AVS (Azure VMware Solution) Technical Architect

Galactic Minds INC; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading IT consulting company is seeking an AVS Technical Architect to work remotely in the USA. The role requires deep expertise in AVS, VMware technologies, and Azure networking. Responsibilities include guiding infrastructure deployments and collaborating with enterprise customers on solutions tailored for cloud migrations. Ideal candidates should have extensive IT experience and demonstrate strong problem-solving and communication skills. This is a contract position aimed at mid-senior level professionals.

Qualifications

• 13+ years of IT experience required.
• Minimum of 3 years on Azure VMware Solution (AVS).
• 5+ years on VMware vSphere, Azure cloud services deployments.

Responsibilities

• Partner with teams to guide complex infrastructure deployments.
• Define requirements and processes for design and migration.
• Maintain knowledge of Azure/AVS and VMware products.

Skills

AVS (Azure VMware Solution) architecture-level expertise

VMware NSX‑T architecture and design experience

vSAN architecture knowledge

HCX Advanced/Enterprise features

Azure networking for AVS

Datacenter architecture & platform design

Education

BS or postgraduate degree in Computer Science

Tools

VMware vSphere

Azure

VMware HCX

VMware Site Recovery Manager

Job description

AVS Technical Architect - Remote, USA

Note: Visa Independent candidate are encouraged to apply.

Client need someone have experience with VMware + AVS + Azure networking architectural depth

Mandatory Skills

• AVS (Azure VMware Solution) architecture-level expertise – deep understanding of design and enterprise-scale deployment
• VMware NSX‑T – hands‑on architecture and design experience
• vSAN architecture – in-depth knowledge for enterprise deployment
• HCX (Hybrid Cloud Extension) Advanced/Enterprise features – for migration and hybrid setups
• VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) – for disaster recovery and replication design
• Azure networking for AVS – advanced expertise in:
• ExpressRoute
• Datacenter architecture & platform design – enterprise migration planning and large‑scale infrastructure design

Job Description

Experience:

• 13+ years of IT experience
• Minimum 3 years on Azure VMware Solution (AVS)
• 5+ years on VMware vSphere, Azure cloud services deployments, and cloud migrations

Responsibilities:

• Partner with program managers and service delivery teams to plan, architect, and guide complex infrastructure deployments and migrations for large enterprise customers, moving them from on‑premises VMware environments to AVS.
• Work directly with customer application, infrastructure, and security stakeholders to define requirements, strategy, and processes for successful design, deployment, and migration.
• Maintain up‑to‑date knowledge of Azure/AVS and VMware products to propose solutions and act as a subject matter trainer for other specialists.
• Share knowledge through solution documents, technical communities, automated self‑help solutions, and training programs.

Technical Qualifications:

• Experience architecting and designing datacenter and cloud infrastructures using VMware and Microsoft technologies.
• Strong knowledge of VMware Core Cloud Infrastructure:
• Required: VMware vSphere 6.0+, VMware NSX‑T (edge services, implementation, migration from VLAN/NSX‑v), VMware vSAN, VMware HCX Advanced & Enterprise
• Preferred: VMware Site Recovery Manager & vSphere Replication, VMware management suite (vCD, vROps, vRNI, vRLI)
• Experience with on-premises‑to‑cloud or cloud‑to‑cloud migrations using VMware HCX
• Experience with relevant Azure technologies:
• Understanding of cloud management systems and solutions
• Strong platform architecture knowledge: hardware platforms, hypervisors, networking, security, data protection, high availability, monitoring, patching
• Familiarity with security & compliance standards across enterprise IT environments
• Azure hosting or infrastructure experience and public cloud knowledge is highly desired
• Knowledge of data center networking fabric topologies (Layer 2 & Layer 3)

Education & Certifications:

• BS or postgraduate degree in Computer Science or technology-focused discipline, or equivalent experience
• Preferred but not mandatory: VCDX-DCV/CMA, CCDP, CCNP, VCP-NV

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience working with enterprise customers on Azure-specific solutions and deployments
• Strong communication, presentation, and influencing skills
• Excellent customer service, ability to handle complex or sensitive situations, lead projects, and motivate teams

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment type: Contract

Job function: Information Technology

Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting