It Vmware Systems Engineer

Long Finch Technologies; Cresskill (NJ); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Paid sick leave

Job summary

Long Finch Technologies in Jersey City is seeking a Senior IT VMware Systems Engineer to lead, design, and optimize a large-scale virtualization platform. You will drive migration to VMware Cloud Foundation, implement Infrastructure as Code, automate provisioning, and ensure security baselines and high availability.

The role requires strong hands-on VMware expertise (vSphere 8+, VCF 9), automation scripting (PowerCLI, Ansible, Terraform), and collaboration with global IT teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 5–7 years hands-on designing, deploying, and supporting large VMware environments (vSphere 8+, NSX-T, vSAN).
• Experience migrating legacy VMware sites to VMware Cloud Foundation 9 or newer.
• Strong automation background with PowerCLI, vRA, Ansible, Terraform, and PowerShell/Python.
• Hands-on with Aria Operations suite (VRLI/VRNI) for log analytics and insights.
• Understanding of enterprise storage and networking integrating with vSAN.

Responsibilities

• Lead migration to VMware Cloud Foundation 9 with zero downtime and security baselines.
• Design and evolve VMware stack for ultra-low latency and high availability.
• Automate provisioning, patching, and lifecycle management via IaC tools.
• Deploy AI-assisted ops for ticket triage and anomaly detection.
• Maintain monitoring dashboards and thresholds in Aria Operations, VRLI, and VRNI.
• Collaborate with global teams to align with enterprise standards and governance.

Skills

VMware expertise

Automation scripting

Project management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS or related field

Tools

PowerCLI

vRA

Ansible

Terraform

PowerShell

Python

Aria Operations (VRLI/VRNI)

NSX-T

vSAN

Job description

Senior IT VMware Systems Engineer

Organization: Long Finch Technologies

Location: Jersey City, NJ (Hybrid)

Contract Type: Long‑Term Contract

Hourly Rate: $60 - $65/hour

Employee Benefits: Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location).

Core Responsibilities

• Lead the migration to VMware Cloud Foundation 9 (VCF9), ensuring zero downtime, compliance, and alignment with security baselines.
• Design and evolve the integrated VMware stack (vSphere, NSX T, vSAN, Aria Operations, VRLI, VRNI) to meet ultra low latency and high availability requirements.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (Ansible, Terraform, PowerCLI) to automate provisioning, patching, and lifecycle management of the virtualization layer.
• Deploy agentic AI assistants (LLM powered chat ops) for ticket triage, predictive alerting, and automated root cause analysis within Aria Operations.
• Create self‑healing playbooks that remediate common performance or capacity events without human intervention.
• Configure, fine‑tune, and maintain monitoring thresholds, alarms, and dashboards in Aria Operations, VRLI, and VRNI.
• Use AI‑driven anomaly detection to anticipate capacity bottlenecks and latency spikes before they affect production.
• Facilitate environment‑wide process improvement initiatives (change, release, and incident management) to increase efficiency and consistency.
• Ensure all deployments adhere to group standards, best practices, and security hardening guides (CIS, VMware Hardened Base Image).
• Interface with VMware, storage, networking, and hyper‑converged hardware vendors; coordinate with global IT teams to keep the platform aligned with enterprise standards.
• Participate in DR planning, testing, and execution for the virtualization environment; maintain RPO≤5 seconds and RTO≤15 minutes for critical workloads.
• Provide Tier 2/3 support for production workloads, including 24×7 on‑call rotation.
• Conduct thorough morning and end‑of‑day health checks using scripted tools and AI‑generated health scores.
• Perform OS and firmware upgrades, mandatory security patches, and storage system updates through automated pipelines.
• Liaise with application owners to gather requirements, design standards, and deploy consistent virtual infrastructure services.
• Maintain the service catalogue for internal business lines, regularly reviewing consumption, pricing, and performance metrics.
• Report to the Americas IT Infrastructure Virtualization Platform Manager; deliver executive dashboards on SLA compliance, cost savings, AI ops impact, and platform health.
• Manage and support large‑scale VMware virtualization environments (400–500 servers).
• Work on VMware vSphere 8 and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF 9).
• Perform real‑time capacity monitoring and infrastructure health checks.
• Review and validate capacity enhancement requests (RITMs).
• Drive hardware lifecycle management and replacement of end‑of‑life servers.
• Support VMware platform migration, upgrades, patching, and production deployments.
• Monitor and optimize infrastructure performance, availability, and capacity.
• Follow banking production change management and governance processes.
• Collaborate with global infrastructure, storage, networking, and application teams.
• Implement automated workflow pipelines and create self‑healing playbooks.

