with VCF architecture models and fleet/instance/domain concepts.
• Hands-on with VCF Installer and VCF Operations (health, capacity, LCM, certs, drift).
• Strong NSX skills: micro segmentation, DFW, routing/LB.
• Automation background: IaC (Terraform/Aria) and tenancy models.

Responsibilities

• Define target architecture for VCF and separate management vs workload domains.
• Model VCF Fleets, Instances, and Domains; specify growth and tenancy.
• Define network virtualization, micro segmentation patterns, security controls on NSX.
• Establish Day 0/1/2 build and lifecycle standards with VCF Installer and SDDC Manager.
• Lead design reviews, mentor platform and ops engineers; KPI roadmaps.
• Partner with Security, Network, App, and FinOps teams to align governance.
• Define migration patterns and guide moves to VCF waves.

Skills

VCF architecture

VMware virtualization

NSX

Automation

Terraform

Aria

Leadership

Tools

VCF Installer

VCF Operations

SDDC Manager

vSphere

vSAN

NSX

Job description

TCS is hiring for the role "VCF Cloud Architect"

Job Title: VCF Cloud Architect

Experience: 10 to 20 years

Location: Chennai/Pune /Hyderabad

Mode of Interview: Virtual Interview

Key Responsibilities

• Define the target architecture for VCF using standard vs. consolidated models; separate management and VI workload domains where appropriate.
• Model VCF Fleets, Instances, and Domains, and specify growth, multi site patterns, and tenancy (e.g., VPC based isolation) aligned to use cases.
• Select and document platform services across vSphere (compute), vSAN (storage), NSX (network & security), SDDC Manager (LCM), VCF Operations (unified ops), VCF Automation (self service).
• Define network virtualization and micro segmentation patterns, load balancing, and E/W and N/S security controls on NSX.
• Architect observability, capacity, config drift, certificate/password, and security posture management through VCF Operations.

Build & Lifecycle Strategy

• Establish Day 0/1/2 build and lifecycle standards using VCF Installer (for new or converged environments) and SDDC Manager for ongoing patch/upgrade/expand across vSphere, vSAN, and NSX.
• Define repeatable build units (clusters, domains) and JSON based patterns for at scale deployments; institutionalize fleet level LCM.
• Govern identity and access and service roles across vCenter, NSX, VCF Operations, and VCF Automation.

Automation & Consumption

• Lead adoption of VCF Automation tenancy models (All App Org, VM App Org, Provider App Org), service catalogs, and guardrails.
• Define IaC patterns (e.g., Terraform/Aria Blueprints), tagging, placement policies, quotas, and approvals for self service provisioning.

Operations, Security & Compliance

• Establish SLAs/SLOs, capacity headroom policies, and cost/chargeback via VCF Operations Chargeback.
• Drive security baselines (NSX DFW, segmentation, encryption, cert mgmt), and compliance monitoring using VCF Operations.
• Align platform governance to multi cloud private cloud outcomes (agility, resilience, policy consistency).

Migration & Expansion

• Define migration patterns (e.g., HCX) and domain/VPC landing zones; guide move to VCF waves and validation.

Leadership & Enablement

• Lead design reviews, maintain reference architecture, blueprints, runbooks; mentor platform and ops engineers.
• Partner with Security, Network, App, and FinOps teams; provide executive level roadmap and KPI reporting.

Job Requirements

• 15+ years in enterprise infrastructure with 10+ years architecting VMware based platforms; deep expertise across vSphere, vSAN, NSX and SDDC Manager lifecycle patterns.
• Proven design experience with VCF architecture models (management vs. workload domains, standard vs. consolidated) and fleet/instance/domain concepts.
• Hands on with VCF Installer (new and converged deployments) and VCF Operations (health, capacity, LCM, certificates, config drift, chargeback).
• Strong NSX skills: micro segmentation, DFW, routing/LB, VPC integrations inside VCF.
• Automation background: VCF Automation tenancy models and self service patterns; IaC (Terraform/Aria).

Preffered Certification

VMware VCP/VCAP/VCIX with focus on DCV, NSX, and VCF/VVF streams; practical knowledge of VCF Operations and automation features.