Principal Cloud Infrastructure Architect (VCF)

Sidepath; United States; Presencial; USD 180.000 - 260.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits

Descripción de la vacante

Sidepath Inc. is seeking a hands-on Principal Cloud Infrastructure Architect (VCF) to lead post-sales implementation and professional services engagements for enterprise customers in the United States.

You will deploy, configure, troubleshoot, and optimize VMware Cloud Foundation environments, with a focus on SRM, Live Recovery, NSX networking, and vDefend. The role requires 7–10+ years of VMware engineering experience, strong customer-facing skills, and travel to customer sites as needed.

Formación

• 7–10+ years hands-on VMware engineering experience in enterprise environments.
• Expertise in VMware Cloud Foundation, vSphere, vCenter, ESXi and vSAN.
• Experience with SRM, Live Recovery, NSX and vDefend.
• Strong understanding of enterprise networking, storage, compute and virtualization.
• Ability to independently lead technical engagements and troubleshoot complex environments.
• Excellent communication and customer-facing skills.
• Willingness to travel to customer sites as needed.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the implementation, deployment, and optimization of VMware Cloud Foundation environments.
• Deliver VMware professional services engagements, including deployments, migrations, upgrades, and infrastructure modernization.
• Configure and support VMware vSphere, vCenter, ESXi, vSAN, and VCF Networking (NSX).
• Implement disaster recovery solutions using VMware SRM and VMware Live Recovery technologies.
• Deploy and configure VMware vDefend, including microsegmentation and distributed firewall capabilities.
• Troubleshoot complex virtualization, networking, storage, and infrastructure challenges.
• Work directly with customers to develop implementation plans, provide technical guidance, and ensure successful project delivery.
• Collaborate with Sidepath's engineering, solutions architecture, and sales teams.

Conocimientos

VMware Cloud Foundation

VMware ESXi

vSphere

vCenter

NSX Networking

SRM

Live Recovery

vDefend

VCF

Customer-facing

Troubleshooting

Descripción del empleo

Sidepath is a leading IT solutions provider and VMware by Broadcom Pinnacle Partner, specializing in private cloud, virtualization, networking, security, and data center infrastructure.

We're growing our VMware practice and looking for an experienced Principal Cloud Infrastructure Architect (VCF) to join our team!

About the Role

Sidepath is seeking a highly skilled, hands-on VMware architect to lead post-sales implementation and professional services engagements for enterprise customers.

This role focuses on deploying, configuring, troubleshooting, and optimizing VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) environments. The ideal candidate has extensive VMware engineering experience, strong customer-facing skills, and deep technical knowledge of VCF, VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM), and vDefend.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation, deployment, and optimization of VMware Cloud Foundation environments.
• Deliver VMware professional services engagements, including deployments, migrations, upgrades, and infrastructure modernization.
• Configure and support VMware vSphere, vCenter, ESXi, vSAN, and VCF Networking (NSX).
• Implement disaster recovery solutions using VMware SRM and VMware Live Recovery technologies.
• Deploy and configure VMware vDefend, including microsegmentation and distributed firewall capabilities.
• Troubleshoot complex virtualization, networking, storage, and infrastructure challenges.
• Work directly with customers to develop implementation plans, provide technical guidance, and ensure successful project delivery.
• Collaborate with Sidepath's engineering, solutions architecture, and sales teams.

Required Qualifications

• 7–10+ years of hands-on VMware engineering experience in enterprise environments.
• Strong expertise in VMware Cloud Foundation, vSphere, vCenter, ESXi, and vSAN.
• Experience with VMware SRM, Live Recovery, VCF Networking (NSX), and vDefend.
• Strong understanding of enterprise networking, storage, compute, and virtualization.
• Ability to independently lead technical engagements and troubleshoot complex environments.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and customer-facing skills.
• Willingness to travel to customer sites as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• VMware certifications (VCP, VCAP, or VCDX).
• Experience with VMware Cloud Foundation 9.x.
• Knowledge of VCF Operations, automation, and vSphere Kubernetes Service (VKS).
• Experience with Dell Technologies infrastructure.
• Background working for a VMware partner, systems integrator, or value-added reseller (VAR).

Why Join Sidepath?

Join one of VMware by Broadcom's leading Pinnacle Partners and work alongside a highly skilled team of architects and engineers.

We offer:

• Opportunities to work with the latest VMware Cloud Foundation technologies.
• Exposure to complex enterprise environments and high-impact customer projects.
• A collaborative, technically driven team.
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.
• Opportunities for advanced certifications and career growth.