Required Experience & Qualifications (2026)

• • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems or a related field (or equivalent professional experience).
• • 5–7 years of hands‑on experience designing, deploying, and supporting large scale VMware environments (vSphere 8+, NSX T, vSAN).
• • Demonstrated experience migrating legacy VMware sites to VMware Cloud Foundation 9 or newer cloud native stacks.
• • Strong automation background – expert level use of PowerCLI, vRealize Automation (vRA), Ansible, Terraform, and PowerShell/Python scripting.
• • Hands‑on experience with the Aria Operations suite (formerly vRealize Operations), VRLI, and VRNI for log analytics and network insight.
• • Solid understanding of enterprise storage (EMC/Isilon, Pure Storage, Dell/NetApp SAN, iSCSI), and how vSAN integrates with these platforms.
• • Deep networking knowledge – TCP/IP fundamentals, VLANs, routing, and NSX T concepts (micro‑segmentation, distributed firewalls).
• • Experience applying AI ops concepts: predictive monitoring, automated RCA, LLM driven chat ops, and intelligent capacity forecasting.
• • Proven track record of cost optimisation (rights sizing VMs, leveraging spot/ephemeral instances, improving TCO).
• • Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to influence senior stakeholders and mentor junior team members.
• • Strong project management skills focused on outcome based results (Agile/ITIL preferred).

Desired Certifications & Skills

• • VMware Certified Professional – Cloud Management and Automation (VCP CMA)
• • VMware Certified Advanced Professional – Cloud Foundation (VCAP CF)
• • Experience with Aria Operations and related APIs for custom automation.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and support large‑scale VMware virtualization environments (400–500 servers).
• Work on VMware vSphere 8 and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF 9).
• Perform real‑time capacity monitoring and infrastructure health checks.
• Review and validate capacity enhancement requests (RITMs).
• Drive hardware lifecycle management and replacement of end‑of‑life servers.
• Support VMware platform migration, upgrades, patching, and production deployments.
• Monitor and optimize infrastructure performance, availability, and capacity.
• Follow banking production change management and governance processes.
• Collaborate with global infrastructure, storage, networking, and application teams.

Key Requirements and Technology Experience

• Must‑Have Skills: Strong hands‑on experience with VMware vSphere 8.
• VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF 9) experience.
• Enterprise VMware infrastructure administration and support.
• Capacity planning, performance monitoring, and troubleshooting.
• Understanding of production change management, security, and regulatory compliance.
• Experience with VMware Aria Operations, NSX‑T, and vSAN.
• Good to Have: PowerCLI, PowerShell, Python, Ansible, or Terraform.
• Aria Operations, VRLI, and VRNI.
• VMware migration and infrastructure automation.
• ITIL / VMware certifications.
• In‑person interview is mandatory.
• Local candidates preferred.
• Must be comfortable working onsite 3 days per week in Jersey City, NJ.
• We are looking for an experienced VMware Systems Engineer / Virtualization SME with strong hands‑on experience in VMware vSphere, VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), and large‑scale enterprise infrastructure environments.
• Candidates must have strong Banking / Financial Services domain experience with an understanding of production change management, security, regulatory, and governance requirements.

EEO Statement

Our client, Pyramid Consulting, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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