It Vmware Systems Engineer

Long Finch Technologies; Little Ferry (NJ); On-site; USD 76,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Health savings accounts

401(k) plan with employer match

Paid time off

Disability and life insurance

Employee assistance program

Professional development and training

Job summary

Long Finch Technologies, LLC. is seeking an IT VMware Systems Engineer to manage real-time capacity, drive server refreshes, and support a rapid onboarding of the Follow the Sun model.

The role focuses on VMware vSphere8+, NSX-T, and vSAN, with strong automation and AI ops to optimize performance and costs. The position requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, 5–7 years of hands-on VMware experience, and a proactive, collaborative approach.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 5–7 years designing and supporting large VMware environments.
• Experience migrating to VMware Cloud Foundation or similar stacks.
• Strong automation using PowerCLI, vRA, Ansible, Terraform, PowerShell/Python.
• Hands-on with Aria Operations suite and log analytics tools.
• Storage and networking knowledge relevant to vSAN deployments.
• Networking fundamentals and NSX-T concepts.
• Experience with AI ops concepts and cost optimization.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; stakeholder influence.
• Agile/ITIL experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead platform architecture and migration to modern VMware stack.
• Automate provisioning, patching, and lifecycle management.
• Operate AI-enabled monitoring and self-healing playbooks.
• Maintain thresholds, alarms, and dashboards in Aria Ops and VRLI/VRNI.
• Ensure security baselines and CIS hardening practices.
• Coordinate with vendors and global IT teams on standards.
• Provide 24x7 on-call support and incident response.
• Deliver executive dashboards on SLA, costs, and health.

Skills

PowerCLI

vRealize Automation

Ansible

Terraform

PowerShell/Python scripting

Aria Operations

LLM chat ops

Automation

Scripting

Capacity planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS or related field

Tools

VMware vSphere

NSX-T

vSAN

Aria Operations (vROps)

VRLI/VRNI

EMC/Isilon storage

Job description

IT VMware Systems Engineer at Long Finch Technologies, Jersey City, $55 - $60 Hourly

Job Description

Interview: Face to face (client round)

Resource will be handling real time capacity monitoring for our environment, reviewing all incoming RITMs by validating, challenging, and reviewing before approving the requests for Capacity increases. Also, this resource will be driving the replacement of aging servers that have reached end of life with its deployment and placing it in production. The refresh is essential to eliminate the risk of hardware failures that could impact service continuity. This is to manage additional work required due to onboarding of "Follow the Sun Model" (FTS), Hardware and Software Obsolescence and BAU activities.

Required Experience & Qualifications (2026)

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems or a related field (or equivalent professional experience).
• 5‑7years of hands on experience designing, deploying, and supporting large scale VMware environments (vSphere8+, NSX T, vSAN).
• Demonstrated experience migrating legacy VMware sites to VMware Cloud Foundation9 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.

Core Responsibilities

• Platform Architecture & Migration
  • Lead the migration to VMware Cloud Foundation9 (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.
• Automation & AI Enabled Operations
  • 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.
• Performance Monitoring & Capacity Management
  • 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.
• Process Improvement & Standardisation
  • 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.
• Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity
  • Participate in DR planning, testing, and execution for the virtualization environment; maintain RPO≤5seconds and RTO≤15minutes for critical workloads.
• Operational Support
  • 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.

Location & Compensation

Jersey City, $55 - $60 Hourly

Additional Hiring and Agency Information

Long Finch Technologies is a leading systems engineering provider. The above role is hiring under a permanent, full‑time contract.

Other Candidate Eligibility Information

• Right to work in the United States.
• Required to hold a valid security clearance (U.S. citizenship only).
• Background checks: DBS, SSN verification, and anti‑terrorism screening.
• Eligible for EEO/AA: all qualified applicants considered regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, or national origin.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Health savings accounts.
• 401(k) savings plan with employer match.
• Paid time off, holidays, and family leave.
• Disability and life insurance.
• Employee assistance program.
• Professional development and training.