Principal VMware Platform Engineer

Compunnel, Inc.; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Compunnel, Inc. is looking for a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer in Dallas, Texas. The role involves designing and maintaining a private cloud infrastructure using VMware Cloud Foundation, ensuring optimal performance and security.

The ideal candidate should possess extensive experience with VMware technologies and have strong automation and scripting skills. A collaborative approach to drive platform engineering practices and mentor junior staff is essential.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on experience in VMware vSphere at an enterprise scale.
• Proficiency in basic system administration for both RHEL and Windows Server.
• Strong scripting capabilities in Python and experience with Terraform.

Responsibilities

• Architect, deploy, and manage private cloud environments using VMware Cloud Foundation.
• Design and implement automated workflows for VM lifecycle management.
• Monitor infrastructure for maximum uptime of banking applications.

Skills

VMware vSphere (ESXi and vCenter)

VMware NSX

Ansible

Python

Terraform

TCP/IP Networking

Git

Education

8 to 10 years of relevant experience

Active VMware certifications (VCP-DCV, VCP-NV, VCAP, or VCIX)

Job description

JOB SUMMARY

The Senior Cloud Platform Engineer will design, build, and maintain a next-generation private cloud infrastructure based on VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9. Responsibilities include ensuring virtualized services deliver maximum availability, exceptional performance, and security. The role involves transitioning traditional virtualization workloads into a highly automated, API-driven private cloud platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Platform Design & Architecture: Architect, deploy, and manage private cloud environments utilizing VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9, ensuring optimal resource allocation and scalability.
• Infrastructure Automation & Orchestration: Design and implement automated workflows for VM lifecycle management, day‑two operations, and event‑driven triggers. Develop API services to integrate virtualization platforms with internal catalogs and deployment pipelines.
• Systems & Network Management: Oversee the foundational OS and network layer supporting the virtualized environment, ensuring seamless integration of core IP services and reliable guest OS performance.
• High Availability & Optimization: Monitor enterprise infrastructure to ensure maximum uptime for mission‑critical internal banking applications. Proactively tune CPU, memory, and storage configurations for performance and cost‑efficiency.
• Security & Regulatory Compliance: Implement and enforce strict security policies, micro‑segmentation, and role‑based access controls (RBAC) to adhere to US banking regulations and internal audit standards.
• Modernization & Mentorship: Drive the evolution of platform engineering practice by incorporating infrastructure‑as‑code (IaC) principles. Provide technical guidance and escalation support for junior administrators and operational teams.

Required Qualifications

• Core Virtualization & Cloud Platforms: Extensive, hands‑on experience designing and administering VMware vSphere (ESXi and vCenter) at an enterprise scale. Proven ability to deploy and manage software‑defined networking and security using VMware NSX. Strong operational knowledge of the VMware Aria (formerly vRealize) Suite, particularly Aria Automation and Aria Operations. Solid understanding of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) architecture and lifecycle management (SDDC Manager).
• Systems Administration & Core Networking: Proficiency in basic system administration, configuration, and troubleshooting for both Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Windows Server environments. Solid foundation in TCP/IP networking protocols and enterprise routing/switching principles. Hands‑on experience managing and integrating core infrastructure services, specifically DNS, DHCP, and IPAM.
• Automation & Scripting: Proficiency in writing and maintaining automation playbooks using Ansible. Strong scripting skills in Python for building custom API endpoints, interacting with VMware REST APIs, and automating complex infrastructure tasks. Experience with Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and state management. Familiarity with version control systems (Git) and modern CI/CD practices.
• Enterprise IT & Financial Compliance: Deep understanding of enterprise storage (SAN/NAS, vSAN) and compute hardware design. Experience operating within highly regulated environments, with a strong grasp of data privacy, compliance frameworks, and disaster recovery architectures.
• At least 8 to 10 years of relevant experience integrating virtualization infrastructure, experience with modern cloud‑native technologies such as container orchestration platforms (e.g., Red Hat OpenShift, VMware Tanzu) and public cloud experience are added advantage.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active VMware certifications (VCP‑DCV, VCP‑NV, VCAP, or VCIX).