VMware vSphere Deployment Engineer

NexTurn Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology solutions provider in Bengaluru is seeking an experienced L3 Deployment Engineer for VMware vSphere and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) deployments. The role requires 5–8 years of VMware deployment experience, strong troubleshooting skills, and hands-on proficiency with VCF. You will lead end-to-end deployments, collaborate with customers, and produce detailed documentation. Candidates should possess a Bachelor’s degree in Technology or relevant field. This position may require travel for customer engagements.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of relevant VMware deployment experience.
• Experience deploying VMware solutions in enterprise customer environments.
• Hands-on experience with VCF deployments.

Responsibilities

• Act as an L3 Deployment Engineer for VMware vSphere and VCF-based solutions.
• Lead and execute end-to-end deployment of VMware vSphere infrastructure.
• Participate in VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) deployments.

Skills

VMware vSphere deployments

L3-level troubleshooting

VMware Cloud Foundation stack

Infrastructure fundamentals

Customer-facing communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Technology, Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent

Tools

VMware PowerCLI

Job description

Work Experience: 5–8 years of relevant VMware deployment experience.

Requirements

Technical Skills & Experience

• Strong hands-on experience in VMware vSphere deployments, including:
  • ESXi installation and configuration
  • vCenter deployment and configuration
  • Cluster design (HA, DRS, resource management)
• L3-level troubleshooting skills related to vSphere deployment and integration.
• Fair to good understanding of the VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) stack, including:
  • vSphere
  • vSAN (deployment and basic design concepts)
  • NSX (basic deployment and integration knowledge)
  • SDDC Manager (conceptual understanding and/or hands-on exposure)
• Experience deploying VMware solutions in enterprise customer environments.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure fundamentals:
  • Server hardware
  • Storage systems
  • Networking concepts (VLANs, routing basics)

Desired / Nice-to-Have Skills

• Hands-on experience with VCF full-stack or partial deployments.
• NSX-T deployment and troubleshooting experience.
• VMware PowerCLI or automation exposure.
• Experience working in partner or professional services organizations.
• VMware certifications such as VCP, VCF-related certifications, or equivalent.

Professional & Behavioural Attributes

• Deployment-first mindset (implementation over operations).
• Strong customer-facing and communication skills.
• High ownership and ability to drive deployments independently.
• Motivated to learn advanced VMware Cloud Foundation concepts and architectures.
• Comfortable working in fast-paced project-based environments.

  Travel Requirement

  • Willingness and readiness to travel (domestic and/or international) for customer deployments and project engagements.

  Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Technology, Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Applications, or equivalent work experience.

  Job Description

  • Act as an L3 Deployment Engineer for VMware vSphere and VCF-based solutions.
  • Lead and execute end-to-end deployment of VMware vSphere infrastructure in customer environments.
  • Participate in VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) deployments, including:
    • Planning and executing SDDC Manager-based deployments
    • Deploying and integrating vSphere, vSAN, and NSX components
  • Perform greenfield and brownfield deployments, upgrades, and migrations.
  • Validate infrastructure readiness (compute, storage, network) prior to deployment.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex deployment and configuration issues during implementation.
  • Work closely with customers during:
    • Requirement gathering
    • Design discussions
    • Deployment, validation, and handover
  • Produce deployment documentation, runbooks, and as-built reports.
  • Collaborate with internal architecture and escalation teams as needed.
  • Continuously build expertise in VMware Cloud Foundation, new releases, and best practices.